Rental boats and tour boat rides are available at the marina. For more info and fees, visit fishing page. With your cooperation, we can maintain an effective fish management program to ensure that you will always have good fishing. Please bring any unwanted and tagged fish and your completed creel census card (on back of fishing permit) to the Chabot Marina. However, the release of badly hooked game fish and all non-game fish is not allowed. Fish may be cleaned only at the cleaning station along the walk near the parking lot.Ĭatch-and-release angling is encouraged for bass, bluegill, and crappie. All other legal bait and lures are permitted. Fishing licenses and EBRPD permits may be purchased at the Marina Cafe. California Fish and Game regulations apply.
It features a restaurant that serves snacks, breakfast, and lunch.įishing at Lake Chabot requires a current California Fishing License with stamps and an EBRPD Daily Fishing Access Permit for all anglers aged 16 and older. The Lake Chabot Marina Cafe offers a well-stocked bait and tackle shop and is open year round (closed Thanksgiving and Christmas). It is a popular Bay Area fishing destination, ideal for kids out for their first fishing experience. The 315-acre, well-stocked lake is open for fishing and boating throughout the year. For more information about the renaming, click here. The former Willow Park Golf Course is now named Redwood Canyon Public Golf Course. Services include rental of canoes and boats (see "Fishing and Boating" below), the Lake Chabot Marina & Café (a cafe and bait and tackle shop).Īmong the many amenities you can find picnicking areas, a grassy play area, horseshoe pits, hiking, bicycling, jogging, and running trails, and seasonal lake tours aboard the tour boat "Chabot Queen." The tour boat may be chartered for lake tours (see "Fishing and Boating" below).
An outdoor Fitness Zone has six interactive exercise machines set in a rain garden landscaped with native plants. Enjoy scenic walks on the 280-acre Fairmont Ridge or take the Lake Chabot History Walk . There are several fishing piers in the park. A popular event is the annual spring fishing derby. There are also bass, crappie, and other fish. The 315-acre Lake Chabot is stocked with trout and catfish.