Fishing Loveland Reservoir (Alpine, CA.)

Loveland Reservoir is located in Alpine and can be a good spot for fishing, it opens at 6am. and closes at sundown or whatever time it says on their sign, the time changes during different seasons.  There is no charge to fish at this lake, but you must have a fishing license. There are rangers that maintain the lake, as well as the fish and game.

Once you pull into the parking lot you will see that you have to take your fishing gear and hike a little ways down to the lake. Unlike other lakes you can not park near the water. The hike down is much easier than the hike back up.

Once you have gotten down near the water, at the bottom of the stairs, you can decide where you want to fish. The first decision you make is weather to fish on the right hand trail or the left. If you move to the right you can fish on the little dock they have built or all along the banks until you reach the rock side, then it gets very difficult to keep moving right. If you go left you can also fish along the banks or take another hike all the way around the lake close to the end of the fishing zone. There is more places to fish on the left hand trail but its more walking the farther you go.

Fish to catch:
Once you have found your spot you have the chance of catching crappie, bluegill, carp, catfish, bass, and sunfish. At this lake you can limit out on bluegill if you find the right spot, but you can catch a lot of bass and carp as well. Most people who fish for carp come up with there own mixture of ingredients to make a bait ball to fish with and do quite well.

This lake is close to nature, witch makes it a great looking lake, but you may run into many different animals so be on the lookout.

Bird

Rabbit

Some tips I would suggest is to bring a beach umbrella or shade chairs when its sunny out because its hard to find shade when your fishing and can get pretty hot. Bring a jacket with you as well because it may seem like a nice temperature out but when you get to the water it can also get cold.

One downside to this lake is that they drain it every so often witch makes it a longer of a walk to reach the water and not as appealing due to the drier look. Also there is no swimming, boating, or any kind of flotation device allowed on the water.