Wire Lakes is a lake in California, near Tuolumne County.
Wire Lakes is a lake in Tuolumne County, California and covers about 14.6 acres, reaches about 18.5 feet at its deepest point and holds roughly 108.1 acre-feet.
The small size of Wire Lakes makes quiet casts and short moves more useful than carrying a pile of tackle.
Fish listed for Wire Lakes include Brook Trout.
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; work the best shade during bright hours, then compare shallow and deeper water.
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; work a quiet shoreline, then watch water color during the day.
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; slow the bait when a good edge appears; work a creek turn before a flat bank, then make short moves after each pass.
Record the wind, water color, depth of the repeat bite, 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; begin beside green weeds, then slow the bait when a good edge appears.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.