Lake George Fishing Guide, Mono County, California

• Overview

  The Mono County entry here is Lake George, in California. The ground around here is farm and woodlot. With some 45 acres of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. It ranks high for size among our Mono County listings. The closest town, Mammoth Lakes, is 4 miles away. Clovis is the closest city, 66 miles away. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lake George

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Records held for Mono County cover brook trout, rainbow trout, brown trout and owens sucker. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Anyone new to Lake George should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 57°F, the coldest about 26°F. A lid forms in a hard winter only. In milder years the edges alone go, and the middle never sets. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to fish here. The season on Lake George rarely departs from it. Early and late in the day beat the middle for most of the year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. There is somewhere to leave the car, half a mile off. Facilities include toilets around half a mile from here. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. For a change of water, Lake Barrett is 0.4 miles distant. None of that is settled for Lake George in what we hold.