Lundy Lake
Lundy Lake Road, off US-395 near Lee Vining · near Lee Vining · Eastern Sierra
Fishing
At a glance
- Difficulty
- beginner
- Best season
- Late-April opener–Nov 15
Permits and booking
- Licence required
- Yes
- Licence detail
- CA license (16+). General trout season and limits. Stocked plus wild fish; fish run slightly larger under lighter pressure. Confirm current CDFW rules.
What is here
- Features
- Quiet lake below the Mono Basin · Bigger-than-average fish, lighter pressure · Wild brook trout in canyon beaver ponds · Waterfalls & fall aspen color
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
- Rainbow trout · Brown trout · Wild brook (canyon)
- Intl tip
- A quieter, uncrowded lake where fish run a bit bigger — troll or fish the south bank. Hike up Lundy Canyon for wild trout in the beaver ponds. Spectacular aspen color in October. Boat rentals at Lundy Lake Resort.
The guide
Lundy Lake is the quiet alternative — a narrow, scenic reservoir tucked into a canyon above the Mono Basin, close to Lee Vining…
In the Guidebook
Everything above is yours for free. The written guide to Lundy Lake — what it is actually like, and what we would tell a friend before they went — comes with the Guidebook.
Getting there
- Coordinates
- 38.03, -119.24