Elevation: 10,500
Day hike fishing: The trail is an arduous, steep climb for a little over a mile. The trail climbs 720 feet in a series of switch-backs for three-quarters of a mile. The lake does not typically thaw until late June or early July.
Region:
Closest town or
supplies: Tioga Pass Resort; Lee Vining /
Nearest campground: Saddlebag Campground, Ellery Lake Campground, Tioga Lake Campground
Fishing season: General Best times: Early summer until Fall
Fishing Tips: (Hopefully, I can report back the summer of 2008, but the lake is highly touted by author John Barbier in his Eastern Sierra Fishing Guide for Day Hikers)
Favorite lures or bait: Use small lures such as Kastmasters, Daredevils and Panther-Martins. Bring smaller lures, but have a variety of color combinations to entice both shallow and deep cruising trout. (See Category: Fishing Tips – Best Lures and Bait)
Favorite fly patterns: Fly & Bubble technique with small nymphs such as Hare’s Ear, Zug Bug, Bead-Head Prince Nymph, Pheasant Tail or a Tellico Shrimp. (See Category: Fishing Tips – Best Fly Patterns and Techniques)
Stocking information:
Additional information: It is not uncommon for hikers living at lower elevations to experience aching lungs, headaches and nausea due to altitude sickness. Be sure to drink plenty of purified or filtered water all day on the trail whether you are thirsty or not. Bring along sun screen, sun glasses, a hat and an outer garment. Additionally, I always recommend carrying in your day pack a first aid kit, a plastic rain coat and a mosquito net just in case.
Nearby fishing:
Directions: From the junction of Highway 395 and Highway
120 on the outskirts of Lee Vining, turn west on Highway 120 and proceed
approximately eleven miles to
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