Fishing at Millerton Lake
In Millerton Lake you'll find rainbow and brown trout; largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass, striped bass; crappie, bluegill, and catfish. The size limit for bass is at least 12 inches long.
Where to Fish on Millerton Lake
Heavy use of the main body of the lake by personal watercraft operators and water skiers, send most fishing boats up the San Joaquin River arm where water skiing is not allowed. For catfish and bluegill anglers are finding the best fishing in the shallows of the coves and along the banks. The crappie like to hideout in the coves also and like the bass they seek out underwater structures.
Fishermen work the rocky points for bass. Those zeroing in on stripers often try the area around the mouth of Fine Gold Creek. Kayak anglers say that a stealthy approach without any kind of motor is the best way to catch Millerton bass. Trout tend to gather up the San Joaquin River arm, but Millerton is not known as a great trout fishing lake.
Trophy Fish from Millerton Lake
- Striped Bass - 62.8 pounds caught by Chong Yang in 2009; 54 pounds by Dale Mitchell in 1980; 50.3 pounds caught by Roger George in 1998,
- Largemouth Bass 7.59 pounds in 2006
Which Baits and Lures Are Catching Fish at Millerton Lake?
Bass
Pop-Rs, Drop shotting with Robo Worms, Rapala Original Floater, spinnerbaits, Rebels. For Stripers try Zara Spooks, Rebels, and Chug Bugs
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Trout
From the bank try Berkley PowerBait. Trollers do well with almost any kind of minnow imitation such as Rapalas and Needlefish
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Crappie
Small Minnows, Spinners
Catfish
Nightcrawlers, Mackerel, Mini-jigs, Crayfish, Anchovies, Chicken Livers, Clams
Bluegill
Worms, Grubs, Nymphs
