Pilarcitos Lake Fishing

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Pilarcitos Lake Fishing

Pilarcitos Lake Near Hillsborough is located in San Mateo County in California. If you live in El Granada, Hillsborough, Millbrae, Montara, Burlingame, Moss Beach, Pacifica, San Bruno, Half Moon Bay, San Mateo, South San Francisco, Belmont, Foster City, Colma, San Carlos, Brisbane or Daly City you're less than 10 miles from Pilarcitos Lake. The fishing regulatory body for California is California Department of Fish and Wildlife. If you need a fishing licence you can purchase one directly from Pilarcitos Lake Fishing License 24/7. Prices and optons are listed including non resident fishing licenses. Please ensure to adhere to the fishing regulations for the state. Remember, regulations are there to protect fish species and enable fishing for generations to come.

Pilarcitos Lake Fishing Report Card

Here's your fishing report for today the 29th of March for Pilarcitos Lake. We take a number of different data points to make our fishing recommendation. Our recommendation is based on aspects about the weather conditions, moon phase & water conditions. Of course these should only be used as indicators combined with your own past fishing experience fishing on the banks of Pilarcitos Lake.

Clour Cover

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It's common knowlege cloud cover is an angler's best friend. Clouds are not your friends today as less than 50% cover at 25% but if over conditions are favourable still head out to Pilarcitos Lake


  • Poor Fishing

Wind Direction

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There’s an old saying on wind direction which has many variations but here's the most popular which I'm sure you've heard: “Wind from the West, fish bite the best. Wind from the East, fish bite the least. Wind from the North, do not go forth. Wind from the South blows bait in their mouth.” Its less so about the direction but the cause for the direction. We’ll cover this more in a blog post soon but for Pilarcitos Lake right now the wind is coming from a south westerly direction which means fishing is optimal.


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Wind Speed

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Good news, the wind speed is currently at 6 mph is considered in the optimal range for fishing as the ripples caused by the wind on the water's surface will help hide the line an lure on Pilarcitos Lake


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Moon Phase

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Moon phases have split fishing folk's opinion straight down the middle with the bigger impact on saltwater fishing but some freshwater anglers swear their catch improves when the moon is in a "New" or "Full" moon phase. These phases cause bigger tides making fish more active and susceptible to feeding meaning an opportunity for you to nab a catch. Pilarcitos Lake is currently under a "Waning Gibbous" phase which means its less optimal fishing time.


  • Poor Fishing

Pilarcitos Lake Map Location

Pilarcitos Lake Fishing 7 Day Weather Report

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Fish Information For Pilarcitos Lake

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Pilarcitos Lake Water Conditions

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Pilarcitos Lake Fishing Lunar Forcecast

Moon phases have a signifigant impact on fishing. The moon in the night skies over Pilarcitos Lake is in a Waning Gibbous phase. This means if you're planning of fishing at night then fishing conditions are optimal. Due to the moon conditions night brightness levels are at 93%.