Fishing at Ramona Lake, Inyo County, California

• Overview

  Ramona Lake is one of the Inyo County listings for California. Beyond the shoreline you have lake country bush. Roughly 29 acres: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. It is high ground by California standards. West Bishop sits 20 miles from the bank. The big place round here is Clovis, 58 miles distant. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Ramona Lake

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Open biodiversity records for Inyo County list california golden trout, brook trout and rainbow trout. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Take Ramona Lake a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give August about 53°F and February about 21°F. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. Once it clears, about early June, the fishing comes on quickly. The lid tends to go about early June and return around late November. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. On Ramona Lake that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. The nearest alternative is Upper Honeymoon Lake, 0.9 miles out. Treat Ramona Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.