Basics
- Size:
- 24,000 acres
- Max. Depth:
- 90 feet
- Elevation:
- 4500 feet
- Season:
- Year-round
Description
This reservoir is a classic mountain reservoir, set at elevation and surrounded by steep peaks and alpine fir. The water is clear and cool, mirroring an untouched blue sky. Lassen National Park makes up part of the pure, natural horizon.
The lake is more than landscape, of course. Birds flock to the banks, the Canada goose the most common species. Others include the teal and the widgeon duck. A sharp birder is also likely to spot a heron or an osprey.
If birders will want to keep an eye on the shores, the angler will want to take a boat onto the lake. Brown and rainbow trout are the big catches here, plentiful and healthy, but smallmouth bass and king salmon are other popular and productive species to lay out a line for.
Fishing
Fish:
Largemouth Bass
Smallmouth Bass
Bullheads
Channel Catfish
Green Sunfish
Perch
Pumpkinseed
Chinook Salmon
Salmon
Brook Trout
Rainbow Trout
Smallmouth Bass
Bullheads
Channel Catfish
Green Sunfish
Perch
Pumpkinseed
Chinook Salmon
Salmon
Brook Trout
Rainbow Trout
Details
Size:
24,000 acres
Max. Depth:
90 feet
Elevation:
4500
Season:
Year-round
Camping Info
103 Forest Service camp sites surround the lake. A couple of commercial campgrounds are against the lakeshore as well.
Amenities
Water Features
- Boat Ramp
Water Activities
- Boating
- Fishing
- Swimming
- Water Skiing
Map + Directions
Basic Directions
On Highway 36, near Chester. Can be reached via Highway 36, Highway 89 and CR 147.
