There are a number of spots that look like the above pictures of Fordyce Creek in northern CA, around the town of Chester, which sits on Lake Alamanor.
Hamilton Branch, Deer Creek, Dye Creek, etc. look like that. Spent a lot of time up there in years gone by, loved the area. If Lassen and Plumas Counties had been ceded to NV (the folks in the counties would like that, NV would take them, but CA won't let the land go,even though both counties have been broke for over 30 years and want to be part of NV) I would have retired there instead of Pahrump.
It's about 110 miles or so West of Reno off of 395, beautiful spot up in the pine woods.
There was some great fishing along those creeks, and also in Eagle Lake, where the trout are huge. Lake Almanor has pretty good fishing , so does June Lake and Butts Lake for that matter.