Fourth Recess Lake Fishing Guide, Inyo County, California

• Overview

  Out in Inyo County, California, sits Fourth Recess Lake. Height above sea level is 10,167 feet. Surface area is around 49 acres, which gives you real water without needing a boat. Roughly 1.3 miles of bank means you can walk to a fresh area when one goes quiet. It ranks high for size among our Inyo County listings. Mammoth Lakes sits 18 miles from the bank. After that come West Bishop at 19 miles and Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek at 21 miles. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Fourth Recess Lake

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. County-wide records name california golden trout, brook trout and rainbow trout. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Read Fourth Recess Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between 20°F in February and 50°F in August. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. Winter locks it down, and mid June brings it back. Expect the water usable from around mid June until roughly mid November. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. Plan around that when you fish Fourth Recess Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Mapping is blank for access, so scout the approach before committing the car. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Needle Lake, 0.6 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. What applies at Fourth Recess Lake may have changed since it was mapped.