Map courtesy of mytopo.com.
Twin Lakes Recreation Area (Upper and Lower)
Lake name:
Elevation:
Road condition: Paved
Day hikes to fishing:
(See Barney Lake)
Region: Toiyabe National Forest Area/description:
Twelve miles south of Bridgeport
Lake size: Upper-265 acres; Lower-391 acres
Depth: 100+
Species: Rainbows
and Browns
Closest town or
supplies: Lake resorts or Bridgeport
Contacts: Annett’s
Mono Village
(760) 932-7071; Twin Lakes Resort (760) 932-7751; Ken’s Sporting Goods in Bridgeport (760) 932-7707; The Trout Fly in Bridgeport (760) 934-2517.
Facilities: Lodge,
marina, grocery store, bait and tackle, coin-laundry, coin-showers, RV
campground
Nearest campground: Five
campgrounds are spread out on Robinson
Creek below Lower Twin Lake (Crags Campground; Honeymoon Flat; Lower
Twin Lakes Campground; Paha Campground; Robinson Creek Campground)
Boating: Speed restriction
Fishing season: The
season opens the last Saturday in April and closes November 15.
Fishing Tips:
Favorite lures or
bait:
Favorite fly
patterns: Both lakes attract fly fishers in float tubes fishing the evening
hatch.
Stocking information:
45,000+ annually in both lakes + Alper plants
Additional
information: Although the Brown trout fishery is in decline, the state
record Brown was taken from Upper
Twin Lake
at 26lbs-8 oz. in 1987. Previous to that
record, the state record for a Brown trout was 26-pounds taken in 1983 in Lower Twin
Lake. Large Browns still feed on planted trout, and
some say that the record could be broken again. Note: The small connecting stream between the lakes is closed to
fishing.
Nearby fishing: Robinson Creek
Directions: From
Highway 395 south of Bridgeport, turn left on Twin Lakes Road and
travel approximately 11 miles to Lower
Twin Lake.
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