Schober Lakes Fishing in Inyo County, California

• Overview

  Schober Lakes is set in Inyo County, California. Elevation runs to 11,719 feet. The water measures roughly 3 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. Our Inyo County list holds plenty of bigger water. West Bishop is the closest place, 16 miles off. Bishop is 19 miles away, with Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek at 19 miles. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Schober Lakes

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. County-wide records name california golden trout, brook trout, rainbow trout, brown trout and owens sucker. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Fish Schober Lakes where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical August readings run about 52°F; by January the average is down near 20°F. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from early June. Ice clears near early June and comes back about mid November in a typical year. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. It holds true on Schober Lakes more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Should this one be busy, Bottleneck Lake is 0.5 miles off. None of that is settled for Schober Lakes in what we hold.