Olson is a lake in Napa County, California.
Olson is a lake in Napa County, California and covers about 9.3 acres.
Olson is small water, so a careful lap around the bank can show most of the useful cover.
Fish listed for Olson include Bluegill, Channel Catfish, Common Carp, Green Sunfish, Hitch, Largemouth Bass, Prickly Sculpin, Sacramento Blackfish, Sacramento Pikeminnow, Sacramento Sucker, Rainbow Trout, and Threespine Stickleback.
When bluegill are the target on Olson, use a small jig, worm, or tiny plastic around green weeds and protected pockets.
A useful largemouth bass plan on Olson is to work a soft plastic, jig, or spinnerbait around weeds and protected cover.
The first channel catfish pass on Olson should fish cut bait or a nightcrawler on the bottom along a channel edge or warm flat.
To begin with rainbow trout on Olson, cast a small spoon, inline spinner, light jig, or fly through cool water.
Other targets listed here include Common Carp; give each one its own bait and depth instead of trying to catch everything with the same rig; follow the outside weed line, then keep line light around small clear-water fish.
Do not let the deepest number control the whole day; nearby cover, firm bottom, and food usually matter more than the deepest hole by itself; try the strongest cover, then separate open-water fish from bank fish.
Spring runoff can add color and pull fish toward fresh water; green weeds and the first drop become stronger summer targets; in fall, follow bait toward points and shallow flats, while winter rewards a slower search; fish one point at two depths, then repeat the first clean pattern.
A light spinning rod, thin line, a few small spoons, inline spinners, and jigs cover the listed trout; carry one slightly heavier setup when other fish or windy water call for more control; repeat the depth that gives the first bite; pause longer when cold water slows the bite.
Record the wind, water color, depth that gave up a fish, and cover after a bite; those four notes are more useful on the next trip than a long list of spots that did not produce; look along a shallow shelf, then try a brighter bait when the water is dirty.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.