Convict Creek

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• Flies

• Resources

Spots

• Convict Lake Area Maps

  • Convict Lake Area Map

  • Convict Lake Backcountry Map

• Convict Creek

  • Location: Convict Creek Location

  • Convict Creek, just below the outlet, often contains large trout that have left the lake

  • Better flyfishing opportunities on the creek occur below Hwy 395 where Convict Creek merges with McGee Creek before flowing into Lake Crowley.

• Convict Lake

  • Location: Convict Lake Location

  • Has a marina and packstation

• Laurel Lakes

  • Location: Laurel Lakes Location

  • Trailhead: Mildred Lake/Dorothy Lake Trailhead

  • AllTrails: Laurel Lakes AllTrails Map

  • Laurel Lakes drain into Laurel Creek which follows the jeep road

  • 2 Lakes that contain Goldens

  • 1/2 mile from end of road, one lake at 10,000' and the next at 10,500'

• Mildred Lake

  • Location: Mildred Lake Location

  • Trailhead: Mildred Lake/Dorothy Lake Trailhead

  • AllTrails: Mildred Lake AllTrails Map

  • 4.25 miles from the trailhead with a 2200 feet gain at 9,850'

  • A large meadow extends from the southern shore of Mildred Lake consisting of Rainbows and Brookies within the meandering Convict Creek

• Lake Dorothy

  • Location: Dorothy Lake Location

  • Trailhead: Mildred Lake/Dorothy Lake Trailhead

  • AllTrails: Dorothy Lake AllTrails Map

  • 5 miles from trailhead at 10,350'

• Lake Genevieve

  • Location: Lake Genevieve Location

  • Trailhead: Mildred Lake/Dorothy Lake Trailhead

  • AllTrails: Lake Genevieve AllTrails Map

  • About 6.5 miles from trailhead at 9,910'

• Edith Lake

  • Location: Edith Lake Location

  • Trailhead: Mildred Lake/Dorothy Lake Trailhead

  • AllTrails: Edith Lake AllTrails Map

    • Not exact map

  • You must go off-trail at the southern end of Lake Genevieve and follow the inlet creek west

  • About 6.4 miles from Trailhead at 10,100'

• Cloverleaf Lake

  • Location: Cloverleaf Lake Location

  • Trailhead: Mildred Lake/Dorothy Lake Trailhead

    • Not exact map

    • Must go off-trail past Edith Lake another 1/2 mile

  • AllTrails: Cloverleaf Lake AllTrails Map

  • 10,300'

• Bunny Lake

  • Location: Bunny Lake Location

  • Trailhead: Mildred Lake/Dorothy Lake Trailhead

  • AllTrails: Bunny Lake AllTrails Map

  • 8 miles from the trailhead at Convict Lake at 10,950'

  • You must go off-trail at Lake Genevieve

  • May be fishless

• Bighorn Lake

  • Location: Bighorn Lake Location

  • Trailhead: Mildred Lake/Dorothy Lake Trailhead

  • AllTrails: Bighorn Lake AllTrails Map

  • 10,675'

• Lake Wit-So-Nah-Pah

  • Location: Lake Wit-So-Nah-Pah Location

  • Trailhead: Mildred Lake/Dorothy Lake Trailhead

  • AllTrails: Lake Wit-So-Nah-Pah AllTrails Map

  • Go off-trail past Big Horn Lake annd go southeast about .5 miles

  • 6.2 miles from trailhead at Convict Lake at 10,725'

• Constance Lake

  • Location: Constance Lake Location

  • Trailhead: Mildred Lake/Dorothy Lake Trailhead

  • AllTrails: Constance Lake AllTrails Map

    • Not exact map

  • Go off-trail past Bighorn Lake and go southeast for about a mile

  • 7 miles from Convict Lake Trailhead at 10,950'

• Bright Dot Lake

  • Location: Bright Dot Lake Location

  • Trailhead: Mildred Lake/Dorothy Lake Trailhead

  • AllTrails: Bright Dot Lake AllTrails Map

  • Must go off-trail from the creek outlet .6 miles below Mildred Lake

  • Follow the creek about .8 miles

  • About 4.25 miles from the trailhead at Convict Lake at 10,650'

Flies

Convict Lake Flies

• Dry Flies

  • Olive Caddis #16-20

  • Yellow Humpy #14-16

• Nymphs

  • Hare’s Ear Nymph #12-14

  • Pheasant Tail Nymph #12-14

  • Bird Nest #12-14

  • A.P. Nymph #12-14

• Stillwater Flies

  • Woolly Bugger #8-10

  • Krystal Buggers #8-10

  • Clouser Minnow (Black/Silver/blue) #6-8

  • Mohair Leech #8-10

  • Marabou Muddler #6-10

  • Matuka #6-10

  • Hornberg #6-10

Convict Creek Flies

• Dry Flies

  • Parachute Adams #16-18

  • Olive Caddis #16-18

  • Royal Wulff #16-18

  • Griffith’s Gnat #16-18

  • Henrys Fork Hopper

  • Chernobyl Ant

• Nymphs

  • Hare’s Ear #16-18

  • Prince Nymph #16-18

  • Pheasant Tail Nymph #16-18

Resources

• Fly Fishing the Sierra Convict Lake

• Fly Fishing the Sierra Convict Backcountry

• Convict Lake Resort/Marina