Dave's Sierra Fishing

Eastern Sierra Fishing Maps


Map of Big Pine Creek and Big Pine Lakes, California


Map of the Big Pine Creek area

Best Fishing Locations in the Big Pine Creek and Big Pine Lakes Area


Big Pine Creek

  • Rainbow, brown, and brook trout
  • Stocked by DFG from Glacier Lodge to Sage Flat Campground
  • Good fishing up and down the creek

Big Pine Lakes

  • Lakes are numbered First through Eighth
  • 5-mile hike from road's end
  • Brook, brown, and rainbow in all the lakes
  • Golden trout in upper lakes

Baker Creek

  • Stocked with rainbows

Birch Creek


Recommended Books about Eastern Sierra Fishing

  • Fly Fishing Eastern Sierra Streams, Michael Brown. Loaded with information on equipment, flies and where to fish in the Eastern Sierra.
  • Fly Fishing Mammoth, Mark J. Heskett. Covers equipment, the 10 best flies for the area and how to tie them, lakes and streams, including private land, and hatches and their seasons.
  • The Definitive Guide to Fishing Central California, Chris Shaffer. An amazing book covering fishing places from Santa Barbara to Sonora Pass. Contains a whole section on the Eastern Sierra.
  • California's Best Fly fishing: Premier Streams and Rivers from Northern California to the Eastern Sierra, Chip O'Brien, 2010. Northern California fishing destinations including East Walker River, Owens River, and Hot Creek.

Mileage to Big Pine

  • Reno, NV: 215 miles
  • Los Angeles, CA: 251 miles
  • Las Vegas, NV: 252 miles
  • San Francisco, CA: 312 miles
  • Fresno, CA: 320 miles
  • New York City: 2,709 miles


Big Pine Creek Fishing and Camping Map Information


Big Pine Creek Campground

  • 30 camping sites
  • Piped water
  • Vault toilets
  • $20 per night
  • Reservations can be made

First Falls Walk-in Campground

  • 5 camping sites
  • No piped water
  • Vault toilets
  • No fee
  • No reservations can be made

Upper Sage Flat Campground

  • 21 camping sites
  • Piped water
  • Vault toilets
  • $20 per night
  • Reservations can be made

Sage Flat Campground

  • 28 camping sites
  • Piped water
  • Vault toilets
  • $20 per night
  • No reservations can be made

Glacier Lodge

  • RVs and camping $35 most nights, higher on holiday weekends
  • Housekeeping cabins, $110 - $125 for two
  • Store
  • Fishing tackle
  • Take-out restaurant

(760) 938-2837   Glacier Lodge



Fishing Supplies

  • Glacier Lodge, Big Pine Creek
  • Brocks Flyfishing Specialists, Bishop
  • Culver's Sporting Goods, Bishop
  • Mac's Sporting Goods, Bishop
  • High Sierra Tackle, Bishop
  • Sierra Trout Magnet Fly Shop, Bishop