Bishop Creek — South & North Lakes
Bishop Creek Canyon (Hwy 168), above Bishop · near Bishop · Eastern Sierra
Fishing
At a glance
- Difficulty
- beginner
- Best season
- Late-spring opener–Nov 15; summer–early fall
Permits and booking
- Licence required
- Yes
- Licence detail
- CA license (16+). General trout season and limits; closed in winter (snow). Heavily stocked. Backcountry lakes above hold wild fish. Confirm current CDFW rules.
What is here
- Features
- South Fork & North Fork lakes of Bishop Creek · Heavily stocked, boat rentals at South Lake · Aspen-lined North Lake, gateway to Piute Pass · Trailheads to dozens of wild backcountry lakes
Worth knowing
- Dogs
- Allowed
- Good for a first timer
- Yes
Fishing detail
- Water type
- high-sierra
- Water
- fresh
- Methods
- Bait · Spin · Trolling · Fly
- Boat
- boat
- Target species
- Stocked rainbow trout · Brook trout · Brown trout · Golden/brook (backcountry)
- Intl tip
- South Lake has boat rentals and easy stocked-trout fishing; North Lake is smaller, quieter, and aspen-ringed. Both are trailheads into wild backcountry lakes (Bishop Pass, Piute Pass). Closed in winter; best summer–early fall.
The guide
The other two forks of Bishop Creek round out one of the richest fishing canyons in the Eastern Sierra. South Lake, a 10,000-fo…
In the Guidebook
Everything above is yours for free. The written guide to Bishop Creek — South & North Lakes — what it is actually like, and what we would tell a friend before they went — comes with the Guidebook.
Getting there
- Coordinates
- 37.1697, -118.5636