Top Fishing Spots
Fully Stocked!
Mono County waters listed here are stocked with half a million pounds of trout
annually. View this year's stocking report here!

Hike-in Lakes
Want to head up to the higher alpine lakes for solitude, scenery and wild trout? Parker Lake and Little Walker lakes off the June Lake Loop (Hwy 158) are recommended, as are those along the Little Lakes Valley trail at the end of Rock Creek Road. Other favorite hike-in lakes are around the Twenty Lakes Basin at Saddlebag Lake (Tioga Pass Road/Hwy. 120), as well as Sotcher Lake in Reds Meadow, and Kirman Lake off Sonora Pass/Hwy 108. For fishing information, please contact the California department of Fish & Wildlife: 760-872-1171 or the CDFW Website.

Top Fishing Spots: Note: A California Sport Fishing License is required of anyone over 16 at all
locations listed on this page. View more regulations here.
Topaz Lake |
U.S. 395, north of Topaz/Coleville |
Types of fish: Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Smallmouth Bass |
West Walker River |
Parallels U.S. 395 near Walker and Coleville. US 395 bridge mile marker 96 to the Topaz Lake inlet. |
Types of fish: Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout |
Little Walker River |
Feeds the West Walker River West of Sonora Pass Hwy. 108 |
Types of fish: Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout |
Bridgeport Reservoir |
Hwy 182, North of Bridgeport |
Types of fish: Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Sacramento Perch |
East Walker River |
East Walker flows out ofreservoir |
Types of fish:Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout |
Twin Lakes |
Hwy 420, 14 Miles outside of Bridgeport on Twin Lakes Road |
Types of fish: Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Kokanee Salmon |
Virginia Lakes |
South of Bridgeport, west of Hwy395 at the top of Conway Summit |
Types of fish: Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout,Brook Trout |
Lundy Lake |
Follow Lundy Lake Road, south of Bridgeport, five miles west of U.S. 395 to the base of Conway Summit |
Types of fish: Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout and Brook Trout |
4 June Lake Loop lakes and Lower Rush Creek |
Lakes are along the 15-mile horseshoe-loop, two-lane highway from U.S. 395 at the town of June Lake;creek flows from Grant Lake |
Types of fish: Rainbow trout, Lahontan Cutthroat trout, Brown Trout |
Mammoth Lakes Basin |
The basin is the farthest-outpoint in Mammoth Lakes accessible by road; reach it by following MainStreet/Lake Mary Rd. up, up, up |
Types of fish: Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Brook Trout |
Hot Creek |
East of Mammoth Lakes |
Types of fish: Some 5,000 to 7,000rainbow and brown trout per mile live in this popular stream. |
San Joaquin River |
Reds Meadow area of the High Sierra west of Mammoth Lakes |
Types of fish: Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout and Brook Trout |
Convict Lake |
South of Mammoth Lakes at the foot of Mt. Morrison |
Types of fish: Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout |
Upper Owens River |
The river runs along Owens River Road, which travels east of U.S. 395 between June Lake and Bishop |
Types of fish: Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout |
Lower McGee Creek |
Near Crowley Lake, off U.S. 395 |
Types of fish: Rainbow Trout, Brown trout, Brook trout |
Crowley Lake |
East of U.S. 395 between Bishop and Mammoth Lakes |
Types of fish: Rainbow trout, Brown Trout and Sacramento Perch |