Petes Valley is a lake in Lassen County, California.
Petes Valley is a lake in Lassen County, California and covers about 26.7 acres.
A point, weed edge, or small drop is more important than simply covering the whole shoreline; repeat the first clean pattern.
Fish listed for Petes Valley include Black Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish, Common Carp, Green Sunfish, Lahontan Redside, Largemouth Bass, Speckled Dace, and Tahoe Sucker.
For black crappie on Petes Valley, fish a small jig or minnow around wood, weeds, and sharp little drops.
Start the bluegill search on Petes Valley by trying to use a small jig, worm, or tiny plastic around green weeds and protected pockets.
When largemouth bass are the target on Petes Valley, work a soft plastic, jig, or spinnerbait around weeds and protected cover.
One direct channel catfish tactic on Petes Valley is to fish cut bait or a nightcrawler on the bottom along a channel edge or warm flat.
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; test the clearest edge, then fish isolated cover before a long empty edge.
Start where two things meet: weeds and open water, rock and mud, a point and a drop, or clear water and dirty water; fish that edge at more than one depth before leaving it; use a small lure when bites are scarce, then use a moving lure to search.
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; begin over firm bottom, then repeat the depth that gives the first bite.
A medium spinning rod, 8-pound line, a small box of jigs, a few crankbaits, and a simple bottom rig cover most situations; change depth or speed before changing every piece of tackle; change depth before changing the whole spot, then separate open-water fish from bank fish.
Record the wind, water color, depth of the best pass, 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 give low-light water a slower bottom pass.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.