Don Pedro Reservoir
La Grange (Tuolumne County) · near La Grange · Gold Country & Central Valley
Fishing
At a glance
- Difficulty
- intermediate
- Best season
- Spring for bass & kings; May-Sept for kokanee
Permits and booking
- Licence required
- Yes
- Licence detail
- CA license (16+). Standard bass and inland salmon/trout regs - confirm current CDFW rules. Huge lake with big drawdowns.
What is here
- Features
- Most species-diverse of the southern foothill giants · Premier kokanee & king troll fishery · Serious bass fishing on the side · Full marinas, houseboats, pools & camping
Worth knowing
- Dogs
- Allowed
- Good for a first timer
- Yes
Fishing detail
- Nickname
- The Southern Kokanee Giant
- Water type
- lake
- Water
- fresh
- Methods
- Trolling · Jigging · Spin
- Boat
- both
- Target species
- Kokanee salmon · Landlocked king salmon · Largemouth bass · Spotted bass · Rainbow trout
- Intl tip
- Get on the water at first light for kings, then chase kokanee mid-morning as the sun pushes them deeper - 40-70 ft is typical. Launch from Fleming Meadows or Moccasin Point.
The guide
Don Pedro is the premier kokanee-and-king troll lake of the southern Mother Lode - a sprawling 13,000-acre reservoir with 160 m…
In the Guidebook
Everything above is yours for free. The written guide to Don Pedro Reservoir — what it is actually like, and what we would tell a friend before they went — comes with the Guidebook.
Getting there
- Coordinates
- 37.702, -120.418