Baboon Lakes Fishing in Inyo County, California

• Overview

  You will find Baboon Lakes in Inyo County, California. The water sits 10,988 feet up. This is a pocket water of some 15 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. It sits higher than most water we list in California. Nearest town is West Bishop, 16 miles off. It is 64 miles to Clovis, the nearest city. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Baboon Lakes

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Open biodiversity records for Inyo County list california golden trout, brook trout, rainbow trout and brown trout. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. The shape of Baboon Lakes rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give August about 52°F and January about 20°F. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough early June. Break-up sits around early June on average, with the water closing again about mid November. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. At Baboon Lakes the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. Public mapping records no formal access here, so plan for a walk and soft ground. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. For a change of water, Donkey Lake is 0.5 miles distant. Treat access at Baboon Lakes as something to verify.