Convict Lake
Convict Lake, off US-395 south of Mammoth · near Mammoth Lakes · Eastern Sierra
Fishing
At a glance
- Difficulty
- beginner
- Best season
- Late-April opener through Nov 15
Permits and booking
- Licence required
- Yes
- Licence detail
- CA license (16+). General trout season and limits. Heavily stocked plus wild browns; produces fish to 8 lb+. Confirm current CDFW rules.
What is here
- Features
- Dramatic setting under 12,268-ft Mt Morrison · Deep, clear trophy-trout lake · Marina boat rentals + shoreline trail · Consistent big-fish producer
Worth knowing
- Dogs
- Allowed
- Good for a first timer
- Yes
Fishing detail
- Water type
- lake
- Water
- fresh
- Methods
- Bait · Spin · Trolling · Fly
- Boat
- boat
- Target species
- Stocked rainbow trout (incl. trophy) · Wild brown trout
- Nickname
- The Trophy Lake
- Intl tip
- One of the most beautiful and productive lakes in the Sierra. Rent a boat at Convict Lake Resort and troll deep for the big browns and trophy rainbows. Easy shoreline trail for bank fishing. Great for all levels.
The guide
Convict Lake may be the most photogenic trout lake in California — a deep, clear, blue-green oval cradled beneath the ramparts …
In the Guidebook
Everything above is yours for free. The written guide to Convict Lake — what it is actually like, and what we would tell a friend before they went — comes with the Guidebook.
Getting there
- Coordinates
- 37.59, -118.857