Mather Lake is one of my favorite places to go with my brother and sisters because it has a playground for them to play on if they get bored of fishing. Mather is also an excellent birding location with swans and many other birds.
Location
4103 Zinfandel Road, Mather CA 95655
General Information
- Typical water conditions
- no current
- Best time to fish
- spring, summer, and fall
- Best time of day to fish
- morning till dusk
- Restroom
- yes
- Type of water body
- lake
- Fish species
- Bluegill, redear, largemouth bass, channel catfish, rainbow trout, common carp, black crappie, and brown bullhead
- Park or roadside creek/pond
- park
- Where on water body fish caught
- along shore
- What fish were caught on
- all fish caught on worms, small jigs, and swimbaits
- Hours
- Dawn till dusk
- park fees
- $5
- How accessible is it
- handicap accessible
- Other wildlife seen
- ring necked duck, yellow headed blackbird, mute swan, white tailed kite, and Lincoln’s sparrow
- kayak /boat accessible
- non motorized kayaks and boats okay
- Other things to do
- birding and hiking
- Camping available
- no
- surrounding/atmosphere
- developed in some areas
My Rating
- Rating: fish catch likelihood
- 3 stars
- Rating: beauty
- 3 stars
- Rating: fish size
- 4 star
- Rating: variety of fish
- 2 star
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