Rainbow trout fishing is best when plants are made during late fall, winter, and early spring. Bait fishing is effective off the Stanley shoreline and dock areas. Trolling is best along the backwall and in the Panhandle. Channel and white catfish action is most productive in summer and early fall, though fish can be caught all year. Fish mackerel and other baits in the Panhandle.
Black bass are active in the spring, summer, and early fall in the main lake.
Use finesse techniques with small plastic worms and grubs. In Arroyo Del Valle and island pond, fish worms, spinnerbaits, and crankbaits for bass from the bank. Bluegill and crappie angling is most productive in spring and summer. Use small jigs, red worms, and nightcrawlers along reservoir shoreline. The Fish Sniffer.