Fishing lakes in California

California has 1,625 lakes recorded in the USGS National Hydrography Dataset, covering a combined 3332 km². The largest is Salton Sea at 943.31 km². Anglers can find Striped Bass, Rainbow Trout, Crappie across these waters.

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Top fish species in California

Striped Bass213 lakes
Rainbow Trout213 lakes
Crappie213 lakes
Smallmouth Bass213 lakes
Largemouth Bass213 lakes
Channel Catfish213 lakes
Bluegill / Sunfish213 lakes
Brown Trout213 lakes
Common Carp213 lakes

Top 300 largest lakes

Salton Sea
943.31 km² · 33.314, -115.817
Honey Lake
242.47 km² · 40.250, -120.306
Clear Lake
160.46 km² · 39.041, -122.801
Lake Almanor
100.06 km² · 40.247, -121.149
Eagle Lake
73.52 km² · 40.636, -120.745
Lake Berryessa
73.18 km² · 38.588, -122.229
Clear Lake Reservoir
65.53 km² · 41.867, -121.153
Trinity Lake
63.08 km² · 40.905, -122.727
Upper Lake
57.26 km² · 41.751, -120.152
San Luis Reservoir
51.93 km² · 37.057, -121.121
Shasta Lake
50.25 km² · 40.788, -122.394
Shasta Lake
46.31 km² · 40.766, -122.226
Don Pedro Reservoir
44.43 km² · 37.759, -120.381
Lake Oroville
42.94 km² · 39.586, -121.449
New Melones Lake
36.25 km² · 37.983, -120.515
Tule Lake
29.96 km² · 41.902, -121.530
Folsom Lake
27.68 km² · 38.757, -121.128
Camanche Reservoir
25.60 km² · 38.223, -120.968
Big Sage Reservoir
22.73 km² · 41.604, -120.651
Middle Alkali Lake
22.19 km² · 41.566, -120.116
Diamond Valley Lake
19.90 km² · 33.680, -117.029
Mountain Meadows Reservoir
19.59 km² · 40.270, -120.961
Lake McClure
19.53 km² · 37.632, -120.252
Shasta Lake
18.15 km² · 40.829, -122.273
Folsom Lake
16.63 km² · 38.727, -121.106
New Bullards Bar Reservoir
16.53 km² · 39.442, -121.132
Thermalito Afterbay
16.49 km² · 39.476, -121.668
Lake Davis
16.47 km² · 39.913, -120.511
Tule Lake
13.74 km² · 41.845, -121.449
Lake Talawa
13.26 km² · 41.828, -124.195
Indian Valley Reservoir
13.20 km² · 39.122, -122.540
Stampede Reservoir
13.07 km² · 39.478, -120.135
Lake Elsinore
12.78 km² · 33.659, -117.350
Whiskeytown Lake
12.75 km² · 40.626, -122.559
New Hogan Lake
12.50 km² · 38.161, -120.787
Horse Lake
12.14 km² · 40.663, -120.504
Lake Nacimiento
12.08 km² · 35.744, -120.942
Black Butte Lake
11.38 km² · 39.794, -122.363
Union Valley Reservoir
11.07 km² · 38.873, -120.407
Big Bear Lake
10.90 km² · 34.253, -116.930
Lake Cachuma
10.46 km² · 34.579, -119.944
Boles Meadow
9.10 km² · 41.731, -120.880
O'Neill Forebay
9.09 km² · 37.081, -121.049
Moon Lake
9.06 km² · 41.090, -120.397
Lake Sonoma
9.04 km² · 38.733, -123.054
Perris Reservoir
9.04 km² · 33.857, -117.173
Clifton Court Forebay
8.96 km² · 37.839, -121.575
Lake Mathews
8.69 km² · 33.841, -117.437
Meiss Lake
8.24 km² · 41.858, -122.060
Castaic Lake
8.13 km² · 34.538, -118.602
Antelope Plains
8.03 km² · 41.628, -120.791
Turlock Lake
8.00 km² · 37.610, -120.573
Lower Klamath Lake Sump
7.90 km² · 41.903, -121.702
Lake Pillsbury
7.88 km² · 39.422, -122.946
Sherman Lake
7.45 km² · 38.040, -121.798
Horr Pond
7.14 km² · 41.109, -121.426
Lake Henshaw
7.10 km² · 33.237, -116.745
Bucks Lake
7.01 km² · 39.889, -121.185
Woodward Reservoir
6.95 km² · 37.852, -120.859
Modesto Reservoir
6.87 km² · 37.668, -120.661
Lake Mendocino
6.81 km² · 39.216, -123.173
Pardee Reservoir
6.32 km² · 38.263, -120.845
Butt Valley Reservoir
6.31 km² · 40.143, -121.172
Lake Casitas
6.23 km² · 34.389, -119.343
Frenchman Lake
6.18 km² · 39.916, -120.198
San Vicente Reservoir
6.14 km² · 32.927, -116.918
Camp Far West Reservoir
5.96 km² · 39.048, -121.296
Whitehorse Flat Reservoir
5.93 km² · 41.303, -121.426
Big Lagoon
5.76 km² · 41.179, -124.116
French Meadows Reservoir
5.75 km² · 39.115, -120.440
Fallen Leaf Lake
5.72 km² · 38.901, -120.062
McCoy Flat Reservoir
5.70 km² · 40.469, -120.954
Little Grass Valley Reservoir
5.64 km² · 39.729, -120.990
East Park Reservoir
5.40 km² · 39.342, -122.506
Stony Gorge Reservoir
5.10 km² · 39.560, -122.526
Goose Lake
5.03 km² · 41.776, -120.477
Calaveras Reservoir
4.80 km² · 37.473, -121.818
Pyramid Lake
4.77 km² · 34.658, -118.776
Lake Britton
4.36 km² · 41.021, -121.633
Ruth Lake
4.35 km² · 40.335, -123.401
Lake Piru
4.31 km² · 34.482, -118.753
Skinner Reservoir
4.20 km² · 33.589, -117.054
Jackson Meadows Reservoir
4.16 km² · 39.496, -120.545
Baldwin Lake
4.14 km² · 34.274, -116.810
Hell Hole Reservoir
4.12 km² · 39.077, -120.394
Lower Otay Lake
4.11 km² · 32.627, -116.923
Loon Lake
4.02 km² · 38.997, -120.310
El Capitan Lake
3.90 km² · 32.895, -116.787
Boca Reservoir
3.90 km² · 39.406, -120.097
Tulloch Reservoir
3.85 km² · 37.897, -120.588
Iron Gate Reservoir
3.84 km² · 41.960, -122.421
Antelope Lake
3.82 km² · 40.183, -120.593
Dorris Reservoir
3.80 km² · 41.484, -120.474
Salt Springs Reservoir
3.71 km² · 38.497, -120.182
Silverwood Lake
3.67 km² · 34.294, -117.323
Silva Flat Reservoir
3.59 km² · 40.956, -120.907
Lake Oroville
3.52 km² · 39.686, -121.433
Lower Klamath Lake Sump
3.43 km² · 41.906, -121.665
Donner Lake
3.38 km² · 39.323, -120.265
Salt Spring Valley Reservoir
3.34 km² · 38.034, -120.754
Lake San Antonio
3.33 km² · 35.811, -120.915
Bowman Lake
3.32 km² · 39.453, -120.636
West Valley Reservoir
3.26 km² · 41.201, -120.400
Raker and Thomas Reservoirs
3.21 km² · 41.642, -120.552
San Pablo Reservoir
3.18 km² · 37.928, -122.243
Merle Collins Reservoir
3.16 km² · 39.338, -121.316
San Antonio Reservoir
3.12 km² · 37.580, -121.829
Lake Hennessey
3.09 km² · 38.490, -122.372
Rollins Reservoir
3.03 km² · 39.152, -120.940
Lake Arrowhead
2.98 km² · 34.259, -117.186
Lower Bear River Reservoir
2.92 km² · 38.545, -120.240
Raker and Thomas Reservoirs
2.92 km² · 41.623, -120.546
Upper San Leandro Reservoir
2.85 km² · 37.782, -122.114
Prosser Creek Reservoir
2.85 km² · 39.380, -120.157
Beardsley Lake
2.85 km² · 38.215, -120.061
Lake del Valle
2.85 km² · 37.599, -121.722
Fordyce Lake
2.82 km² · 39.386, -120.480
Lake Spaulding
2.81 km² · 39.336, -120.630
Hog Flat Reservoir
2.80 km² · 40.438, -120.892
Independence Lake
2.79 km² · 39.442, -120.309
Sweetwater Reservoir
2.79 km² · 32.697, -116.990
Nicasio Reservoir
2.74 km² · 38.081, -122.736
Lake Shastina
2.73 km² · 41.522, -122.391
Lewiston Lake
2.73 km² · 40.748, -122.793
Scotts Flat Reservoir
2.71 km² · 39.277, -120.917
Briones Reservoir
2.71 km² · 37.924, -122.199
Ice House Reservoir
2.62 km² · 38.825, -120.343
Lake Hodges
2.50 km² · 33.060, -117.107
Sly Creek Reservoir
2.50 km² · 39.594, -121.107
Stone Lagoon
2.48 km² · 41.242, -124.093
Barrett Lake
2.48 km² · 32.691, -116.663
Caples Lake
2.45 km² · 38.699, -120.045
Juniper Lake
2.42 km² · 40.453, -121.310
Upper Crystal Springs Reservoir
2.41 km² · 37.496, -122.336
Bouquet Reservoir
2.39 km² · 34.584, -118.382
Lopez Lake
2.37 km² · 35.196, -120.478
Lower Crystal Springs Reservoir
2.37 km² · 37.529, -122.369
Lake Aloha
2.35 km² · 38.867, -120.146
Thermalito Forebay
2.33 km² · 39.523, -121.609
Anderson Lake
2.30 km² · 37.168, -121.617
Jenkinson Lake
2.29 km² · 38.723, -120.556
Lower Roberts Reservoir
2.29 km² · 41.237, -121.148
Poison Lake
2.16 km² · 40.661, -121.200
Surveyors Valley Reservoir
2.14 km² · 41.679, -120.910
Lake Natoma
2.13 km² · 38.657, -121.195
San Gabriel Reservoir
2.13 km² · 34.223, -117.850
Whale Rock Reservoir
2.12 km² · 35.456, -120.874
Big Mud Lake
2.11 km² · 41.874, -120.010
Snag Lake
2.08 km² · 40.514, -121.310
Silver Lake
2.07 km² · 38.659, -120.119
Red Rock Lake
2.05 km² · 41.049, -120.208
San Andreas Lake
1.97 km² · 37.596, -122.426
Gold Lake
1.96 km² · 39.678, -120.656
Lake McCloud
1.95 km² · 41.152, -122.079
Pit 7 Reservoir
1.94 km² · 40.869, -121.970
Lake Almanor
1.91 km² · 40.323, -121.204
Dead Horse Reservoir
1.90 km² · 41.706, -120.587
Vail Lake
1.90 km² · 33.490, -116.969
Los Banos Reservoir
1.90 km² · 36.985, -120.948
Whitehorse Flat Reservoir
1.90 km² · 41.283, -121.403
Kent Lake
1.86 km² · 37.983, -122.687
Telephone Flat Reservoir
1.81 km² · 41.774, -120.674
Payne Reservoir
1.80 km² · 41.397, -120.461
Medicine Lake
1.79 km² · 41.582, -121.600
Coyote Lake
1.78 km² · 37.098, -121.540
Lake Siskiyou
1.76 km² · 41.283, -122.340
Iron Canyon Reservoir
1.74 km² · 41.050, -121.983
Dry Lake
1.73 km² · 41.682, -121.283
Deadhorse Flat Reservoir
1.72 km² · 41.681, -120.946
Prado Flood Control Basin
1.72 km² · 33.907, -117.644
Yosemite Lake
1.68 km² · 37.378, -120.430
Reservoir F
1.63 km² · 41.570, -120.880
Irvine Lake
1.60 km² · 33.778, -117.718
Barnum Flat Reservoir
1.58 km² · 41.322, -121.473
Elderberry Forebay
1.57 km² · 34.572, -118.638
Beeler Reservoir
1.55 km² · 41.511, -121.106
Loveland Reservoir
1.49 km² · 32.787, -116.775
Heath Dam Reservoir
1.47 km² · 40.843, -120.792
Boot Lake
1.46 km² · 41.074, -120.137
French Lake
1.40 km² · 39.416, -120.534
Stumpy Meadows Reservoir
1.39 km² · 38.899, -120.591
Lake Hemet
1.38 km² · 33.666, -116.693
Cow Head Tank
1.36 km² · 41.759, -120.646
Mud Lake
1.33 km² · 41.500, -121.176
Morena Reservoir
1.33 km² · 32.691, -116.531
Lake Curry
1.30 km² · 38.364, -122.128
Hartson Lake
1.29 km² · 40.293, -120.381
Williams Reservoir
1.28 km² · 41.546, -120.949
Coyote Reservoir
1.28 km² · 40.905, -120.977
Thermalito Diversion Pool
1.26 km² · 39.538, -121.528
Kelley Reservoir
1.26 km² · 41.527, -120.692
Lake Amador
1.25 km² · 38.307, -120.878
Lake Valley Reservoir
1.24 km² · 39.298, -120.583
Stone Lake
1.23 km² · 38.341, -121.499
Lake Leavitt
1.23 km² · 40.368, -120.513
Pease Flat
1.20 km² · 41.899, -120.596
Bayley Reservoir
1.20 km² · 41.268, -120.636
Lake Chabot
1.18 km² · 37.728, -122.110
Lake Wildwood
1.17 km² · 39.238, -121.206
Lake Sutherland
1.17 km² · 33.111, -116.782
Reservoir M
1.16 km² · 41.649, -120.878
Dobe Swale
1.16 km² · 41.546, -120.838
Morris Reservoir
1.15 km² · 34.184, -117.870
Round Valley Reservoir
1.13 km² · 40.512, -120.666
Fee Reservoir
1.11 km² · 41.833, -120.024
Craemer Reservoir
1.09 km² · 40.636, -120.505
Pit Six Reservoir
1.09 km² · 40.949, -121.992
Reservoir N
1.07 km² · 41.629, -120.884
Concow Reservoir
1.06 km² · 39.772, -121.519
Lake Combie
1.06 km² · 39.016, -121.042
Lower Echo Lake
1.02 km² · 38.839, -120.058
Quail Lake
1.02 km² · 34.772, -118.746
Puddingstone Reservoir
1.00 km² · 34.087, -117.804
Crowder Mountain Reservoir
0.98 km² · 41.785, -120.571
Freshwater Lagoon
0.98 km² · 41.268, -124.093
Delta Lake
0.97 km² · 41.246, -120.615
Whitney Reservoir
0.97 km² · 41.578, -121.134
Sworinger Reservoir
0.97 km² · 41.189, -120.102
Lauer Reservoir
0.97 km² · 41.663, -120.476
Central Lake
0.97 km² · 37.554, -122.265
Slab Creek Reservoir
0.97 km² · 38.786, -120.673
Uvas Reservoir
0.95 km² · 37.073, -121.701
Meadow Lake
0.95 km² · 39.413, -120.495
Lower Klamath Lake
0.94 km² · 41.940, -121.741
Upper Bohn Lake
0.91 km² · 38.732, -122.445
Dorris Brothers Reservoir
0.91 km² · 41.714, -120.685
Lake Cuyamaca
0.90 km² · 32.990, -116.567
Big Jack Lake
0.90 km² · 40.803, -120.989
Chesbro Reservoir
0.90 km² · 37.122, -121.708
Elizabeth Lake
0.89 km² · 34.666, -118.402
Lake of the Pines
0.89 km² · 39.036, -121.062
Wood Ranch Reservoir
0.88 km² · 34.238, -118.825
Webber Lake
0.87 km² · 39.485, -120.413
Antelope Reservoir
0.87 km² · 41.581, -120.784
Paradise Lake
0.87 km² · 39.859, -121.580
Lake Palmdale
0.87 km² · 34.551, -118.121
Cascade Lake
0.86 km² · 38.940, -120.092
Thurston Lake
0.85 km² · 38.930, -122.672
Castac Lake
0.85 km² · 34.835, -118.843
Butte Lake
0.84 km² · 40.561, -121.290
Lake Merced
0.84 km² · 37.718, -122.493
Gibraltar Reservoir
0.84 km² · 34.527, -119.674
Said Valley Reservoir
0.83 km² · 40.920, -120.755
Essex Reservoir
0.83 km² · 41.520, -120.743
Lake Wohlford
0.82 km² · 33.173, -116.995
Mallard Reservoir
0.82 km² · 38.018, -122.041
Alpine Lake
0.81 km² · 37.948, -122.628
Borax Lake
0.81 km² · 38.986, -122.675
Dodge Reservoir
0.78 km² · 40.977, -120.139
Steamboat Lake
0.78 km² · 41.695, -122.458
McCreary Lake
0.77 km² · 38.760, -122.508
Calero Reservoir
0.77 km² · 37.183, -121.782
Abbotts Lagoon
0.77 km² · 38.115, -122.950
Fall River Lake
0.76 km² · 41.017, -121.452
North Fork Lake
0.75 km² · 38.946, -121.004
South Mountain Reservoir
0.75 km² · 41.805, -120.647
Reservoir C
0.75 km² · 41.663, -120.770
Pacheco Lake
0.73 km² · 37.062, -121.295
Calneva Lake
0.73 km² · 40.164, -120.015
Olivenhain Reservoir
0.73 km² · 33.074, -117.135
Pine Mountain Lake
0.72 km² · 37.851, -120.197
Cambron Lake
0.72 km² · 41.329, -120.071
Ramer Lake
0.71 km² · 33.079, -115.513
Laguna Lake
0.70 km² · 38.213, -122.751
Loch Lomond
0.69 km² · 37.114, -122.065
Philbrook Reservoir
0.69 km² · 40.026, -121.469
Camanche Reservoir
0.69 km² · 38.248, -120.975
Detert Reservoir
0.69 km² · 38.730, -122.530
Spaulding Reservoir
0.68 km² · 41.517, -121.131
Davis Creek Orchards Reservoir
0.67 km² · 41.705, -120.396
Soulajule Reservoir
0.67 km² · 38.147, -122.781
Castaic Lagoon
0.67 km² · 34.505, -118.610
Green Spring Reservoir
0.67 km² · 41.857, -120.607
Bear River Reservoir
0.67 km² · 38.565, -120.213
Bethany Reservoir
0.66 km² · 37.778, -121.611
Pinnacle Lake
0.66 km² · 41.764, -121.048
Sugar Pine Reservoir
0.66 km² · 39.134, -120.792
Donovan Reservoir
0.65 km² · 41.404, -120.688
Duncan Reservoir
0.65 km² · 41.518, -120.945
Blue Lake
0.65 km² · 41.145, -120.287
Fairmont Reservoir
0.65 km² · 34.707, -118.433
Lake Jennings
0.64 km² · 32.858, -116.888
Dry Valley Reservoir
0.63 km² · 41.840, -120.766
Twitchell Reservoir
0.63 km² · 34.988, -120.328
Graven Reservoir
0.63 km² · 41.283, -120.667
Reservoir G
0.63 km² · 41.715, -120.812
Baseball Reservoir
0.62 km² · 41.920, -120.782
Lake Merritt
0.61 km² · 37.804, -122.257
Cleghorn Reservoir
0.61 km² · 40.776, -120.805
Long Lake
0.61 km² · 39.700, -120.681
Green Tank Reservoir
0.60 km² · 41.837, -120.612
Janes Reservoir
0.60 km² · 41.884, -120.769
Santa Margarita Lake
0.59 km² · 35.332, -120.489
Lake Miramar
0.59 km² · 32.916, -117.099
Cogswell Reservoir
0.59 km² · 34.242, -117.977
Faucherie Lake
0.58 km² · 39.425, -120.569
Trout Lake
0.58 km² · 41.686, -122.476
Murray Reservoir
0.57 km² · 32.787, -117.043
Hoover Flat Reservoir
0.57 km² · 40.981, -121.085
North Lake
0.57 km² · 34.747, -117.345