Upper Sky High Lake is a lake in Siskiyou County, California and covers about 3.9 acres.
Upper Sky High Lake is small water, so a careful lap around the bank can show most of the useful cover.
Fish and Baits
Fish listed for Upper Sky High Lake include Brook Trout, Brown Trout, Speckled Dace, and Rainbow Trout.
While looking for rainbow trout on Upper Sky High Lake, cast a small spoon, inline spinner, light jig, or fly through cool water.
For brown trout on Upper Sky High Lake, work a small minnow bait, spoon, or streamer along cool breaks and moving water.
How to Read the Water
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; use a slow bait after the search lure, then separate open-water fish from bank fish.
Season by Season
Shallow water is worth a careful look in spring and again during fall; bright summer days favor shade, weeds, or deeper breaks; under ice, a small depth change can be more useful than a long move; check a protected pocket after sunrise, then use one moving lure and one slow bait.
A Simple Tackle Plan
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 first clean pattern; follow any bait found near the surface, then keep the bait above soft bottom.
Record the wind, water color, depth along the active edge, 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; try firm bottom before soft silt, then slow the bait when a good edge appears.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.