This is a hearty hello from Fresno, CA! If you have a chance to fish here there are 4 good lakes to choose from! Millerton Lake, Pine Flat Lake, Hensley Lake, and Eastman Lake! Come check them out and let me know how you did!

Are you kidding, Fresno is a terrible place to fish (I know this is an old thread but thought I'd warn anyone even thinking of fishing around here!) I live right next door to Pine Flat (not really, but 30 minutes away).. both Pine and Millerton are TERRIBBLLEEE bass lakes. Especially compared to relatively close lakes - Don Pedro, New Melones, McClure, etc. You're far better driving an extra 60 minutes to get to McClure (closest of the bunch) than you are these two.

Eastman is okay, but very small. It's a trophy fishery so bass must be over 24" to keep, and I think the limit is 1 or 2. Not a fun tourney style lake at all.

Hensley is like Eastman but with smaller fish, uglier (note - ALL these lakes are ugly,) and gets very low in the summer.

im from fresno to, bass lake is good, i agree pine flat is terrible

First off eastman is 22". Second pineflat is one amazing lake if you know how to fish it. You have a chance at 4+ lb spotted bass up to 10lbs in there so learn to fish the lake. Hensley isn't bad either considering I had a 18lb limit in there this year. The lakes aren't as good as the motherlode or delta but by no means are they terrible at all

Sorry if I'm being rude but I strongly disagree that the fresno area lakes are terrible. They're fine lakes for tournaments and can produce large fish along with numbers if you know how to fish them and understand the lake and knowing what the bass in there prefer to eat. Like pineflat has spots and you're more likely to catch them jerkbaiting than cranking and dropshotting over a carolina rig

well........dont forget Los Banos Creek resv as well. It is a fine producer of under 10lb fish.

 

I caught a 6+ and 7 even in Hensley this year.....

 

 

Oh yeah, dont come here the fishing does suck, stay home.............

well........dont forget Los Banos Creek resv as well. It is a fine producer of under 10lb fish.

 

I caught a 6+ and 7 even in Hensley this year.....

 

 

Oh yeah, dont come here the fishing does suck, stay home.............

Someone else in fresno with the same favorite lake as mine haha. I agree though. I've caught myself some pretty good fish this year at eastman...

Yep there's good fishing as long as you know how to fish these lakes

If u can catch fish in Fresno, you can catch fish anywhere. The local lakes are hevialy pressure, but as long as u know what ur doing catching fish is a breeze. My favorite lake is millerton, plenty of spotted bass. 2nd eastman.

Someone else in fresno with the same favorite lake as mine haha. I agree though. I've caught myself some pretty good fish this year at eastman...

Ive been wanting to try that lake. Msg me on ur next outting.

Ive been wanting to try that lake. Msg me on ur next outting.

 

I probably won't be heading out there for awhile. I fish from the banks and this time of the year it is very slow. This year may even be the worst. If you are still up for it I will start swimbaiting some time in late February and will let you know... Mid march to late April will probably be the best...

trout, cats are biting at Hensley. Water is down to 6%. Im going there this Sat 1-11. No ramps avail to launch a boat, but I have a kayak and am gonna see what i can make happen. Be there and launch by 9am or so.