Sailor Bar Pond is a favorite fishing place for me during the bluegill spawn. During the rest of the year however, you may manage a few fish but nowhere near how many you catch during the spawn. This pond also has shad in it so you may be able to catch fish on shad imitations.
As you drive into the Sailor Bar Recreation Area, you will take the first right into the first parking area.
I am showing you the following picture because this is where the bluegill spawn in May through June.
Location
Illinois Ave, Fair Oaks, CA 95628
General Information
- Typical water conditions
- no water current.
- Best time to fish
- spring and early summer
- Best time of day to fish
- midday
- Restroom
- no
- Type of water body
- pond
- Fish species
- bluegill, redear, largemouth bass, black crappie, and brown bullhead
- there may also be common carp
- Park or roadside creek/pond
- park
- Where on water body fish caught
- on the front shore
- What baits catch fish here
- all on worms
- largemouth bass on shad imitation lures ( jerkbaits work great here) and frogs during the late summer months.
- I’ve only caught a few crappie here and they were always bycatch when I was fishing for other species; when I’ve targeted them here before I’ve always been skunked.
- Hours
- dawn to dusk
- Park fees
- 5 dollars
- How accessible is it
- 150 foot walk
- Other wildlife seen
- California whiptail, mallard, red eared slider, and red shouldered hawk
- kayak /boat accessible
- kayak accessible
- Other things to do
- hiking and birding
- Camping available
- no
- surrounding/atmosphere
- undeveloped
My Rating
- Rating: fish catch likelihood
- 2 stars( 5 stars during the spawn)
- Rating: beauty
- 3 stars
- Rating: fish size
- 3 stars
- Rating: variety of fish
- 3 stars
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