Spuller Lake in Mono County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Spuller Lake belongs to Mono County, California. Pine and birch runs right down to the water. It covers about 5 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Mono County. Yosemite Valley sits 21 miles from here and is the nearest stop. It is 81 miles to Clovis, the nearest city. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Spuller Lake

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Fish documented in Mono County include brook trout, rainbow trout, brown trout and owens sucker. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. On Spuller Lake the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  August is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 51°F, while February sits near 20°F. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. The lid usually goes in mid June, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about mid June until roughly mid November. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. The season on Spuller Lake follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Maul Lake sits 0.3 miles off and takes the overflow. Check the current arrangement for Spuller Lake.