June Lake

• Spots

  • June Lake Loop

  • Agnew Lake Backcountry

• Flies

  • June Lake Loop General Flies

  • June Lake Loop Specific Flies

  • Walker Lake Area Flies

  • Agnew Lake Backcountry Flies

• Boating

• Resources

Spots

June Lake Loop

• June Lake Loop Map

  • June Lake Loop Map

  • Walker Lake Map

• Silver Lake

  • Location: Location

  • Areas to fish

    • Rush Creek Outlet

    • North Side

    • Southern Shore where Rush/Reverse Creek enters

    • Southern shore near the parking lot at the south end of the lake

• Gull Lake

  • Location: Location

  • Areas to fish:

    • Reedbeds along the northern shoreline

    • Western shoreline

    • The hole just to the left of the marina

    • The Rock

• June Lake

  • Location: Location

  • Areas to fish:

    • Western and northern shoreline where tule reedbeds exist

    • The beach area along the drop-off

    • Troll the roadside of the lake, hitting the coves, around the marinas

    • Try the far shore near the middle part of the lake

    • Shore fishing is good along the beach area, across the lake along the steep wall, near the reeds along the west side of the lake, and near Boulder Lodge.

• Grant Lake

  • Location: Location

  • Areas to fish:

    • Around the marina, the inlet, and near the dam

    • Channel between the north and south sections

    • Where Park Creek and Rush Creek enter the lake

    • The peninsula

    • Sheepherders' Bay

    • The Narrows near the marina

• Rush Creek

  • Location: Location

  • Areas to fish:

    • Between Silver and Grant Lake

    • Below Grant Lake

    • Where Rush Creek enters Mono Lake

• Reversed Creek

  • Location: Location

  • Areas to fish:

    • Between Gull and Silver Lake

    • Just above the Silver Lake inlet

• Fern Lake

  • Location: Fern Lake Location

  • Tralhead: Yost Creek Trailhead

  • AllTrails: https://www.alltrails.com/explore/trail/us/california/fern-lake-trail

• Parker Lake

  • Location: Parker Lake Location

  • Trailhead: Park Lake Trailhead

  • AllTrails: [Park Lake AllTrails]https://www.alltrails.com/explore/trail/us/california/parker-lake-trail

  • 2 miles from trailhead at 8,350'

• Walker Lake

  • Location: Walker Lake Location

  • Trailhead: Walker Lake Trailhead

  • Short walk from trailhead

  • Caddis hatches occur during the summer months

  • Midge hatch occurs throughout the year

  • Dry fly action works during the early morning or late evening. During the rest of the day, try dark colored streamers with a sinking line to get the patterns close to the bottom.

• Sardine Lakes

  • Location: Sardine Lakes Location

  • Trailhead: Walker Lake Trailhead

  • AllTrails: Sardine Lakes AllTrails Map

Agnew Lake Backcountry

• Agnew Lake Backcountry Map

  • Agnew Lake Backcountry Map

• Agnew Lake

  • Location: Agnew Lake Location

  • Trailhead: Rush Creek Trailhead

  • AllTrails: Agnew Lake AllTrails Map

  • 2 miles from trailhead at 8,508'

  • Steep shores, difficult to fish

• Gem Lake

  • Location: Gem Lake Location

  • Trailhead: Rush Creek Trailhead

  • AllTrails: Gem Lake AllTrails Map

  • 2.6 miles from trailhead at 9,050'

  • Best areas are the Rush Creek and Crest Creek inlets, particularly in the Spring

• Alger Lakes

  • Location: Alger Lakes Location

  • Trailhead: Rush Creek Trailhead

  • AllTrails: Alger Lakes AllTrails Map

  • 8.5 miles from trailhead at 10,700'

  • From northern shore of Gem Lake, take Alger Lakes trail for 4 miles, then follow trail northwards for 3.6 miles with 1500' gain

  • Has Goldens

• Rush Creek

  • Location: Rush Creek Location

  • Trailhead: Rush Creek Trailhead

  • AllTrails: Rush Creek AllTrails Map

  • 4.5 miles from trailhead at 9,100' to 9,420'

  • Fishable between Gem Lake and Waugh Lake, god section near JMT/PCT

• Waugh Lake

  • Location: Waugh Lake Location

  • Trailhead: Rush Creek Trailhead

  • AllTrails: Waugh Lake AllTrails Map

  • 6 miles from trailhead at 9,420'

• Lost Lakes

  • Location: Lost Lakes Location

  • Trailhead: Rush Creek Trailhead

  • AllTrails: Lost Lakes AllTrails Map

    • Not exact trail directions

  • 7.5 miles from trailhead at 10,600' to 11,050'

  • From northwest shore of Waugh Lake, follow outlet creek northward off-trail for 1.5 miles.

  • Has Goldens

• Weber Lake

  • Location: Weber Lake Location

  • Trailhead: Rush Creek Trailhead

  • AllTrails: Weber Lake AllTrails Map

    • Not exact trail directions

  • 6.8 miles from trailhead at 9,900'

  • Take south fork of trail at eastern side of Waugh Lake for 0.8 miles.

• Sullivan Lake

  • Location: Sullivan Lake Location

  • Trailhead: Rush Creek Trailhead

  • AllTrails: Sullivan Lake AllTrails Map

    • Not exact trail directions

  • 7.25 miles from trailhead at 9,400'

  • 1.25 miles from trail fork at Waugh Lake.

• Clark Lakes

  • Location: Clark Lakes Location

  • Trailhead: Rush Creek Trailhead

  • AllTrails: Clark Lakes AllTrails Map

  • 3.7 miles from trailhead at 9,950' to 9,800

  • Take southern trail from eastern shore of Agnew Lake, 1.7 miles with 1500' gain

• Thousand Island Lake

  • Location: Thousand Island Lake Location

  • Trailhead: Rush Creek Trailhead

  • AllTrails: Thousand Island Lake AllTrails Map

  • 6.3 miles from trailhead at 9,850'

  • Fly fishing good in late Spring and early Summer;

• Emerald Lake

  • Location: Emerald Lake Location

  • Trailhead: Rush Creek Trailhead

  • AllTrails: Emerald Lake AllTrails Map

    • Not exact directions

  • 6.74 miles from trailhead at 9,880'

  • 0.5 miles southeast of Thousand Island Lake

  • Fishless

• Ruby Lake

  • Location: Ruby Lake Location

  • Trailhead: Rush Creek Trailhead

  • AllTrails: Ruby Lake AllTrails Map

    • Not exact trail directions

  • 7.1 miles from trailhead at 9,880'

  • 0.25 miles past Emerald Lake

  • Fishable shoreline;

• Garnet Lake

  • Location: Garnet Lake Location

  • Trailhead: Rush Creek Trailhead

  • AllTrails: Garnet Lake AllTrails Map

    • Not exact trail directions

  • 7.9 miles from trailhead at 9,840'

  • Trail drops down from Ruby Lake for 0.75 miles

• Altha Lake

  • Location: Altha Lake Location

  • Trailhead: Rush Creek Trailhead

  • AllTrails: Altha Lake AllTrails Map

    • Not exact trail directions

  • 8.5 miles from trailhead at 9,680'

  • Usually has a good evening bite

• Laura Lake

  • Location: Laura Lake Location

  • Trailhead: Rush Creek Trailhead

  • AllTrails: Laura Lake AllTrails Map

    • Not exact trail directions

  • 9.2 miles from trailhead at 9,600'

  • From Altha Lake, go off-trail southeast for 0.75 miles

  • Fishless

• Davis Lakes

  • Location: Davis Lakes Location

  • Trailhead: Rush Creek Trailhead

  • AllTrails: Davis Lakes AllTrails Map

    • Not exact trail directions

  • 9.4 miles from trailhead at 9,900' to 10,275'

  • From western shore of Waugh Lake, take trail

  • Good dry fly opportunity at outlet of lower lake

• Marie Lakes

  • Location: Marie Lakes Location

  • Trailhead: Rush Creek Trailhead

  • AllTrails: Marie Lakes AllTrails Map

    • Not exact trail directions

  • 10.25 miles from trailhead at 10,850' to 11,240'

  • From Waugh Lake, follow PCT northward, then take trail fork west for 0.75 miles

Flies

June Lake Loop General Flies

• Stillwater Flies:

  • Woolly Bugger #8-10

  • Twin Lake Specials #8-10

  • Hornberg

  • Grey Ghost

  • Mohair Leech #8-10

  • Matuka #6-10

• Nymphs:

  • Hare's Ear Nymph #14-16

  • Pheasant Tail Nymph #14-16

  • Bird Nest #14-16

  • A.P. Nymph #14-16

  • Golden Stone Nymph #8

  • Zug Bug

• Drys:

  • Olive Caddis #16-18

  • Yellow Humpy #16

  • Royal Wulff #14

  • Chernobyl Ant #14-16

  • Madam X #14-16

• Lures

  • Needlefish

  • Rapalas

  • Thomas Bouyants

  • Panther Martin Spinners

  • AC Lures

  • KastMaster

June Lake Loop Specific Flies

• Fern Lake

  • Parachute Adams, Black Gnats, and BWO's in size 14-18

• Silver Lake

  • Streamers such as Hornbergs or Grey Ghosts in deep sections

  • Dropper with dry fly indicator and chironomid wet flies

• Gull Lake

  • Damsel nymphs and callibaetis nymphs near the reedbeds along the northern shoreline

  • Streamers along the western shoreline

• June Lake

  • Brown or Olive Twin Lake Special streamers

• Parker Lake

• Rush Creek

  • Olive and Brown caddis dry fly patterns starting in July

  • Hare's Ear and a beadhead Prince Nymph

  • Scuds where the creek meets Mono Lake

• Reversed Creek

  • Dries such as Adams, Bivisibles, Elk Hair Caddis, and Humpies

  • Nymphs

Walker Lake Area Flies

• Stillwater Flies:

  • Woolly Bugger #8-10

  • Krystal Bugger #8-10

  • Mohair Leech #8-10

• Nymphs:

  • Hare's Ear Nymph #16-18

  • Prince Nymph #16-18

  • Zebra Midge #14-18

  • WD 40 #15-18

• Drys:

  • Parachute Adams #16-18

  • Olive Caddis #16-18

  • Royal Wulff #16-18

  • Yellow Humpy #16

  • Griffith's Gnat #16-18

  • Black Gnat #16-18

Agnew Lake Backcountry Flies

• Stillwater Flies:

  • Woolly Bugger #8-10

  • Marabou Muddler #8-10

  • Matuka #8-10

• Nymphs:

  • Hare's Ear Nymph #14-16

  • Pheasant Tail Nymph #14-16

  • Bird Nest #14-16

  • A.P. Nymph #14-16

  • Golden Stone Nymph #8

• Drys:

  • Olive Caddis #16-18

  • Yellow Humpy #16

  • Royal Wulff #14

  • Chernobyl Ant #14-16

  • Madam X #14-16

Boating

• Silver Lake

• June Lake

• Gull Lake

• Grant Lake

Resources

• Fly Fishing the Sierra June Lake Look

• Fly Fishing the Sierra Agnew Backcountry

• Mono County Guide

• California's Greatest Lakes Guide