Lake Size: 24,000 Acres Deepest Depth: 85 Depth (26 m) Latitude: 40.6449 Longitude: -120.7438 Lake Level Above Sea Level: 5,098 feet (1,554 m) Counties: Lassen County Cities: Susanville Lake Management: US Army Corps of Engineers
Information: Eagle Lake is a lake in Lassen County approximately 15 miles North of Susanville, California. It is the second largest natural lake entirely in the state of California, United States.
Home to Osprey and Bald Eagles, from which it gets its name, it also is home to the Eagle Lake trout which grow to very large sizes. The average size of these trout are about 1 1/2 pounds and can exceed 10 pounds. It is said that the alkaline waters of the lake contribute to the size of these fish. Eagle Lake was once part of a large lake on the Modoc Plateau millions of years ago. Since these Modoc Lakes are high in alkalinity, the trout have evolved to only be able to live in these lakes.
Boating
Fishing
Miscellaneous Info
Rentals and Services
The Eagle Lake Marina offers fishing and pontoon boat, boat slip, and dry storage rentals. The Marina is also the only place on the lake where you can buy gas right on the water.
14’ Aluminum Fishing Boat
Pricing includes gas and use of cushions, life vests, anchor and oar.
$75.00 + tax – full day
$55.00 + tax – half day
Pontoon Boat
Boat is equipped with Bimini top and seating for eight. Pricing includes use of life vests, cushions, and anchor.
$225/Day + gas
Boat reservations can be made over the phone or on a walk-in basis.
Boat Slips
$13.00 – one night
$78.00 – one week
$225.00 – one month
$650.00 – full season (Wednesday before Memorial Day to last Sunday of October)
Slip reservations are taken each year starting at 9:00am April 1st or the Monday following.
Showers
$2.00/6 minutes
Laundry
$2.00/Wash & $2.00/Dry
Open Boat Dry Storage
$3.00/day, $15/week, $50/month
It is the lure of the Eagle Lake Trout that brings outdoorsmen to this northeastern region of California. Known for it's exceptionally fast growth rate, trophy proportions, acrobatic drag-testing battles and excellent table fare, the Eagle Lake Trout is a highly sought after game fish. Eagle Lake Trout are bright, colorful, alert, acrobatic, and possess steelhead-like fighting qualities.
Beginning with the Memorial Day weekend until the seasonal closure at year's end, anglers will discover exceptional opportunities for this rare species of rainbow trout. Trout ranging in size from recent planters of 6-8 inches, to the large holdover population of fish in the three to six pound range can be found in the lake. Even larger trout lurk in the depths of the lake and each year catches from five to eight pounds and more are reported. The current lake record is an 11 1/4 pound rainbow taken in 1988.
Eagle Lake hosts a great variety of wildlife, trophy trout, an unusual water quality balance all amid attractive scenery. The Eagle Lake Trout is a unique species to the highly alkaline lake water, but other fish such as tui chub, Tahoe sucker, Lahontan redside and speckled dace are found there as well. The fish are an abundant food source that attracts many birds to the area. Fishing licenses can be obtained at the Eagle Lake Marina store. http://www.fishsniffer.com/dbacher/112001eagle.html
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