Eagle Lake fishing

Eagle Lake fishing is on a natural lake. No species or stocking events are on the current agency reports yet.

Illustration, not a photo of this lake
Last stocked
Not in these reports
Plants on record
0
Species recorded
0

Access and facts

Water type
natural lake
Nearest town
Susanville, CA
Shore access
Yes
Boat ramp
Yes
Float tube friendly
Yes
Facilities
camping, restrooms, dock

Shore access along Highway 139 and Eagle Lake Road; Rocky Point, the marina jetty, and areas east of Christie Day Use are productive bank spots. Boat launches at Eagle Lake Marina (south end) and several campgrounds and day-use areas.

Other places to fish at Eagle Lake

North end (Bucks Point, Rocky Point, Troxel Point)

Best in spring and early summer before trout push into the deeper south basin; shore and boat anglers work points, tules, and rock structure. (bestfishinginamerica.com, accessed September 29, 2026)

South basin springs (Miners Point, Eagle's Nest)

Summer trolling water; underwater springs and rock piles hold trout in cooler deep water, often worked with downriggers or streamers. (wildlife.ca.gov, accessed September 29, 2026)

Highway 139 shoreline

Reliable shore-fishing stretch on the northeastern side; nightcrawler under a slip bobber or PowerBait are common presentations. (bestfishinginamerica.com, accessed September 29, 2026)

Airport Tules and marina jetty

Heavily fished north-end tule beds and the rock jetty by the marina; float-tube and shore anglers work them especially in fall. (bestfishinginamerica.com, accessed September 29, 2026)

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About Eagle Lake

CDFW creel reports average about 18 inches and 2 pounds, with fish to 28 inches and 10 pounds. Eagle Lake rainbow trout are the only native sport fish in this alkaline watershed. High alkalinity limits other species. The Lassen County lake covers about 24,000 acres.

Nearest lakes

Susan River Lower 16.4 mi last stocked July 26, 2026 Goodrich Creek Lower 23.6 mi last stocked August 23, 2026 Shotoverin Lake 23.8 mi last stocked June 14, 2026 Silver Lake 24.2 mi last stocked June 7, 2026 Caribou Lake 24.3 mi last stocked June 14, 2026

Camping near Eagle Lake

Campgrounds within 15 miles of Eagle Lake's mapped point, nearest first: Aspen Grove camping (6 miles), West Eagle Campground (6.6 miles), Eagle camping (6.6 miles), Christie camping (6.9 miles), and Merrill camping (7.1 miles), each with its own campground page on campgroundsdb.com.

Straight-line distances.

Public land at Eagle Lake

Eagle Lake is 0.3 miles outside the edge of Lassen National Forest.

Boundaries from Public Lands DB, part of the same network.

Sources

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