Laurel Lake Fishing near Mammoth Lakes, California

• Overview

  Laurel Lake is one of the Mono County listings for California. The ground round it is mixed forest. The water measures roughly 2 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Mono County. Mammoth Lakes sits 14 miles from the bank. The nearest city of size is Clovis, 64 miles away. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Laurel Lake

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Across Mono County, recorded fish include brook trout, rainbow trout and brown trout. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. The near bank of Laurel Lake is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put August at about 52°F and February near 21°F. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. Count the season from break-up, usually early June. The season between ice runs from about early June to mid November. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. Plan around that when you fish Laurel Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Grinnell Lake at 0.6 miles is the sensible second choice. Ask locally about Laurel Lake if anything is unclear.