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Lake Almanor

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

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.

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