Jumble Lake, California: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  The Inyo County end of California holds Jumble Lake. The bank is 11,496 feet above sea level. It covers about 11 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. By elevation it is in the upper part of our California listings. For supplies, West Bishop is 19 miles out. Then Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, 21 miles, and Bishop, 22 miles. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Jumble Lake

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Across Inyo County, recorded fish include california golden trout, brook trout, rainbow trout and brown trout. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Read Jumble Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  August is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 48°F, while February sits near 18°F. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. Ice is part of the season here, ending near late June. The season between ice runs from about late June to early November. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. Plan any trip to Jumble Lake around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. For a change of water, Lake Italy is 0.8 miles distant. Where Jumble Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.