2019 New Hogan Reservoir Fishing Map, Fishing Report, Best Areas for Striped bass, Largemouth and crappie:
2019 New Hogan Fishing Report and Camping Areas
New Hogan Reservoir Fishing Information Quick Facts:
Location: An impoundment of the CalaverasRiver, New Hogan Reservoir is formed by adam about 30 miles upstream from Stockton. lt’s about seven miles long and has anumber of arms formed by feeder creeks.The reservoir is one of the lakes nestled inthe foothills of the “Mother Lode” country.
Species: A variety of freshwater fish includinglargemouth and smallmouth bass, stripedbass, crappie, catfish, bluegill, and rainbowand brown trout. The action is good both from boat and from shore.
Facilities: New Hogan Marina offers moorage, gas dock, motor sales and repairs, and a general store including bait, tackle, groceries, camping equipment andfishing licenses. There are five boat launches at the reservoir, four in the day-use area near the marina and one unimproved concrete ramp in Acorn campground.
Camping is available at Acorn, at Oak Knoll, “primitive” camping and at Deer Flat,which is accessible only by boat.
Here’s How to Fish New Hogan and local Hunting and Fishing Clubs
There‘s a good reason for New Hogan Reservoir being included in the “MotherLode” foothills lakes:
lt’s a wealth of fishing opportunity. The list of freshwater species at the impoundment ofthe Calaveras River includes largemouth and smallmouthbass, striped bass, crappie, catfish, bluegill, and rainbow andbrown trout. And there’s always the chance that a landlockedsalmon or a spotted bass will be landed as well. To learn how to fish New Hogan , read on.
The reservoir stretches for close to seven miles with its sometimes rugged shoreline, its many shallow coves and its small islands. The first place boaters will want to head is thesouth trees area in the Bear Creek and Whiskey Creek arms.Where it’s peaceful even with water- skiers out in the lake. There’s some large trees in there and work right in among them.
Check the New Hogan fish map above, Bear Creek Arm as very good for crappie anglers using Mini-Jigs or small minnows. The action is not as good in the Whiskey Creek Arm because there is less brushfor cover. Another good place to try is in the Haupt Creek Arm in the north end of the lake. ln additionthere are some other crappie holes dotted here and there.
For the most part, the crappie run right around the one- pound mark. New Hogan once kicked out the state record crappie-a fat 4 pounds and 1 ounce.The largemouth bass inhabit the same areas as the crappie. Good cover for crappie is good for bass as well.
There‘s also bass hookedWrinkle Cove, butonly go part of the way up because of a swimming area at theend of the cove, as well as in other parts of thereservoir. The California Conservation Corps has dropped brush to improve fish habitat. ln other areas, thecorps has even planted willows for cover.
Bassers will want to use minnows or black and purpleplastic worms to entice the bass in the spring. Asthe water warms up in early summer, anglers should switch tospinnerbaits and surface plugs.The same gear will be effective for the smallmouth basswhich can also be pulled from the south trees area and in theHaupt Creek Arm.
The smallmouths run asbig as 3 pounds at New Hogan.An occasional spotted bass landed, but any bass from the south trees area have been hit well during the spring and the action continues to hold untilthe warmest days of the summer.
Then the bite will slow, but until then anglers can expect to landlargemouths up to 8 and 10 pounds. On the sunnier days this spring, bass fishermen will also want to try the other many shallow coves and rocky pointsaround New Hogan. Look at the New Hogan fish map and the shallow covesnear Deer Flats or the rocks near Coyote Point as good spotsto try on the warmer days. Lake records cameCoyote Point area, ar 15 pounds 1 ounce.
Striped bass also bend poles at New Hogan. The largeststriper hooked at the reservoir hit 24 pounds. and the best action is the narrowstoward the north end of the lake. The narrows are just past a group of islands and the water there is cool and deep.
ln the spring, the stripers will be deep, but with warmer weather, the fish will sometimes beboiling off shad, especially in the early morning and the lateevening.Two methods are popular with striper anglers. Both the troll and the cast-and-retrieve are effective ways to entice the large bass with minnows or broken-backed Rebels.
Although the state is no longer stocking the reservoirwith trout, anglers can expect to land some average-sizedrainbows and browns from New Hogan. The upperstretches of the Calaveras River Arm are the trout anglers bestbet.Both rainbows and German browns are taken there, and generally run 12 to 13 inches.
Smallminnows or salmon eggs are the best baits to entice the trout.There’s some good trout action inthe Calaveras River below the dam as well. The river is known to hold a lot of rainbow trout, most people fish the river with eggs or worms, but fly fishermen do well too. Brown Mosquito flies size 12 or 14 throughout the spring and summer and they‘re especially productive in the evenings. Have a great time and check out our fishing map site and fishing reports for more information.
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