Lone Pine

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• Cottonwood Lakes
• Cottonwood Pass
• Mount Whitney
• Other Lone Pine
• Flies
• Cottonwood Lakes/Pass Flies
• Mt Whitney Flies
• Resources

Spots

Cottonwood Lakes

• Cottonwood Lakes Maps
• Cottonwood Lakes Map
• Cottonwood Lake 1
• Location: Cottonwood Lake 1 Location
• Trailhead: Cottonwood Lakes Trailhead
• AllTrails: Cottonwood Lake AllTrails Map
• 4.3 miles from trailhead at 11,000'
• Has Golden Hybrids
• Cottonwood Lake 2
• Location: Cottonwood Lake 2 Location
• Trailhead: Cottonwood Lakes Trailhead
• AllTrails: Cottonwood Lake AllTrails Map
• 4.5 miles from trailhead at 11,030'
• Has Golden Hybrids
• Cottonwood Lake 3
• Location: Cottonwood Lake 3 Location
• Trailhead: Cottonwood Lakes Trailhead
• AllTrails: Cottonwood Lake AllTrails Map
• 5 miles from trailhead at 11,045'
• Has Golden Hybrids
• Cottonwood Lake 4
• Location: Cottonwood Lake 4 Location
• Trailhead: Cottonwood Lakes Trailhead
• AllTrails: Cottonwood Lake AllTrails Map
• 6 miles from trailhead at 11,150'
• Has Golden Hybrids
• Cottonwood Lake 5
• Location: Cottonwood Lake 5 Location
• Trailhead: Cottonwood Lakes Trailhead
• AllTrails: Cottonwood Lakes AllTrails Map
• 6 miles from trailhead at 11,160'
• Has Golden Hybrids
• Cottonwood Lake 6
• Fishless
• Cottonwood Creek
• Location: Cottonwood Creek Location
• Trailhead: Cottonwood Lakes Trailhead
• AllTrails: Cottonwood Creek AllTrails Map
• Between the mouth of Little Cottonwood Creek and South Fork of Cottonwood Creek
• Has Golden Hybrids
• Muir Lake
• Fishless
• Hidden Lake
• Fishless
• South Fork Lakes
• Location: South Fork Lakes Location
• Trailhead: Cottonwood Lakes Trailhead
• AllTrails: South Fork Lakes Lakes AllTrails Map
• Cottonwood Lakes Trail forks at Cottonwood Lake #1 and continues straight to as the New Army Pass trail
• 4.6 miles from trailhead at 11,640'
• Has Golden Hybrids
• Long Lake
• Location: Long Lake Location
• Trailhead: Cottonwood Lakes Trailhead
• AllTrails: Long Lake AllTrails Map cottonwood-lake-and-long-lake-via-cottonwood-lakes-and-new-army-pass-trail)
• Cottonwood Lakes Trail forks at Cottonwood Lake #1 and continues straight to as the New Army Pass trail
• 5 miles from trailhead at 11,135'
• Has Golden Hybrids
• High Lake
• Location: High Lake Location
• Trailhead: Cottonwood Lakes Trailhead
• AllTrails: High Lake AllTrails Map
• Cottonwood Lakes Trail forks at Cottonwood Lake #1 and continues straight to as the New Army Pass trail
• 5.8 miles from trailhead at 11,500'
• Has Golden Hybrids
• Cirque Lake
• Location: Cirque Lake Location
• Trailhead: Cottonwood Lakes Trailhead
• AllTrails: Cirque Lake AllTrails Map
• Cottonwood Lakes Trail forks at Cottonwood Lake #1 and continues straight to as the New Army Pass trail
• 7.5 miles from trailhead at 11,060'
• Has Golden Hybrids
• Rock Creek
• Location: Rock Creek Location
• Trailhead: Cottonwood Lakes Trailhead
• AllTrails: Rock Creek AllTrails Map
  • Not exact trail directions
• 9 miles from Cottonwood Trailhead over New Army Pass. The trail follows the creek for 3 miles. The creek goes another 4 miles to the Kern River, although the last mile is too steep to fish.
• Sky Blue Lakes
• Location: 2.5 miles from the trail over New Army Pass. The lakes are at 11,600'
• Trailhead: Cottonwood Lakes Trailhead
• AllTrails: Sky Blue Lakes AllTrails Map
  • Not exact trail directions
• 2.5 miles from the trail over New Army Pass. The lakes are at 11,600'
• Has Goldens

Cottonwood Pass

• Cottonwood Pass Maps
• Cottonwood Pass Map
• Golden Trout Creek
• Location: Golden Trout Creek Location
• Trailhead: Cottonwood Pass Trailhead
• Alltrails: Cottonwood Pass AllTrails Map
  • Exact trail not on AllTrails
• 8 miles from trailhead
• Starts at the headwaters of Big Whitney Meadow and Rocky Basin Lakes
• Creek has about 14 miles of fishable water from just below Rocky Basin Lakes at 10,500' to above Volcano Falls next to the Kern River at 7,500'
• Has Golden Hybrids
• Rocky Basin Lakes
• Fishless
• Funston Lake
• Location: Funston Lake Location
• Trailhead: Cottonwood Pass Trailhead
• Alltrails: Funston Lake Alltrails Map
  • Exact trail not on AllTrails
• ~11,000'
• Has Golden Hybrids, some large
• Volcano Creek
• Location: Volcano Creek Location
• Trailhead: Cottonwood Pass Trailhead
• Alltrails: Volcano Creek Alltrails Map
  • Exact trail not on AllTrails
• 14.5 miles from trailhead at 9,700'
• Creek has two forks that extend about 5 miles from 9,700' to 8,300' feet'
• Has Volcano Creek Golden Trout
• Mulkey Creek
• Location: Mulkey Creek Location
• Trailhead: Cottonwood Pass Trailhead
• Alltrails: Mulkey Creek Alltrails Map
  • Exact trail not on AllTrails
• 5 miles from trailhead at 8,500'
• Has 8 miles of streams from Mulkey Meadows to the SF Kern
• Has Golden Hybrids
• South Fork Kern River
• Location: South Fork Kern River Location
• Trailhead: Cottonwood Pass Trailhead
• Alltrails: South Fork Kern River Alltrails Map
  • Exact trail not on AllTrails
• 11 miles from trailhead
• First fishable waters occur at the top of Ramshaw Meadows
• Has Golden Hybrids

Mount Whitney

• Mt Whitney Area Maps
• Lone Pine Creek Map
• Mt Whitney Backcountry Map
• Lone Pine Creek
• Location: Lone Pine Creek Location
• South of Movie Flat Road
• Substantial bush cover and pocket water for nymphing with some larger pools where streamers will work
• Can also fish by campground
• Lone Pine Lake
• Location: Lone Pine Lake Location
• Trailhead: Mt. Whitney Trailhead
• Alltrails: Lone Pine Lake AllTrails
• 2.5 miles up Mt Whitney Trail at 9,925'
• Mirror Lake
• Location: Mirror Lake Location
• Trailhead: Mt. Whitney Trailhead
• Alltrails: Mirror Lake AllTrails
• 4 miles up Mt Whitney Trail at 10,660'
• Consultation Lake
• Location: Consultation Lake Location
• Trailhead: Mt. Whitney Trailhead
• Alltrails:
• 5.5 miles up Mt Whitney Trail at 11,667'
• Guitar Lake
• Location: Guitar Lake Location
• Trailhead: Mt. Whitney Trailhead
• Alltrails: Guitar Lake AllTrails
  • Take JMT where it splits off from Whitney Trail at Trail Crest
• 8.5 miles from trailhead at 11,480'
• Has Goldens
• Hitchcock Lakes
• Location: Hitchcock Lakes Location
• Trailhead: Mt. Whitney Trailhead
• Alltrails: Hitchcock Lakes AllTrails
  • Take JMT where it splits off from Whitney Trail at Trail Crest
• 9.5 miles from trailhead at 11,600'
• Has Goldens
• Timberline Lake
• Location: Timberline Lake Location
• Trailhead: Mt. Whitney Trailhead
• Alltrails: Timberline Lake AllTrails
  • Take JMT where it splits off from Whitney Trail at Trail Crest
• 9.5 miles from trailhead at 11,100'
• Has Goldens
• Crabtree Lakes
• Location: Crabtree Lakes Location
• Trailhead: Mt. Whitney Trailhead
• Alltrails: Crabtree Lakes AllTrails
  • Take JMT where it splits off from Whitney Trail at Trail Crest
• 11.5 miles from trailhead at 11,300'
• Has Goldens
• Whitney Creek
• Location: Whitney Creek Location
• Trailhead: Mt. Whitney Trailhead
• Alltrails: Whitney Creek AllTrails
  • Take JMT where it splits off from Whitney Trail at Trail Crest
• Flows down from Guitar Lake at 10.5 miles up Mt Whitney Trail
• Has Goldens
• Wallace Creek
• Location: Wallace Creek Location
• Trailhead: Mt. Whitney Trailhead
• Alltrails: Wallace Creek AllTrails
  • Take JMT where it splits off from Whitney Trail at Trail Crest
• 15 miles from Whitney Portal
• Has Goldens
• Upper Boy Scout Lake
• Location: Upper Boy Scout Lake Location
• Trailhead: Mt. Whitney Trailhead
• Alltrails: Upper Boy Scout Lake AllTrails
  • Off Mountaineer's Route
• Grass Lake
• Location: Grass Lake Location
• Trailhead: Mt. Whitney Trailhead
• Alltrails: Grass Lake Alltrails
  • Off Meysan Trail
  • Lakes are about 5 miles from the trailhead with a 4000 foot climb
• Camp Lake
• Location: Camp Lake Location
• Trailhead: Mt. Whitney Trailhead
• Alltrails: Camp Lake AllTrails
  • Off Meysan Trail
  • Lakes are about 5 miles from the trailhead with a 4000 foot climb
• Meysan Lake
• Location: Meysan Lake Location
• Trailhead: Mt. Whitney Trailhead
• Alltrails: Meysan Lake AllTrails
  • Off Meysan Trail
  • Lakes are about 5 miles from the trailhead with a 4000 foot climb

Other Lone Pine

• Tuttle Creek
• Location: Tuttle Creek Location
• Fishing is good at the campground
• Diaz Lake
• Location: Diaz Lake Location
• Lake is well stocked with rainbows and it is not unusual for a heavyweight largemouth bass to make a showing

Flies

Cottonwood Lakes/Pass Flies

• Dry Flies
• Parachute Adams #16-18
• Olive Caddis #16-18
• Stimulator #12
• Madam X #10-12
• Royal Wulff #12
• Nymphs
• Pheasant Tail Nymph #12-14
• Gold Ribbed Hare's Ear #14-16
• Prince Nymph #14-16
• Bird's Nest #14-18
• Bird's Stonefly Nymph #8-10
• Black Copper John #18-22
• Streamers
• Muddler Minnow #8-10
• Black or Olive Woolly Bugger #8-10

Mount Whitney Flies

• Nymphs:
• Pheasant Tail Nymph #16-18
• Gold Ribbed Hare's Ear #16-18
• Prince Nymph #16-18
• Bird's Nest #14-18
• Bird's Stonefly Nymph #8-10
• Black Copper John #18-22
• Dry Flys:
• Parachute Adams #16-18
• Elk Hair Caddis #16-18
• Stimulator #14
• Madam X #12-14
• Royal Wulff #16-18

Resources

• Fly Fishing the Sierra Whitney Portal
• Fly Fishing the Sierra Mt Whitney
• Fly Fishing the Sierra Cottonwood
• Trail Pass to Golden Trout Creek Blog
• Lone Pine Chamber Fishing