Sedge Lake Fishing near Mammoth Lakes, California

• Overview

  Sedge Lake sits in Mono County, out in California. The water sits 10,489 feet up. This is a tiny water, and one quiet approach covers all of it. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Mono County. The nearest place of any size is Mammoth Lakes, 12 miles away. Further out sit West Bishop (32 miles) and Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek (34 miles). It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Sedge Lake

  Depth here is unknown, so count the lead down before committing. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Across Mono County, recorded fish include brook trout, rainbow trout, brown trout, owens sucker and california golden trout. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. Take Sedge Lake a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give August about 54°F and February about 25°F. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about late May. The open-water window runs from around late May to about early December in an average year. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. Sedge Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. You can camp about half a mile away, going by the mapping. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. The nearest alternative is Shorty Lake, 0.2 miles out. Treat Sedge Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.