El
Dorado County is the heart of the most diversified recreational
area in California, with approximately one million acres
of national forest land. Desolation
Wilderness area is the most visited wilderness area
in the state. The greater El Dorado County area provides
ten major reservoirs and has 11,640 acres of lakes. There
are family campgrounds, plus
several additional picnic areas and boat ramps. In addition
to the abundance of lakes, 575 miles of rivers and streams
provide habitat for over 20 known fish species.
Fishing
Spots in El Dorado County: American River (Silver
Fork Riverton), Stumpy Meadows, American River South Fork
Coloma, El Dorado Forebay, Kirkwood Lake, Consumnes River,
Ice House Reservoir, Kirkwood Lake, Loon Lake, and Union
Valley Reservoir. Click Here
for a Reservoir Map
El
Dorado County Fish and Game Commission | Website
California
Department of Fish and Game | Website
1416 Ninth Street, Sacramento, California 95814
Phone: (916) 653-7664 ~ Fax: (916) 653-1856
"Conserving Calfornia's Wildlife Since 1870" Fishing
Guide
Want
some local expert fishing tips and fishing gear? KEN'S
CUSTOM TACKLE COMPANY has fine hand-crafted,
custom-made trolling flashers and trolling lures ... flashers
and lures have been developed after many years of fishing
experience on the lakes in the Crystal Basin area of the
El Dorado National Forest and many of the other surrounding
lakes in Northern California ... Website,
P.O. Box 948, Camino, CA 95709, Phone: (530) 647-2306.
INDIAN
ROCK FLY FISH & CHRISTMAS TREE FARM Where to host an affair
| Christmas Tree Farms
Indian Rock's goal is to give all guests
an exciting, unforgettable experience with nature, fish
and a fly rod ... 3800 North Canyon Road, Camino (530) 622-4087.
Location: From Camino, go north on Larsen Drive 1 mile,
then left on North Canyon at Apple Barn. 1.6 miles to the
Indian Rock OPEN DAILY 8:30 a.m. to dark. Catch and release
fly fishing. All weather roads. Packaging available.
Picnic tables, wreaths, gift shop. Call for reservations
for fishing, open trout season. Phone: (530)622-4087.
Visit their website!
HIGH
HILL RANCH Apple Hill
| Where to host an affair
2901 High Hill Rd., Placerville, Phone: (530)644-1973. Trout
fishing in the pond! Directions: Take the first
Camino exit coming from Sacramento, turn right onto Carson
Road, turn a left onto High Hill Road. High Hill Ranch offers
their facility for wedding ceremonies, receptions and
company picnics. With the breathtaking Sierras mountains
as a backdrop, and our expansive outdoor deck and dinning
room, High Hill Ranch is the perfect place for your special
event.
SLY
PARK
4771 Sly Park Rd.
Pollock Pines, CA 95726
530-644-2545 | Website for EID
(Park Fees)
(Jenkinson) Lake Located south of Highway 50 off of Sly Park
Road. The park offers camping, hiking, fishing,
boating and picnicking. The Sly Park story is
featured in the James Calvin Sly Museum located in the park.
Jenkinson Lake, formed by Sly Park Dam, has a storage capacity
of 41,000 acre-feet with a surface area of 650 acres. Municipal
and industrial water is furnished to the city of Placerville
and nearby small communities, and irrigation water is furnished
to El Dorado Irrigation District.
LAUNCH
WAKEBOARDING SCHOOL
Granite Bay Launch Ramp, located on Folsom Lake in Granite
Bay.
Phone: 916-532-WAKE (9253).
They offer wakeboarding
and wakeskating lessons for beginner, intermediate and advanced
wakeboarders. They also teach boat operating and boat safety
for 1st time boat buyers or those who want to know the ins
and outs of boating and wakeboarding.
Visit
their website!
El
Dorado County is the heart of the most diversified recreational
area in California, with approximately one million acres
of national forest land. 
INDIAN
ROCK FLY FISH & CHRISTMAS TREE FARM
HIGH
HILL RANCH
SLY
PARK
LAUNCH
WAKEBOARDING SCHOOL