Oak Beach at Folsom Lake

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Location

Oak Beach, Folsom Lake, Granite Bay, CA – Enter through the Granite Bay entrance off of Douglas Boulevard.

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General Information

  • Typical water conditions
    • no water current
  • Best time to fish
    • year round
  • Best time of day to fish
    • morning and evening
  • Restroom
    • yes
  • Type of water body
    • lake
  • Fish species
    • channel catfish, largemouth bass, spotted bass, smallmouth bass, king salmon, kokanee salmon, eagle lake rainbow trout, and common carp
    • There may be bluegill, redear, black crappie, white crappie, Sacramento pikeminnow, Sacramento sucker
  • Park or roadside creek/pond
    • park
  • Where on water body fish caught
    • mostly in a boat
  • What baits catch fish here
    •  carp on corn
    • trout and salmon on minnow imitations
    • catfish on worms
    • bass on soft plastics and minnows
  • Hours
    • dawn till dusk
  • park fees
    • 11 dollars
  • How accessible is it
    • very – you can drive down to the beach
  • Other wildlife seen
    • bald eagle, killdeer, Clark’s grebe, western bluebird, and Seagulls
  • kayak /boat accessible
    • yes, but the boat launch is by the Granite Bay entrance
  • Other things to do
    • swimming, birding, biking, and hiking
  • Camping available
    • no
  • surrounding/atmosphere
    • developed

My Rating

  • Rating: fish catch likelihood
    • 1 star
  • Rating: beauty
    • 2.5 stars
  • Rating: fish size
    • 4 stars
  • Rating: variety of fish
    • 5 stars