Fishing
The town of Big Pine is a hub for all types of quality
fishing. Fishing season is the last Saturday in April thru October 31st.

Big Pine Creek.
Click on the image for a larger picture. (~40 sec @56k)
To locate good high country fishing in the Big Pine
and Glacier Lodge areas, turn west at Crocker Street in the middle of
Big Pine, and drive into Big Pine Canyon about 11 miles.
Big Pine Creek at times runs right alongside the road,
affording easy vehicle access for anglers. At road's end (just beyond
where the turn-off to Glacier Lodge is posted ), the creek flows
north and south into the backcountry. The California Dept. of Fish
and Game stocks Big Pine Creek from Sage Flat Campground to Glacier
Lodge, and the Glacier Lodge pond, with rainbow trout weekly,
totalling 34,000 fish in 2001.
Parking at the trailhead to the string of backcountry
lakes is free. Additional parking is located approximately 3 miles
back along the road toward Big Pine. No overnight parking is
permitted at the Glacier Lodge site unless you are staying there.
See exceptions.
Glacier Lodge provides free access to their trout pond.
It is stocked weekly by Fish and Game.
Click on the image for a larger image (~40 sec @ 56k)
Big Pine Creek Canyon North and South Fork trails pass
a chain of 15 lakes on the way to the glacier areas. These
spectacular rugged glacier fed lakes are well stocked with good sized
trout, the higher ones with the ever-treasured golden trout. Day
hikers or riders should plan a full day for this trip.
The North Fork Big Pine Creek trail will take you to:
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A string of (8) Big Pine Lakes - ele. 9975 - 11,150
Brooks, browns, rainbows. Lake 8 has goldens.
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Black lake - ele. 10,690 Brooks, browns and rainbows.
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Hidden Lake - ele. 10,700 Goldens
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Sam Mack Lake - ele. 12,000 Rainbows
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Baker Lake, Baker Creek, and Thunder and Lightning Lake
The South Fork Big Pine Creek trail will take you to:
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Willow Lake - ele. 9600 Brooks and rainbows
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Brainard Lake
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Finger Lake
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Lake Eleanor
Fishing Links
Trout
of the Eastern Sierra
California
Fish & Game Regulations and Licenses
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