Mammoth Lakes Basin
Lake Mary Road, above Mammoth Lakes · near Mammoth Lakes · Eastern Sierra
Fishing
At a glance
- Difficulty
- beginner
- Best season
- Late-April opener–Nov 15; realistically June (ice-out)–October
Permits and booking
- Licence required
- Yes
- Licence detail
- CA license (16+). General trout season and limits (5/10). Put-and-take stocked lakes with some wild browns. Confirm current CDFW dates.
What is here
- Features
- Cluster of roadside alpine lakes above town · Heavily stocked incl. trophy rainbows · Boat rentals at Mary, George & Twin · Family- and beginner-friendly
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 · Brook trout · Wild brown trout (Mary/Mamie/Twin)
- Nickname
- The Lakes Basin
- Intl tip
- The easiest place in the region for families and first-timers. Rent a boat at Lake Mary, George, or Twin. Best after ice-out (June) through October. Tackle at Kittredge Sports and The Trout Fitter in town.
The guide
The Mammoth Lakes Basin is the town's front-porch fishery — a cluster of glittering glacial lakes (Mary, Mamie, George, and Twi…
In the Guidebook
Everything above is yours for free. The written guide to Mammoth Lakes Basin — what it is actually like, and what we would tell a friend before they went — comes with the Guidebook.
Getting there
- Coordinates
- 37.598, -118.999