Lake Berryessa

Published: Nov 1, 2018Updated: Apr 9, 2025

Species

Largemouth Bass

Season

Spring (Current)

21 Fishing Reports

188 Followers

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Lake Berryessa Overview

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Top Techniques Reported for Largemouth Bass + Spring

Neko Rigs
3
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1
Finesse Jigs
1
Hard Jerkbaits
1
Hard Topwater (Walking)
1

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Smallmouth Bass1 Report

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Fishing Reports

21 Reports on Lake Berryessa

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Omnia Community Member
Bronze Ambassador
4/30/23
- Species
  Largemouth Bass
- Season
  Summer
- Technique
  Hard Swimbaits
- Structure
  Submerged Vegetation
- Forage
  Bluegill
- Water Temperature
  90°
Zeth Kinnett Fishing
Gold Ambassador
5/15/23
- Species
  Largemouth Bass
- Season
  Spring (Post-Spawn)
- Technique
  Neko Rigs
- Structure
  Flooded Brush
- Forage
  Shad
- Water Temperature
  73°
Alright. Went out Saturday and Sunday. Saturday was high pressure. 1 bite and a few missed fish. There is a shad spawn going on if you can find it. This can be hit or miss as they can be super keyed in on shad and not hit your bait. Or they can be so wild they eat anything. Depends on the day/spot. Saturday had skittish fish on beds with mostly empty beds and an overall tough bite. Sunday the pressure dropped, water was rose overnight maybe an inch or two. Fished to water early morning and caught largemouth and smallmouth. Transitioned to flooded brush when the sun came up. A lot of fry guarders appeared where they weren’t the day before. Caught over 30 on flooded brush targeting fry guarders and a few prob still on beds at the base of the brush/trees. As the sun for higher and I caught a ton the bite slowed. After I didn’t get a bite for 30 minutes I left. The wind picked up and I fished main lake points and anything that looked good. A few follows on the magdraft but no takers. Moved to the arms and started throwing a Roman Made Negotiator. Started catching spots, largies and smallmouth. Biggest fish if the day prob went around 3 lbs. I’ll leave it up to you to determine where the bigger but harder to catch females are right now…
Nick B
Gold Ambassador
4/14/24
- Species
  Largemouth Bass
- Season
  Spring (Spawn)
- Technique
  Neko Rigs
- Structure
  Boulders
- Forage
  Shad
- Water Temperature
  60°
Fished a tournament in the pouring down cold rain after a week of warm weather. Bite was tough caught all 3 species of Bass (spot, largemouth and smallmouth) Bite definitely changed probably could have ran more bank with reaction and got it done. Used the new shimano mastiff line as leader material for my finesse applications an am so far happy with the performance.