NEW MELONES LAKE

Species • Weather • Hydrology


FISHING • CALIFORNIA

New Melones Lake


April 27, 2024

New Melones Lake in California offers excellent fishing opportunities for trout, bass, and catfish. The lake is surrounded by beautiful scenery and there are plenty of activities to enjoy nearby, such as hiking, camping, and watersports. Anglers should try fishing with live bait or lures near the dam or near the rocky banks. The best time to visit is in the spring or fall, when the temperatures are mild and the fish are more active. In the spring, temperatures average around 70°F and in the fall, around 80°F.



Fish Species
Image Alt Apache Trout
Image Alt Blue Catfish
Image Alt Kelp Bass

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Fishing Destinations

                                                       

Amador Lake

Apache Trout • Blue Catfish • Bluegill • Kelp Bass

Tulloch Lake

Apache Trout • Atlantic Salmon • Blue Catfish • Kelp Bass • Rainbow Trout

New Hogan Lake

Black Crappie • Blue Catfish • Bluegill • Kelp Bass

New Melones Lake

Apache Trout • Blue Catfish • Kelp Bass

Don Pedro Lake

Apache Trout • Atlantic Salmon • Kelp Bass

Angels Creek

Apache Trout • Brown Trout

Lake McClure

Apache Trout • Atlantic Salmon • Blue Catfish • Kelp Bass

Lake Amador

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

Clavey River

Apache Trout • Brown Trout

Pardee Reservoir

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

Area Boat Ramps

OAK HILL ROAD 7935, PILOT HILL
North Fork American Watershed, California
GREEN VALLEY ROAD 661, EL DORADO HILLS
South Fork American Watershed, California
FOREST ROUTE 1N10 TUOLUMNE COUNTY
Upper Tuolumne Watershed, California
AMADOR COUNTY
South Fork American Watershed, California
MERALS POOL PUT-IN
Upper Tuolumne Watershed, California
SLY PARK ROAD, POLLOCK PINES
Upper Cosumnes Watershed, California
ROCK CREEK ROAD EL DORADO COUNTY
South Fork American Watershed, California
COUNTY ROAD 29 MADERA COUNTY
Upper Chowchilla-Upper Fresno Watershed, California
ROAD 29 MADERA COUNTY
Upper Chowchilla-Upper Fresno Watershed, California
OAKS NATURE TRAIL EL DORADO COUNTY
North Fork American Watershed, California

Rafting & Kayaking

ONE-EIGHTH MILE DOWNSTREAM FROM CONFLUENCE WITH CHEROKEE CREEK TO ONE-QUARTER MILE UPSTREAM FROM CONFLUENCE WITH SLATE CREEK
Upper Yuba Watershed, California
SLATE RESERVOIR TO NORTH YUBA RIVER
Upper Yuba Watershed, California
ONE-QUARTER MILE UPSTREAM FROM CONFLUENCE WITH SLATE CREEK TO BULLARDS BAR RESERVOIR SPILLWAY (ELEVATION 1902 FEET)
Upper Yuba Watershed, California
ONE-HALF MILE WEST OF CONFLUENCE WITH FALL CREEK TO CONFLUENCE WITH JEFFERSON CREEK
Upper Yuba Watershed, California
HEADWATERS SE 1/4 OF SEC 10, T18, R15E TO STAMPEDE RESERVOIR
Truckee Watershed, California
HEADWATERS TO TRAILHEAD
Truckee Watershed, California
LANGS CROSSING BRIDGE TO ONE-HALF MILE WEST OF CONFLUENCE WITH FALL CREEK (BOUNDARY OF NF AND PRIVATE LAND)
Upper Yuba Watershed, California
HEADWATERS TO SLATE RESERVOIR
Upper Yuba Watershed, California
CONFLUENCE WITH SOUTH FORK CANYON CREEK TO CONFLUENCE WITH NORTH YUBA RIVER
Upper Yuba Watershed, California
HEADWATERS OF NORTH YUBA RIVER (SEC 10, T20N, R13 E) TO ONE-EIGHTH MILE DOWNSTREAM OF CONFLUENCE WITH CHEROKEE CREEK
Upper Yuba Watershed, California

Parks & Recreation

                                                       

Meadow Vista Park

Kahle Park

Johnson Lane Park

Minden Park

Brautovich Park

Mormon Station State Historic Park

Granite Chief Wilderness

Zephyr Cove Park

Ed Z'berg Sugar Pine Point State Park

Genoa Park

                                                                                                                        
                                               
DONNELL VISTA
RIM OF THE WORLD VISTA

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