Chevaux Lake, California: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Chevaux Lake stands in Inyo County, California. Height above sea level is 11,076 feet. The water measures roughly 5 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. On size it sits at the modest end of our Inyo County list. The closest town, West Bishop, is 17 miles away. The big place round here is Clovis, 61 miles distant. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Chevaux Lake

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Open biodiversity records for Inyo County list california golden trout, brook trout, rainbow trout and brown trout. The county list is broader than any single water. Chevaux Lake gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs 19°F to 50°F. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. Winter locks it down, and mid June brings it back. Ice clears near mid June and comes back about mid November in a typical year. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Anyone fishing Chevaux Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Failing this one, try Alsace Lake, 0.4 miles away. Signs at Chevaux Lake carry more weight than any list.