Rock Creek

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Rock Creek Area

• Rock Creek Area Maps
• Rock Creek Lake Map
• Little Lakes Valley Map
• Rock Creek Lake
• Location: Rock Creek Lake Location
• 9,682' elevation
• Can be fished with waders near the boat launch or near the inlet side of the lake near the creek
• Eastern Brook Lakes
• Location: Eastern Brook Lakes Location
• Trailhead: Mosquito Flat Trailhead
  • Take left fork towards the east almost immediately at trailhead
• Fishless
• Mack Lake
• Location: Mack Lake Location
• Trailhead: Mosquito Flat Trailhead
• AllTrails Map: Mack Lake AllTrails Map
• .5 mile from trailhead at 10,300'
• Marsh Lake
• Location: Marsh Lake Location
• Trailhead: Mosquito Flat Trailhead
• AllTrails Map: Marsh Lake AllTrails Map
• 1 mile from trailhead at 10,480'
• Heart Lake
• Location: Heart Lake
• Trailhead: Mosquito Flat Trailhead
• AllTrails Map: Heart Lake AllTrails Map
• 1 mile from trailhead at 10,500'
• Box Lake
• Location: Box Lake Location
• Trailhead: Mosquito Flat Trailhead
• AllTrails Map: Box Lake AllTrails Map
• 1 mile from trailhead at 10,600'
• Hidden Lakes
• Location: Hidden Lakes Location
• Trailhead: Mosquito Flat Trailhead
• AllTrails Map: Hidden Lakes AllTrails Map
• 1 mile from trailhead at 10,750'
• Only Hidden Lake #3 has fish, must walk cross country to the east from trail
• Lost Lake
• Location: Lost Lake Location
• Trailhead: Mosquito Flat Trailhead
• AllTrails Map: Lost Lake AllTrails Map
• Just east of Box Lake, must walk cross country
• Long Lake
• Location: Long Lake Location
• Trailhead: Mosquito Flat Trailhead
• AllTrails Map: Long Lake AllTrails Map
• 2 miles from trailhead at 10,550'
• Little Fish Lake
• Location: Little Fish Lake Location
• Trailhead: Mosquito Flat Trailhead
• AllTrails Map: Little Fish Lake AllTrails Map
• West of Long Lake
• Fish the inlet stream
• Big Fish Lake
• Location: Big Fish Lake Location
• Trailhead: Mosquito Flat Trailhead
• AllTrails Map: Big Fish Lake AllTrails Map
• West of Long Lake
• Fish the inlet stream
• Chickenfoot Lake
• Location: Chickenfoot Lake Location
• Trailhead: Mosquito Flat Trailhead
• AllTrails Map: Chickenfoot Lake AllTrails Map
• Take the fork to the east
• 2.75 miles at 10,750'
• Upper Morgan Lake
• Location: Upper Morgan Lake Location
• Trailhead: Mosquito Flat Trailhead
• AllTrails Map: Upper Morgan Lake AllTrails Map
• Over Morgan Pass
• Middle Morgan Lake
• Location: Middle Morgan Lake Location
• Trailhead: Mosquito Flat Trailhead
• AllTrails Map: Middle Morgan Lake AllTrails Map
• Over Morgan Pass
• Lower Morgan Lake
• Location: Lower Morgan Lake Location
• Trailhead: Mosquito Flat Trailhead
• AllTrails Map: Lower Morgan Lake AllTrails Map
• Over Morgan Pass
• Gem Lakes
• Location: Gem Lakes Location
• Trailhead: Mosquito Flat Trailhead
• AllTrails Map: Gem Lakes AllTrails Map
• 3.75 miles from trailhead at 11,000'
• 3 lakes
• Treasure Lakes
• Location: Treasure Lakes Location
• Trailhead: Mosquito Flat Trailhead
• AllTrails Map: Treasure Lakes AllTrails Map
• Go to the west at Gem Lakes
• 4 lakes at 11,200'
• Goldens in the northern two lakes (#3 & #4)
• Ruby Lake
• Location: Ruby Lake Location
• Trailhead: Mosquito Flat Trailhead
• AllTrails Map: Ruby Lake AllTrails Map
• 1.5 miles from the trailhead at 11,150'
• Mills Lake
• Location: Mills Lake Location
• Trailhead: Mosquito Flat Trailhead
• AllTrails Map: Mills Lake AllTrails Map
  • Not exact map
• 2.25 miles from trailhead at 11,600'
• Must travel cross country
• Has Goldens
• Summit Lake
• Location: Summit Lake Location
• Trailhead: Mosquito Flat Trailhead
• AllTrails Map: Summit Lake AllTrails Map
• Fishless
• Trail Lake
• Location: Trail Lake Location
• Trailhead: Mosquito Flat Trailhead
• AllTrails Map: Trail Lake AllTrails Map
• 1.75 miles over Mono Pass at 11,200'
• Neelle Lake
• Location: Neelle Lake Location
• Trailhead: Mosquito Flat Trailhead
• AllTrails Map: Neelle Lake AllTrails Map
• 2 miles over Mono Pass at 11,385'
• Has Goldens
• Golden Lake
• Location: Golden Lake Location
• Trailhead: Mosquito Flat Trailhead
• AllTrails Map: Golden Lake AllTrails Map
  • Not exaxt map, trail forks to the east after Upper Trail Lake
• Has Goldens

Mono Creek

• Fourth Recess Lake
• Location: Fourth Recess Lake Location
• Trailhead: Mosquito Flat Trailhead
• AllTrails Map: Fourth Recess Lake AllTrails Map
• 3.4 miles from Mono Pass at 10,125'
• Snow Lakes
• Location: Snow Lakes Location
• Trailhead: Mosquito Flat Trailhead
• AllTrails Map: Snow Lakes AllTrails Map
  • Not exact map, accessed to the south of Fourth Recess Lake
• At 11,396'
• Has Goldens
• Pioneer Basin Lake #1 (Mud Lake)
• Location: Pioneer Basin Lake #1 (Mud Lake) Location
• Trailhead: Mosquito Flat Trailhead
• AllTrails Map: Pioneer Basin Lake #1 (Mud Lake) AllTrails Map
• 1 mile from the confluence of Mono Creek and Golden Creek at 10,390'
• Has Goldens
• Pioneer Basin Lake #2:
• Location: Pioneer Basin Lake #2: Location
• Trailhead: Mosquito Flat Trailhead
• AllTrails Map: Pioneer Basin Lake #2: AllTrails Map
• 1.6 miles from the confluence of Mono Creek and Golden Creek at 10,823'
• Pioneer Basin Lake #2A
• Location: Pioneer Basin Lake #2A Location
• Trailhead: Mosquito Flat Trailhead
• AllTrails Map: Pioneer Basin Lake #2A AllTrails Map
• 2 miles from the confluence of Mono Creek and Golden Creek at 10,850'
• Pioneer Basin Lake #3
• Location: Pioneer Basin Lake #3 Location
• Trailhead: Mosquito Flat Trailhead
• AllTrails Map: Pioneer Basin Lake #3 AllTrails Map
• 2.2 miles from the confluence of Mono Creek and Golden Creek at 10,862'
• Has Goldens
• Pioneer Basin Lake #4
• Location: Pioneer Basin Lake #4 Location
• Trailhead: Mosquito Flat Trailhead
• AllTrails Map: Pioneer Basin Lake #4 AllTrails Map
• 3.2 miles from the confluence of Mono Creek and Golden Creek at 10.922'
• Pioneer Basin Lake #5
• Location: Pioneer Basin Lake #5 Location
• Trailhead: Mosquito Flat Trailhead
• AllTrails Map: Pioneer Basin Lake #5 AllTrails Map
• 4 miles from the confluence of Mono Creek and Golden Creek at 11,050'
• Has Goldens
• Pioneer Basin Lake #6
• Location: Pioneer Basin Lake #6 Location
• Trailhead: Mosquito Flat Trailhead
• AllTrails Map: Pioneer Basin Lake #6 AllTrails Map
• 4 miles from the confluence of Mono Creek and Golden Creek at 11,160'
• Has Goldens
• Third Recess Lake
• Location: Third Recess Lake Location
• Trailhead: Mosquito Flat Trailhead
• AllTrails Map: Third Recess Lake AllTrails Map
  • Not exact map, take trail split south of Fourth Recess Lake
• 1.5 miles from the confluence of Mono Creek and Golden Creek at 10,631'
• Lower Hopkins Lakes
• Location: Lower Hopkins Lakes Location
• Trailhead: Mosquito Flat Trailhead
• AllTrails Map: Lower Hopkins Lakes AllTrails Map
• At 10,400'
• Upper Hopkins Lakes
• Location: Upper Hopkins Lakes Location
• Trailhead: Mosquito Flat Trailhead
• AllTrails Map: Upper Hopkins Lakes AllTrails Map
• At 11,000'
• Requires cross country travel
• Has Goldens
• Laurel Lake
• Location: Laurel Lake Location
• Trailhead: Mosquito Flat Trailhead
• AllTrails Map: Laurel Lake AllTrails Map
  • Not exact map, continues up Hopkins Pass Trail
• 2.8 miles from the confluence of Mono Creek and Golden Creek at 10,319'
• Grinnell Lake
• Location: Grinnell Lake Location
• Trailhead: Mosquito Flat Trailhead
• AllTrails Map: Grinnell Lake AllTrails Map
  • Not exact map, continues up Hopkins Pass Trail
• .5 mile east of Laurel Lake at 10,804'
• Lower Mills Creek Lake
• Location: Lower Mills Creek Lake Location
• Trailhead: Mosquito Flat Trailhead
• AllTrails Map: Lower Mills Creek Lake AllTrails Map
  • Not exact map
• 3.6 miles from Mono Creek at 10,851'
• Has Goldens
• Upper Mills Creek Lake
• Location: Upper Mills Creek Lake Location
• Trailhead: Mosquito Flat Trailhead
• AllTrails Map: Upper Mills Creek Lake AllTrails Map
  • Not exact map
• 4.5 miles from Mono Creek at 11,167'
• Has Goldens
• Silver Pass Lake
• Location: Silver Pass Lake Location
• Trailhead: Mosquito Flat Trailhead
• AllTrails Map: Silver Pass Lake AllTrails Map
  • Not exact map, Second Recess follows Mills Creek up to Lower and Upper Mills Creek Lakes
• Has Goldens
• Silver Pass Creek
• Location: Silver Pass Creek Location
• Trailhead: Mosquito Flat Trailhead
• AllTrails Map: Silver Pass Creek AllTrails Map
  • Not exact map, Second Recess follows Mills Creek up to Lower and Upper Mills Creek Lakes
• Has Goldens

Flies

Rock Creek Flies

• Stillwater Flies
• Woolly Bugger #8-10
• Krystal Buggers #8-10
• Mohair Leech #8-10
• Marabou Muddler #8-10
• Matuka #8-10
• Hornberg #8-10
• Dry Flies
• Parachute Adams #16-18
• Olive Caddis #16-18
• Royal Wulff #16-18
• Yellow Humpy #14
• Griffith's Gnat #16-18
• Black Gnat
• Henrys Fork Hopper
• Chernobyl Ant
• Mosquito
• Bivisible
• Nymph Flies
• Hare's Ear #16-18
• Prince Nymph #16-18
• Wet Flies
• Leadwing Coachman
• Black Gnat
• Grey Hackle Peacock
• Grey Hackle Yellow

Mono Creek Flies

• Dry Flies
• Parachute Adams #16-18
• Olive Caddis #16-18
• Royal Wulff #16-18
• Yellow Humpy #14
• Griffith's Gnat #16-18
• Black Gnat #18
• Henrys Fork Hopper #14
• Chernobyl Ant #16
• Mosquito #18
• Nymph Flies
• Pheasant Tail Nymph #16-18
• Prince Nymph #16-18
• Copper John #16-18

Resources

• Dave's Sierra Fishing Chickenfoot Lake
• Fly Fishing the Sierra Rock Creek Lake
• Fly Fishing the Sierra Rock Creek
• Fly Fishing the Sierra Mono Creek