Green Lake Fishing
Hoover Wilderness - Mono County
Green Lake is easily overlooked by fishermen working the streams and lakes along the Eastern Sierra. Tucked up a canyon near Bridgeport in Mono County, Green Lake has wonderful fishing for brook and rainbow trout. It does involve a 2½-mile hike, but once you are there you will quickly forget about the trail and spend an enjoyable day working around Green Lakes' varied shore.
Sidetrips
A great sidetrip from Green Lake is to continue up the trail to East Lake, only a mile up the trail. East Lake rivals Green Lake for beauty and quality fishing. Another option is West Lake less than a mile beyond Green Lake in another direction.
Other Featured Trips Near Green Lake
- Cooney Lake - One of several lakes near Virginia Lakes
- Fern Lake - hike out of June Lake to a scenic alpine lake
- Fremont Lake - make a weekend backpack to this great fishing lake in the Hoover Wilderness. Leavitt Meadow trailhead.
- Parker Lake - near the June Lake Loop, a 2-mile hike to this spectacular lake.
In My Creel
- #16 Blue Wing Olive Fur Ant Dry
- #16 Grey Hackle Yellow
- #14 California Coachman
- Panther Martin Gold
- Acme Kastmaster
- Super Duper
I was glad I had brought both my spin casting rig and my fly rod because by mid-day the wind had come up making fly fishing difficult. Lures proved very successful.
Recommended Books, Lures, and Flies for Fishing the Hoover Wilderness
- Fly Fishing Eastern Sierra Streams, Where to Go, What to Use, and How to Get There, Mike Brown. Great book detailing the best streams in the Eastern Sierra. Color Photographs.
- Fishin' Trails - 25 Short Hikes for Eastern Sierra Wild Trout Fishin Trails is a collection of full color photographs and detailed descriptions of 25 short hikes for spectacular wild trout angling in the Eastern Sierra
- FISHINGSIR Fly Fishing Flies Kit - 64/100/110/120pcs Handmade Fly Fishing Lures - Dry/Wet Flies,Streamer, Nymph, Emerger with Waterproof Fly Box - Large selection of flies includes trusted patterns (such as Adams, Woolly Bugger, Elk Hair Caddis, Griffith's Gnat, Stimulator, Egg Fly, etc.) used by anglers around the world.
- Acme Tackle SW105/BKT Kastmaster Brook Trout, 1/8 oz Ideal for trout
Fishing Supplies
On your way to the trailhead for Green Lake, you can pick up fishing supplies at the following places:
- Ken's Sporting Goods, Bridgeport
- Virginia Lakes Resort
- Beaver's Sporting Goods, Lee Vining
- Ernie's Fishing Tackle in June Lake
- June Lake Marina
- Gull Lake Marina