Luk Lake

Luk Lake is a 65+ acre lake conveniently located just minutes from Interstate 5 in Corning, California, behind the Rolling Hills Casino. The lake's varied shoreline is lined with vegetation and flanked by the rolling golden hillsides of the Central Valley. Its low-elevation location keeps the lake waters (and outside air temperatures) moderate and comfortable throughout the winter and spring, providing ideal habitat for rainbow trout until the water temperatures grow too warm in the summertime. All year, however, Luk Lake exemplifies ideal bass habitat. It's not at all uncommon to land trophy sized bass, sunfish, and rainbow trout all in the same day at Luk Lake!

Just a short drive (approximately 1/3 mile) – or an easy 5 minute stroll – away from the lake, nestled amid a grove of towering eucalyptus trees, is the Lodge at Luk Lake, a 5 bedroom, 2 bath ranch-style building featuring 11 beds (4 bedrooms with two twin beds each and one room with 3 twin beds), kitchen, and comfortable sitting room. The Lodge rents out for $300 a night for any size group (up to 12 people maximum), with a two-night minimum stay.

There is a boat launch for anglers who choose to use their own float tubes. You are also

We are excited to once again be able to offer Luk Lake (once known as Coffee Cup Lake) to our guests. We've been looking for a long time for a good wintertime Stillwater destination, and Luk Lake fits the bill perfectly. As a bonus, it's a stellar warmwater fishery for bass and sunfish in the spring and summer, and it's convenient location just minutes from Interstate 5 in Corning makes it a great destination option for the traveling angler.

Prices:
The cost of the daily fishing (costs shown are per person) and cabin rates (costs shown for group) for the Luk Lake package are:

Fishing:
•  Full Day:  $135 per day (per person)
•  Half Day:  $85 per day (per person)
•  Row Boat Rental:  $25 per day
•  Drift Boat Rental:  $40 per day

Certainly one of the best features of the fishery at Luk Lake is it's year 'round season. The Lake is conveniently located just minutes off Interstate 5 in Corning, and being in the Central Valley it remains fishable and comfortable all winter long when most other Stillwater destinations become too cold to access or fish. The lake continues to fish well for rainbow trout throughout the spring, when bass fishing also begins to turn on. The bass fishing continues to fish well throughout the warm summer months, too and on into the fall when the trout fishing begins to pick up once again.

November through February:
The winter season at Luk Lake is prime time to target its trophy-sized rainbow trout. Water temperatures remain ideal for trout feeding and active fish throughout these cooler months, and daytime temperatures are typically cool but comfortable for anglers, too. There's always a chance of wintry weather, so it can be a good idea to check the local forecasts before coming, but as long as it's not dumping inches of rain or extremely windy, the lake usually fishes great.

The most consistent wintertime fishing is generally stripping leeches, woolly buggers, damselfly nymphs, or other streamer patterns on either floating, intermediate, or even full sinking lines. Still, it's not uncommon to observe cruising fish slurping emerging midges in the middle of the day, and Stillwater anglers with the patience to suspend midge larvae patterns under indicators frequently find this technique to be very effective.

March through May:
Spring is the transition time at Luk Lake, a time when the rainbow trout fishing remains good to great and the bass fishing begins to pick up. It's not at all uncommon during this time of year to catch both trophy rainbow trout and trophy-sized largemouth bass all in the same day!

The weather begins to warm in the springtime, bringing on some of the lakes better hatches and creating more dry fly action for cruising trout. Emerging midges are still commonplace, but they also are frequently accompanied by hatches of Callibaetis mayflies, damselflies, and terrestrial insects such as ants and beetles.

Suspending small midges or mayfly nymphs under indicators can still be very productive, while a slow strip on intermediate or sinking lines can be deadly with wet flies, damselfly

From Sacramento/Bay Area:
Travel north on I-5 to the Liberal Avenue Offramp in Corning (Exit #628). Turn left onto Liberal Avenue, crossing over the Interstate, then turn left onto Barnham Ave. From here follow the directions below:

After turning onto Barnham Avenue, Rolling Hills Casino will be on your right. Continue straight (south), past the casino, until the pavement turns to gravel and you see a gate with a sign next to it that reads, "Welcome Clear Creek Sports Club." If the gate is not open, you will be provided with the combination to the gate. Drive straight

From Redding:
Travel south on I-5 for approximately 45-50 miles to the Liberal Avenue Offramp in Corning (Exit #628). Turn right onto Liberal Avenue, then take an immediate left onto Barnham Ave.

After turning onto Barnham Avenue, Rolling Hills Casino will be on your right. Continue straight (south), past the casino, until the pavement turns to gravel and you see a gate with a sign next to it that reads, "Welcome Clear Creek Sports Club." If the gate is not open, you will be provided with the combination to the gate. Drive straight

Day Fishing:
Anglers enjoying the Luk Lake experience for day-fishing only are welcome to arrive anytime up to 30 minutes before sunrise, and are asked to be off the property any time prior to 30 minutes after sunset. Anglers fishing for only a half-day are asked to limit their stay to a maximum of 4-5 hours on the water.

Lodge Arrival/Departure:
Normal arrival time is 3:00 P.M. or later on the day of arrival. Departure time is 11:00 A.M. or earlier on your last day at the lake. Someone will be on hand on the day of arrival to give you a key and a brief orientation of the Lodge. If you will be arriving late, please let us know ahead of time so that we can arrange your check-in. If there is no one fishing the lake before or after you, we can sometimes make adjustments to arrival and departure times, if coordinated ahead of time.

Parking:
Please park only in the area by the boathouse and boat launch, or in front of the Lodge. Take care not to park your vehicle in tall weeds as a hot exhaust system can start a fire.

Phone/Web:
There is no land-line phone at the Lodge, or wireless internet connection. However, cell phones do work at Luk Lake and at the Lodge.