Saunders Lake is a reservoir in California, near Inyo County.
Saunders Lake is a reservoir in Inyo County, California and covers about 8.9 acres, reaches about 22 feet at its deepest point and holds roughly 84.2 acre-feet.
Saunders Lake is small water, so a careful lap around the bank can show most of the useful cover.
Fish listed for Saunders Lake include Brook Trout, Speckled Dace, and Rainbow Trout.
To begin with rainbow trout on Saunders Lake, cast a small spoon, inline spinner, light jig, or fly through cool water.
Use wind as a clue; a light push can carry food toward a bank, but hard wind may muddy it, so look for a clean edge near a point or protected pocket; look along a shallow shelf, then fish the same shape nearby.
In spring, start with warming banks, creek mouths, and shallow cover; summer usually pushes the better bite toward the outside weed edge or a nearby drop; fall can bring bait back to windblown points, while winter calls for smaller moves and a slower pace; check rock and weeds as separate patterns, then check the first shelf outside shallow cover.
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; check the first shelf outside shallow cover; fish the first useful drop, then try a natural color before a loud pattern.
Record the wind, water color, depth along the best drop, 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; test the clearest edge, then keep one slow bait ready.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.