
Lots of people camp on the lake shore as well to maximize their fishing time.

The trail will take you past a small creek, worth a few casts, before getting you to Gilmore lake 7km later. If you drive all the way past Glen Alpine falls, a very narrow and pothole filled road, you will get to a trailhead. It is situated behind/above Fallen Leaf lake. Gilmore LakeĪnother lake accessible via hiking is Gilmore lake. We hiked out there but I only had about twenty minutes to fish before we had to head back. Bank fishing from most of the very scenic shoreline. It has ample camping space and still has fish in it. Lake of the Woods is also off this trail, about 8.5km along. This has been done to protect the habitat of the Yellow-Legged Frog. Currently a few a of these have had all their fish removed. There are a number of lakes situated off this trail. It follows the contour of Upper and Lower Echo lakes until you join up to the Pacific Crest Trail. You can head out from Echo Lake along a very scenic trail. Lake of the Woods is also a hike to only lake. There is a well used pathway to follow.The lake is accessible off Highway 50 heading out of Meyers. Bank fishing from the dam wall near the parking lot or along most of the shoreline. Parking is limited so I would go very early or after 6pm when most of the day trippers have cleared out. I spent a few hours there but conditions were not great, the wind was pumping so hard it looked more like an ocean than a mountain lake. Bank fishing access at a number of places around the lake.Įcho Lake is also just up the road from South Lake Tahoe. Caples has a number of places you can fish from the banks or from the dam wall. I landed one small rainbow trout drifting this rig off a bobber. The second time I tried some Berkley Powerbait dough and Berkley trout worms. Once for a late afternoon/evening session that saw fish rising everywhere but where I was fishing! I was fishing with spinning gear. The dry fly got a few hits in the corner near the outlet stream. I fished with a small spoon as well as a dry fly. I only tried fishing it once, late afternoon going into evening. It has a lot of accessible water from the dam wall. Off Highway 88 you can find Red Lake and Caples Lake. This gave me hope that there were some trout in there! I did however see a crawfish devouring a trout. Fishing is free, two trout per person limit. You can launch a float tube or kayak there as well. There is ample parking and bank fishing is very accessible. It is regularly stocked with trout and has a catfish population. Situated in Meyers, part of Tahoe Paradise Park, is Lake Baron. The first ‘lake’ I tried fishing was not a beautiful alpine lake. Lakes with bank fishing opportunities: Lake Baron Keep reading to see which ones I tried fishing at. Bank fishing is possible at some of them though. Again, for a lot of them, fishing off a boat is the ideal. Even though they are dwarfed by the sheer size of Lake Tahoe itself, many of them provide great fishing as well. They are all impressive in their own way. When in doubt, stay out.In the Tahoe area there are a number of alpine lakes to go fishing in. It’s important to remember that toxicity can change as the conditions at the lake change. We collect water samples weekly to test toxin levels and post the current advisories on our swim beach webpage. Public Health continues to monitor bodies of water with algal blooms. When DANGER signs are posted, we advise against all recreating in the lake, including swimming, kayaking, paddle boarding, canoeing, using motorized boats, water skiing, and fishing. Lacamas Lake currently has a WARNING advisory.ĭANGER: Danger signs are posted when a harmful algal bloom is present and toxicity is above recreational guidance AND an animal/human illness or death is reported OR the bloom covers the entire lake or is present at multiple public access points.


Avoid swimming or water skiing in areas of scum.When CAUTION signs are posted, these are our recommendations: But what do the different advisories mean?ĬAUTION: Caution signs are posted anytime a harmful algal bloom is present and toxicity has not been confirmed or is below the Washington State Department of Health recreational guidance. Clark County Public Health currently has advisories at Vancouver Lake, Lacamas Lake, Round Lake and Fallen Leaf Lake.
