Map of New Melones Dam (near Jamestown)

  "It is such a magical fishing spot there are good rainbow trout too..." Pinebrook Reservoir

  "who ever wrote that there are brown trout and striped bass in turlock lake musta of been smokin crack! I've fished that lake since i was a kid , and there is NO BROWN..." Turlock Lake

  "Fished this Lake for 2 days and caught one fish. It was a 18 incher though. Didn't fight hard but I couldn't believe such a big fish would be in this small lake...." Waterhouse Lake

  "Caught a huge 17" rainbow and another 13" within 2 hours, stripping black wolly bugger from float tube in middle the of lake didn't expect to catch anything but there..." White Pines Lake

  "If you want big trout in Northern Cali I can’t think of a better lake to fish than Lake Amador. You would be amazed by the number of big fish swimming around in here. In..." Lake Amador

  "It might seem To good to be true but I have to tell you that you can catch a lot of fish here!!! It seems to be late and everyone was telling me that it's to hot there..." Angels Creek

  "Hot brown fishing at the inlet crickets...." Lake Tabeaud

So you're interested in fishing New Melones Dam. As fishermen, we know there are times when our favorite spots are just not active so we built our Hot Spots feature to show you where the fish are biting in the area of New Melones Dam. Now you'll know where catches are being recorded in the general area, and you can plan your day on the water. Check out our Fishing Times tab to determine when the fish will be most active. To find New Melones Dam enter the 37.947147 latitude, and -120.527977 longitude coordinates into your GPS device or smart phone. If you need fishing tackle, or are looking for a fishing guide or fishing charter please visit Tackle, Guides, Charters