Sisson Lake

Sisson Lake is a lake in Siskiyou County, California and covers about 0.5 acres, reaches about 7.4 feet at its deepest point and holds roughly 1.4 acre-feet.

The small size of Sisson Lake makes quiet casts and short moves more useful than carrying a pile of tackle. With little deep water in Sisson Lake, weeds, wind, and water color can matter more than depth alone.

Fish and Baits

The fish mix here is not confirmed, so check fresh local information before choosing a target or keeping a catch; start beside the first useful break, then check both sides of the point.

Begin with one slow bottom presentation and one moving bait, then let bites show whether fish are holding close to cover or roaming open water; follow the outside weed line, then keep the presentation close to useful cover.

How to Read the 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; try the windblown bank, then use a smaller lure in clear water.

Season by Season

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; use a slow bait after the search lure, then fish isolated cover before a long empty edge.

A Simple Tackle Plan

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; work an old channel turn, then separate open-water fish from bank fish.

Record the wind, water color, depth that held 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; check the coolest inflow, then make one pass close to bottom.