Lost Lake Fishing Guide, Mono County, California

• Overview

  Lost Lake falls in Mono County, part of California. This is lake country bush country. Head to Mammoth Lakes, 8.8 miles away, for anything you forgot. After that come Yosemite Valley at 25 miles and Oakhurst at 37 miles. Near neighbours: Emily Lake after 0.4 miles, Castle Lake roughly 0.6 miles, Gladys Lake after 0.7 miles, Rosalie Lake roughly 0.9 miles and Vivian lake after 0.9 miles. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lost Lake

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Mono County records list brook trout, rainbow trout, brown trout, owens sucker and california golden trout among the fish reported. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Read Lost Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about 23°F in February to roughly 54°F in August. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near late May. Ice usually gives way near late May, and forms again about late November. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. That is the shape of the year on Lost Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Should this one be busy, Emily Lake is 0.4 miles off. Confirm before you fish Lost Lake.