Best Fishing In California
You known you’re in a massive state when the list of bodies of water spans high alpine lakes and sea level reservoirs. In California you’ll find over a hundred species of fish and more than 8,700 bodies of water. Fishing here is a daily ritual, a passion, a sport, a way to put food on the table, and accessible no matter where you live in this massive state which is the 3rd largest in the United States. If fishing the rivers and streams tops your list, you’ll be pleased to learn that California has thousands of them. We collected visit data, reports, edits, comments, star ratings, and your opinions to help us identify the best spots to fish in the state. Join us as we share the results of our data deep dive where we’ve sliced and diced things to end up with the list of the 25 Best Fishing Spots in California.
There are fishing spots we’ve seen on the list before such as Moonstone Beach, Bon Tempe Lake, Veeh Reservoir, and Sandy Wool Lake. They have long established themselves as quality fishing spots. And we have some new additions to the list such as Bard Lake, Middle Fork Cosumnes River, Antelope Creek, and Tinemaha Reservoir.
Bard Lake near Simi Valley, California
Antelope Creek near Roseville, California
Legg Lake near South El Monte, California
Lake Theodore near Meadow Vista, California
Halsey Forebay near Meadow Vista, California
San Luis Reservoir near Los Banos, California
Poorman Reservoir near Moreno Valley, California
Middle Fork Cosumnes River near Plymouth, California
Moonstone Beach near Cambria, California
Bon Tempe Lake near Fairfax, California
Tinemaha Reservoir near Big Pine, California
Nicasio Reservoir near Inverness, California
Bowman Lake near Nevada City, California
Lake Evans near Rubidoux, California
Grace Lake near Shingletown, California
Lake Herman near Benicia, California
Avocado Lake near Squaw Valley, California
Carquinez Strait near Crockett, California
Anaheim Union Reservoir near Brea, California
Veeh Reservoir near Laguna Woods, California
Fountaingrove Lake near Santa Rosa, California
Bravo Lake near Woodlake, California>
Matilija Dam near Meiners Oaks, California
Camp Far West Reservoir near Wheatland, California
Weber Reservoir near Placerville, California
Clifton Court Forebay near Discovery Bay, California
Sandy Wool Lake near Milpitas, California
Grab this list, your fishing tackle, grab your California fishing license, and catch your limit of trout, bass, sunfish, catfish, or one of the hundred other fish species found in the waters of California.
