Lone
Pine opens it's trout season approximately two months earlier than anywhere
else in the Eastern Sierra. It is kicked off with the Early Opener Trout Derby
on the first Saturday in March. Our steams and lakes are stocked regulary
by the California Department of Fish and Game with Rainbow and Brown Trout.
Come and enjoy the out of the way streams and ponds where you can fish for
not only trout but bass and catfish too!
Try a pack trip or hike into the Golden
Trout Wilderness Area where you will find beautiful Goldern Trout. Some of
these areas require permits and allow catch-and-release fishing techniques.
Lone Pine is Golden Trout Headquarters. If you are interested in our Certificate for catching a Golden Trout please call 760.876.4444 or email us at: info@lonepinechamber.org.
You can also Click Here, and get a printable form and register through the mail.
Try these Fishing Spots
Independence Creek: Turn west on Market
St. Good fishing from Independence Campground up above Seven Pines Village.
Symmes Creek: Turn west on Market Street
in Independence, turn left on Foothill Rd., follow the road to Symmes Creek
Campground. Good fishing at the campground.
Sheperd Creek: Turn east 10 miles north of
Lone Pine. Fish the sand trap where the road meets the creek. Not open at
early opener.
George Creek: About 8 miles north of Lone
Pine, cross over the Los Angeles Aqueduct, turn left at the first dirt road.
Fishing is good at the sand trap.
Whitney Portal Pond: Turn west at the stoplight
in Lone Pine, drive 13 miles up the grade. Fishing is good at the pond and
along the creek in the campground.
Lone Pine Creek: Turn west at the stoplight
in Lone Pine, fish the creek starting at the mouth of the canyon.
Lone Pine Sand Trap: Turn west at the stoplight,
turn left at the first dirt road after you cross over the Los Angeles Aqueduct.
Tuttle Creek: Turn west at the stoplight,
drive 3 miles to Horseshoe Meadow Road turn left. Turn right at Tuttle Creek
Campground sign. Fishing is good at the campground.
Diaz Lake: Located on the west side of highway
395, 3 miles south of Lone Pine. Opened year around.
Cottonwood Creek: Turn west at the Cottonwood
Power House Turnoff about 10 miles south of Lone Pine. Keep to the left as
you cross the Los Angeles Aqueduct. The best fishing is from the campgrounds
at the power house intake to the end of the road.
Cottonwood Lakes Special Regulations.
It is catch and release at Cottonwood Lakes 1, 2, 3, and 4. All other lakes
in the Cottonwood Lakes Basin are restricted to artificial lures or flies
with barbless hooks, limit 5. Season is July 1 - October 31st.
