LAKE MENDOCINO

Species • Weather • Hydrology


FISHING • CALIFORNIA

Lake Mendocino


April 27, 2024

Lake Mendocino is a popular fishing area in California, known for its diverse fish species. Anglers can find smallmouth and largemouth bass, rainbow trout, crappie, catfish, and bluegill. In addition to fishing, visitors can enjoy hiking, horseback riding, and camping in the nearby Mendocino National Forest. Fishing tips include using worms or lures with a slow retrieve for bass, and trolling with spoons or spinners for trout. The best time to visit for fishing is in the spring and fall when temperatures range from 60-80°F.



Fish Species
Image Alt Apache Trout
Image Alt Black Crappie
Image Alt Blue Catfish
Image Alt Bluegill
Image Alt Kelp Bass
Image Alt Largemouth Bass
Image Alt Rainbow Trout

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Fishing Destinations

                                                       

Buckeye Creek

Apache Trout • Brook Trout

Cameron's Fishing Hole Catch & Release

Clear Lake (Lake Cty)

Black Crappie • Blue Catfish • Bluegill • Kelp Bass • Largemouth Bass

Lake Sonoma

Apache Trout • Black Crappie • Blue Catfish • Kelp Bass

Lake Mendocino

Apache Trout • Black Crappie • Blue Catfish • Bluegill • Kelp Bass • Largemouth Bass • Rainbow Trout

Lake Pillsbury

Apache Trout • Black Crappie • Blue Catfish • Kelp Bass
                                                                                                                       
                                               

Area Boat Ramps

BALL PARK AVENUE 14775, CLEARLAKE
Upper Cache Watershed, California
FISHERMAN'S TRAIL SONOMA COUNTY
Russian Watershed, California
WALKER RIDGE ROAD LAKE COUNTY
Upper Cache Watershed, California
PUBLIC BOAT RAMP SPUR SONOMA COUNTY
Russian Watershed, California
LUCERNE HARBOR PARK
Upper Cache Watershed, California
BIG RIVER ROAD MENDOCINO
Big-Navarro-Garcia Watershed, California
ISLAND DRIVE LAKE COUNTY
Upper Cache Watershed, California
BASIN STREET 032301-32399, FORT BRAGG
Big-Navarro-Garcia Watershed, California
LAKE COUNTY
Upper Cache Watershed, California
3RD STREET 20, LAKEPORT
Upper Cache Watershed, California

Rafting & Kayaking

RATTLESNAKE CREEK
South Fork Eel Watershed, California
HULLS CREEK
Lower Eel Watershed, California
NORTH FORK CEDAR CREEK
South Fork Eel Watershed, California
SHELL ROCK CREEK TRIB
Lower Eel Watershed, California
BELL SPRINGS CREEK TRIB
Lower Eel Watershed, California
EAST BRANCH SOUTH FORK EEL
South Fork Eel Watershed, California
CEDAR CREEK TRIB
South Fork Eel Watershed, California
ROAD 24N01 CROSSING AT THE "SLAB" TO NF BOUNDARY
Upper Elder-Upper Thomes Watershed, California
CEDAR CREEK
South Fork Eel Watershed, California
SHELL ROCK CREEK
South Fork Eel Watershed, California

Parks & Recreation

                                                       

National Wild and Scenic River Eel, California

Humboldt Redwoods State Park

Wilderness Yolla Bolly-Middle Eel

Black Butte Lake

Benbow Lake State Recreation Area

Shasta-Trinity National Forest

Trinity National Forest

Wilderness North Fork

Six Rivers National Forest

John B. Dewitt Redwoods State Reserve

                                                                                                                        
                                               

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