Little Lakes Valley (Rock Creek)
Rock Creek (above Bishop) · near Bishop / Mammoth Lakes · Eastern Sierra
Fishing
At a glance
- Difficulty
- intermediate
- Best season
- July–October (snow-free)
Permits and booking
- Licence required
- Yes
- Licence detail
- CA license (16+) required. Little Lakes Valley is the most accessible alpine-lake fishing in the Sierra — a nearly flat trail from the 10,300-ft Mosquito Flat trailhead (the highest trailhead in the Sierra) passes a string of lakes full of eager trout. Wilderness permit for overnights (Inyo NF).
What is here
- Features
- Easiest alpine-lake fishing in the Sierra · String of trout-filled lakes · Highest trailhead in the Sierra (10,300 ft) · Golden trout in the upper lakes
Worth knowing
- Dogs
- Allowed
- Good for a first timer
- Yes
Fishing detail
- Water type
- high-sierra
- Water
- fresh
- Methods
- Fly · Casting · Bait
- Boat
- shore
- Target species
- Brook trout (abundant) · Golden trout (higher lakes) · Rainbow trout · Brown trout
- Intl tip
- License required (permit for overnights). The EASIEST alpine-lake fishing in the Sierra — a gentle trail from the 10,300-ft Mosquito Flat trailhead passes lake after lake full of eager brookies. Goldens in the upper lakes. Great for families/first-timers to the high country (but acclimatize). July–October. Combine with Rock Creek Lake and Mammoth.
The guide
Little Lakes Valley in the Rock Creek drainage is the most accessible high-alpine lake fishing in the entire Sierra Nevada — a …
In the Guidebook
Everything above is yours for free. The written guide to Little Lakes Valley (Rock Creek) — what it is actually like, and what we would tell a friend before they went — comes with the Guidebook.
Getting there
- Coordinates
- 37.435, -118.745