Lake Marjorie Fishing in Inyo County, California

• Overview

  Set in Inyo County, California, this is Lake Marjorie. It sits at 11,132 feet above sea level. Roughly 44 acres: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. It is among the larger waters listed here for Inyo County. The closest town, Big Pine, is 17 miles away. Further out sit West Bishop (29 miles) and Bishop (29 miles). It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Lake Marjorie

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Records held for Inyo County cover california golden trout, brook trout, rainbow trout, brown trout and owens sucker. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. On Lake Marjorie that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 19°F to 51°F. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around mid June. The open-water window runs from around mid June to about mid November in an average year. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. Lake Marjorie fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Bench Lake, 1.8 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Check the position at Lake Marjorie before loading the car.