Fishing at Long Lake, Inyo County, California

• Overview

  Long Lake falls in Inyo County, part of California. The ground round it is lake country bush. At about 36 acres, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. It is among the larger waters listed here for Inyo County. Nearest town is Big Pine, 15 miles off. For a city, Clovis is 67 miles off. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Long Lake

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Across Inyo County, recorded fish include california golden trout, brook trout, rainbow trout, brown trout and owens sucker. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. At Long Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect August near 50°F and February near 19°F on the long-run figures. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. The lid usually goes in mid June, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Average temperatures cross freezing around mid June in spring and again near mid November in autumn. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. Long Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. For a change of water, Spearhead Lake is 0.5 miles distant. Check the current arrangement for Long Lake.