Grass Lake near Lone Pine: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Grass Lake is set in Inyo County, California. Height above sea level is 10,899 feet. Small enough that any disturbance crosses the whole surface. Our Inyo County list holds plenty of bigger water. Head to Lone Pine, 10 miles away, for anything you forgot. Visalia sits 60 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. Rules here are straightforward: one county, one set of rules.

• Where to Fish on Grass Lake

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Fish documented in Inyo County include california golden trout, brook trout and rainbow trout. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. At Grass Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put August at about 55°F and January near 22°F. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. Break-up comes around late May, and the run that follows is short and strong. Averages place the thaw at late May and the freeze at late November. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. Grass Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Failing this one, try Peanut Lake, 0.2 miles away. Nothing here settles the position at Grass Lake for certain.