Dave's Sierra Fishing

Eastern Sierra Fishing Maps


Lee Vining Creek, California


Map of the Lee Vining Creek Area

Best Fishing Locations in the Lee Vining Creek Area


Lee Vining Creek

  • Brown trout
  • Occasionally stocked with rainbow
  • Fish the pools near the ranger station
  • From Lee Vining Conduit (just upstream from Ranger Station) to Mono Lake, limit 2 fish

Ellery Lake

  • Stocked regularly with 11"-12" rainbow
  • Rainbow, brook, and brown trout
  • Good fishing from shore or boat
  • Watch out for bears trying to steal your catch

Tioga Lake

  • Stocked regularly with rainbow
  • Also has brook

Saddlebag Lake

  • Rainbows and brook trout
  • Stocked every week with rainbows
  • Try fishing off the rocks near the dam

Saddlebag Creek

  • Great fly fishing

Walker Creek and Walker Lake

  • Walker Creek, from Lee Vining conduit to Rush Creek, barbless, artificial lures only, catch and release

Fishing Supplies

  • Saddlebag Lake Resort
  • Bell's Sporting Goods, Lee Vining
  • Lundy Lake Resort

Lee Vining Creek Area Resorts

Tioga Pass Resort

  • Cabins, $105 and up
  • Cafe

Saddlebag Lake Resort

  • No lodging
  • Cafe, Store
  • Boat Rentals, Boat taxi

Photo of Saddlebag Lake Resort


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.

Lee Vining Creek Fishing and Camping Map Information


Junction Campground

  • 13 camping sites
  • No piped water, Vault Toilets
  • $14 per night
  • Does not take reservations

Lower Lee Vining Campground

  • 54 camping sites
  • No piped water
  • vault toilets
  • $14, may go up to $16 in 2010
  • Does not take reservations
  • May be undergoing renovations in 2010

Cattleguard Campground

  • Closed in 2009; may be undergoing renovations in 2010
  • 16 camping sites
  • No piped water
  • Vault toilets
  • $14 per night
  • Does not take reservations

Boulder Campground

  • Closed in 2009; may be undergoing renovations in 2011
  • May be converted to Day Use only

Moraine Campground

  • 27 camping sites
  • No piped water, Vault Toilets
  • $14 per night
  • Does not take reservations

Aspen Grove Campground

  • 56 camping sites
  • Piped water, Vault Toilets
  • $14 per night
  • Does not take reservations

Big Bend Campground

  • 17 camping sites
  • Piped water, Vault toilets
  • $19 per night
  • Does not take reservations

Ellery Lake Campground

  • 21 camping sites
  • Piped water
  • Vault Toilets
  • $19 per night
  • Does not take reservations

Tioga Lake Campground

  • 13 camping sites
  • Piped water
  • Vault Toilets
  • $19 per night
  • Does not take reservations

Sawmill Walk-in Campground

  • 12 camping sites
  • No piped water, Vault Toilets
  • $14 per night
  • Does not take reservations

Saddlebag Lake Campground

  • 20 camping sites
  • Piped water
  • Vault toilets
  • $19 per night
  • Does not take reservations
  • Only fits small trailers or RVs