Patricia Lake Fishing Guide, Mono County, California

• Overview

  Patricia Lake sits in Mono County, out in California. It sits in pine and birch country. Small at around 4 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Our Mono County list holds plenty of bigger water. West Bishop lies 18 miles from the water. For a city, Clovis is 69 miles off. Two sets of local rules meet not far from this water.

• Where to Fish on Patricia Lake

  Depth figures are not published for this one. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Public occurrence data for Mono County names brook trout, rainbow trout and brown trout. The county list is broader than any single water. On Patricia Lake the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about 22°F in February to roughly 53°F in August. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around early June. Averages suggest open water from about early June through to roughly late November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. Patricia Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Mapping shows a ramp about half a mile from the shore. A pier or jetty stands half a mile away, which helps on a crowded bank. There is camping recorded roughly 0.9 miles off. Toilets show in mapping about 0.9 miles away. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Should this one be busy, Rock Creek Lake is 1 mile off. Rules at Patricia Lake are worth checking on the day.