Crowley Lake
Long Valley (south of Mammoth) · near Mammoth Lakes · Eastern Sierra
Fishing
At a glance
- Difficulty
- intermediate
- Best season
- Opener late April · fly-fishing summer/fall
Permits and booking
- Licence required
- Yes
- Licence detail
- CA license (16+) required. Crowley is the Eastern Sierra's most famous trout lake — its late-April opener is a legendary event, and its summer/fall fly fishery for big rainbows and browns (from float tubes/boats over the weed beds) is superb. Special regs in the fall season. Boat launch and marina.
What is here
- Features
- Legendary Eastern Sierra trout lake · Famous late-April opener · Trophy rainbows & browns · Weed-bed fly fishing
Worth knowing
- Dogs
- Allowed
- Good for a first timer
- Yes
Fishing detail
- Water type
- lake
- Water
- fresh
- Methods
- Fly · Trolling · Bait
- Boat
- both
- Target species
- Rainbow trout (trophy 'Crowley' bows) · Brown trout · Sacramento perch · Cutthroat
- Intl tip
- License required. The Eastern Sierra's most famous trout lake — the late-April opener is legendary. Bait/troll early season; the summer/fall weed-bed FLY fishing (float tube/boat) for big rainbows and browns is the real magic, with special regs. Boat launch and marina. Combine with Mammoth, Hot Creek, and the Owens. A must-fish.
The guide
Crowley Lake, spread across the sagebrush flats of Long Valley south of Mammoth, is the most famous trout lake in the Eastern S…
In the Guidebook
Everything above is yours for free. The written guide to Crowley Lake — what it is actually like, and what we would tell a friend before they went — comes with the Guidebook.
Getting there
- Coordinates
- 37.61, -118.74