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Berryessa
 Lake Berryessa is one of Northern California's largest man-made lakes with 20,000 surface acres and 165 miles of shoreline. The lake level when full is 440 feet above sea level.
Complete resort, camping and marine facilities are available along the west side of the lake as noted on the map and below.
At Lake Berryessa you'll find yourself fishing steep, rocky banks in the lower half of the lake. The upper lake offers more shallow flats and gentler slopes.
Because of elevated mercury levels, caution is advised in the amount of fish consumed taken from Lake Berryessa. Advisable amounts are listed in the California Sport Fishing Regulations. There are more miles of shoreline at Berryessa than is surrounding giant Lake Tahoe.
1-Putah Creek Park- All facilities, 2 lane launch ramp. $12 fee to launch and park.(707)966-2116
2-Rancho Monticello Resort- All facilities, 8 lane launch ramp. $ 11 fee to launch and park.(707)966-2188
3-Lake Berryessa Marina- All facilities, 2 lane launch ramp. $9 fee to launch and park.(707)966-2161
4-Spanish Flat Resort- All facilities, 12 lane launch ramp. $15 fee to launch and park.(707)966-7700
5-Public Launch Ramp- Free 2 lane ramp with ample parking and toilets.
6-Steel Park Resort- All facilities, 12 lane launch ramp. $10 fee to launch and park.(707)966-2123
7-Pleasure Cove Resort- All facilities, 4 lane launch ramp. $11.50 fee to launch and park.(707)966-2172
8-Markley Cove Resort- 2 lane ramp, restaurant and lounge. $10 weekday, $12 weekend fee to launch and park. (707)966-2134
California Dept. of Water Resources has lake levels for Berryessa
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| Name: Salcone |
Date: 2009-11-13 |
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Location: Napa |
E-Mail: gravitypowered@hotmail.com |
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Water Teamp: 60's? |
Water Clarity: 3 |
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Report: Since I am moving to Folsom in a week and a half, I made one last trip to Berryessa after my last day of work in Napa. It provided me with everything I love about the lake! I saw the usual deer, turkeys, osprey, and griebs and was treated to seeing a coyote and two bald eagles. The gorgeous clear water and blue skies against the backdrop of mountains will be burned in my memory.
As for the fishing, I caught a 2 lb trout on a rattletrap after watching it bust bait on the surface. I just casted what I had on the line in the direction of the activity and hooked up...way cool! Then I caught about an 8 lb catfish on a dartheaded grub a little later...a TROUT and a CATFISH! Finally, just before heading home I hooked into two nice largemouths and a fat spotted bass in about 10 casts. I even watched young spots eating baitfish along shore since there were millions of little 2-3inch minnows schooled up all over the lake. What a beautiful place and all to myself on a Friday. |
Tips: Be flexible when fishing Berryessa. Luckily the lake offers just about everything to fish...there are shallow flats and shoreline weeds, rocky humps, steep bluffs and rockslide banks, bridge pilings, coves, islands, laydowns, stumps, points...and I've fished all that from the bank or a float tube! It has lots of variety which makes it fun and interesting to fish. Have fun! |
| Name: Don Paganelli |
Date: 2009-11-10 |
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Location: Sacramento |
E-Mail: guidebass.com |
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Water Teamp: 62.5 |
Water Clarity: 3 |
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Report: I had a good trip on Tuesday spooning for bass. With one client we where the first boat out of Markley Cove at 8 am. We moved to the north end of the lake and located a large school of bait in a river channel. Dropped our Blade Runner spoons down and caught fish for the next 3 hours. Smallmouth, Spotted bass with a few largemouth. We also ended up with 1, 8 pound catfish, 4 salmon, 1 rainbow trout and 6 squaw fish. All in the same spot and all eating shad. We moved up to Putah Creek bridge and spooned 4 more bass. Started heading back through the Narrows and stopped to check out a few spots. Spooned up 2 more bass in a small cove that showed some bait in 35 feet and called it a day. About 20 bass total with the rest mixed in. Only three other boats out of Markley Cove. Kind of strange this time of year not seeing any trout trollers. We did see a lot of trout chasing bait on the suface. |
Tips: Find the bait, you will find the Bass and what ever else that is hungry. No pressure as you may be the only boat out. |
| Name: fishnhunt21 |
Date: 2009-11-06 |
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Location: Pleasant Hill |
E-Mail: fishnhunt21@hotmail.com |
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Water Teamp: 63=64 |
Water Clarity: 3 |
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Report: Got on the water around 1130 on friday. Ended fishing the Narrows and we caught 17 drop-shotting worms in purple and green. Most fish came in 15 to 25 ft. of water. Biggest was 2.4 Lmb. Best 5...if we had 7 lbs, I would have been surprised. Still fun for numbers. Ran out of daylight. |
Tips: Fish points with sand/smaller chunk rock. Caught fish on anything that was sticking out whether a well defined point or just a sticking out a little more than the rest of the bank. |
View All Reports| Name: Domonish |
E-Mail: cmorris107@sbcglobal.net |
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Spring: Got on the water at 7am, for the 1st time in 5yrs. Went to an area of the lake I'd never fished before, on my 4th cast got a 2 1/2 to 3 lb large mouth on top water popper (orange face) on the 10th to 15th cast got a 4lb bass all in all got 6 fish top water between 7 and 8am, picked up another 4 fish on spinner bye 8:45 all this in the same cove. The rest of the day was slow, only because I wanted to start practiceing with jigging and plastics. Lost my biggest at the boat, don't want to guess lb. it would only make me fill worst. It was a great way to return to the water, I'll be somewhere every Friday from now on.
Thanks Domonish |
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