Upper Golden Trout Lake Fishing in Inyo County, California

• Overview

  Within Inyo County, California, you have Upper Golden Trout Lake. What surrounds it is pine and birch. At roughly 4 acres, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Inyo County. The town to know is West Bishop, 17 miles out. It is 62 miles to Clovis, the nearest city. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Upper Golden Trout Lake

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Public occurrence data for Inyo County names california golden trout, brook trout, rainbow trout, brown trout and owens sucker. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. Take Upper Golden Trout Lake a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 49°F in August and bottoms out near 18°F in January. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. After mid June the shallows warm and the fish move up. Ice usually gives way near mid June, and forms again about mid November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Upper Golden Trout Lake runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Should this one be busy, Lower Golden Trout Lake is 0.2 miles off. Treat access at Upper Golden Trout Lake as something to verify.