Eagle Lake Trout grow quickly to an average of 18 inches in length and three pounds in weight. Their diet consists of insects, young Tui Chub and other invertebrates. In the 1930's, trout populations declined due to a lowered lake level and competition for available food sources. In the 1950's the Department of Fish & Game initiated one of the most intensively managed hatchery programs in California for the Eagle Lake Trout. Today, approximately 175,000 catchable trout are released each year for sport fishing.

Trolling in the upper 15ft. of the surface with Speedy Shiners or Needle Fish will produce. For shore-fishermen try floating a nightcrawler a foot or two off the bottom using a couple of small marshmellows or inflating the crawler with air. The Circus Grounds, Boys Scout Camp, and lake side of jetty at marina are all good places to try. Jigging maribou jigs on a bobber at the north end of the lake also works.

Troll minnow imitating lures deep in the middle of the lake. Shore fishing in the heat of summer can be tough. Look for deeper areas of the lake such as the Boy Scout Camp.