No cloud to trap the day's warmth tonight, with barely a breath of wind and no real change in pressure. Franklin Lake should fish best around points where shallow meets deep today. One clear peak today: the evening. Cover water early, then settle where the signs are. Cooler water spreads fish back across the shallows.
The bites are average now
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In California, Franklin Lake belongs to Mono County. The setting is rolling bush. It sits higher than most water we list in California. Mammoth Lakes sits 8.6 miles from here and is the nearest stop. West Bishop is 28 miles away, with Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek at 29 miles. Neighbouring water: Bunny Lake within 0.9 miles, Glennette Lake at 1 mile, Ram Lake within 1.1 miles, Glen Lake at 1.1 miles and Cloverleaf Lake within 1.4 miles. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.
Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Species logged across Mono County include brook trout, rainbow trout and brown trout. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. At Franklin Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.
The range across the year is 20°F to 52°F. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Once it clears, about early June, the fishing comes on quickly. Climate averages put the opening at about early June and the closing near mid November. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. Plan any trip to Franklin Lake around it.
The access position is unclear from public sources. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. 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. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Bunny Lake at 0.9 miles is the sensible second choice. For Franklin Lake in particular, ask before you travel.
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The bites are average now
| 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 4.9 | 5.6 | 4.7 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.5 |
| 47° | 46° | 45° | 45° | 44° | 45° | 45° | 44° | 46° | 52° | 55° | 58° | 60° | 61° | 62° | 62° | 60° | 59° | 56° | 52° | 50° | 49° | 48° | 47° |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30.01 | 30 | 30.01 | 30 | 30 | 30.01 | 30 | 29.99 | 30.01 | 30.01 | 30 | 29.97 | 29.93 | 29.91 | 29.91 | 29.89 | 29.88 | 29.89 | 29.9 | 29.92 | 29.94 | 29.96 | 29.97 | 29.97 |
| 47 | 48 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 43 | 37 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 38 | 44 | 46 | 49 | 51 | 52 |
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