Fishing Frog Lakes in Mono County, California

• Overview

  Look for Frog Lakes in the Mono County part of California. The setting is mixed forest. Nearest town is Yosemite Valley, 27 miles off. The big place round here is Clovis, 88 miles distant. Nearby, in order: Cooney Lake lies 0.2 miles on, Moat Lake at 0.6 miles, Blue Lake lies 0.7 miles on, Big Valley Lake at 0.9 miles and Red Lake lies 1 mile on. Rules here are straightforward: one county, one set of rules.

• Where to Fish on Frog Lakes

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Records held for Mono County cover brook trout, rainbow trout, brown trout and owens sucker. The county list is broader than any single water. The shape of Frog Lakes decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect August near 52°F and February near 21°F on the long-run figures. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near early June. The water is typically free of ice between early June and mid November. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. The season on Frog Lakes rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Cooney Lake at 0.2 miles is the sensible second choice. Check the position on Frog Lakes before loading the car.