Fishing New Hogan Lake In Central CA

AKA: New Lake Hogan

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New Hogan Lake, CA

Popular Fish Species New Hogan Lake, CA

New Hogan Lake Popular Fish - Spotted Bass

Spotted Bass Fishing

Spotted bass are often found in small schools on steep banks, around rocky or sandy shorelines, points and ledges. They often prefer hanging out in slightly deeper water than largemouths. Here at New Hogan Lake, they are a favorite of many local anglers, as they are plentiful and put up a good tussle when hooked. Fishing for spotted bass can be good anytime you can locate them. Their diet consists mainly of crayfish and insects, but they also eat small baitfish, small sunfish and small bluegill. Most of the time, spots prefer to stage on steep rocky or gravel banks, and may move up and down the water column throughout the day. When shallow, use topwater or shallow crankbaits around rip rap. When they are deep, use drop-shot worms and jigs. Throughout winter, spend your time on deeper structure with small worms, jigs and spoons. Largemouth bass also reside here in decent numbers.

New Hogan Lake Popular Fish - Striped Bass

Striped Bass Fishing

Due to their large size, striped bass are a favorite of many locals and fishing guides at New Hogan Lake. They are plentiful, run in schools and can grow to bragging size. In Spring and Fall work the upper end of the lake where water is flowing into the lake. Look for deeper water in the river channel, as a holding place for stripers. In Summer and Winter, stripers hang out in deeper water during the day Morning often draws the stripers to much shallower water, look for them from the surface down to around the 20-foot range as they feed on shallow-running schools of bait. The lake is filled with plenty of baitfish and sunfish to to keep the fishery thriving. Being successful at fishing for stripers is a matter of locating schools of bait, and the wolf packs of stripers which are likely to be nearby. Fish finders, and forward facing sonar, are a big help in locating these roaming schools. Live bait is very effective here, and stripers can be caught year round.

New Hogan Lake Popular Fish - Black Crappie

Black Crappie Fishing

A nice population of black crappie resides in New Hogan Lake. Crappie tend to run in schools, and once a school is located, there is a good chance for catching significant numbers. White crappie, in smaller numbers, also make this lake their home. Crappie fishing is easy and requires simple, basic gear. Virtually any fishing pole, reasonably small line and crappie jigs or small hooks baited with live bait, creates the ideal setup. Add a bobber and you can set the depth you prefer the bait to maintain. The best time to catch crappie tends to be at dawn and dusk. Live bait and small jigs are the most common method for crappie here. Because crappie prefer cover and structure, locate brush and vegetation in appropriate water depths. Using a fish finder can help locate schools of crappie, which tend to stack vertically around cover. In spring and fall focus on the 8 to 12 foot range. As the crappie move deep in summer and winter, follow points out deep, as well as find ledges near channels in deeper water.

New Hogan Lake Fishing Video

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Guide to fishing for largemouth bass, spotted bass, channel catfish, black crappie, white crappie, rainbow trout, bluegill and striped bass at New Hogan Lake in California.

Big striped bass and chunky largemouth get most of the attention from anglers at New Hogan Lake, a 4,400 acre lake, located in central CA, 30 miles northeast of Stockton. This family vacation reservoir has fifty miles of rocky shoreline and lots of room for beach and boating activities.

Access for fishing from the bank is available at campgrounds and via primitive roads and trails around the lake, primarily along the west side. Boating access is via Hogan Reservoir Boat Ramp in the Acorn Recreation Area, off New Hogan Parkway.

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New Hogan Lake Amenities

Marina: NO
Boat Rental: NO
Boat Launch Ramp: YES
Campgrounds: YES
RV Hookups: NO
Lodging: YES
Convenience Store: YES
Bait & Tackle: YES
Restaurant: YES

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Hogan Reservoir Boat Ramp
Located mid lake, on the north side of the lake, off New Hogan Parkway, this is a three-lane, concrete ramp with a dock and plenty of paved parking.