Fishing at Hitchcock Lakes, Inyo County, California

• Overview

  Inyo County in California is where Hitchcock Lakes sits. It sits in mixed forest. It sits higher than most water we list in California. Nearest place of any size is Lone Pine, 14 miles away. The big place round here is Visalia, 57 miles distant. In the same area: Guitar Lake the better part of 0.6 miles, Timberline Lake 1 mile off, Crabtree Lakes the better part of 1.4 miles, Arctic Lake 1.5 miles off and Consultation Lake the better part of 2.3 miles. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Hitchcock Lakes

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Public occurrence data for Inyo County names california golden trout, brook trout, rainbow trout and brown trout. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Hitchcock Lakes gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 49°F in August and bottom out at 18°F in January. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Look for the thaw near mid June; the fishing lifts straight after. Climate figures give an open season running mid June to mid November. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. Hitchcock Lakes fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Failing this one, try Guitar Lake, 0.6 miles away. None of that is settled for Hitchcock Lakes in what we hold.