Lost Lakes Fishing in Alpine County, California

• Overview

  Lost Lakes is set in Alpine County, California. It stands 8,615 feet above sea level. You are 20 miles from South Lake Tahoe. Then Gardnerville Ranchos, 20 miles, and Kingsbury, 23 miles. Close by you have: Upper Blue Lake just 1.1 miles, Granite Lake at 2.1 miles, Evergreen Lake just 2.4 miles, Lower Blue Lake at 2.5 miles and Winnemucca Lake just 2.8 miles. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lost Lakes

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Survey and observation records for Alpine County include brook trout, rainbow trout, great basin cutthroat trout, cutthroat trout and tahoe sucker. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. The shape of Lost Lakes rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give August about 57°F and January about 25°F. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough early May. The water is typically free of ice between early May and late November. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. Expect Lost Lakes to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Overnight stays are possible about half a mile out, where camping is mapped. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Should this one be busy, Upper Blue Lake is 1.1 miles off. Ask locally about Lost Lakes if anything is unclear.