Fishing near Lee Vining, CA

Lee Vining sits at the eastern gateway to Yosemite in Mono County, perched along the shore of Mono Lake in the Eastern Sierra. The area is anchored by Lee Vining Creek, a classic freestone stream that runs from the high country of Tioga Pass down through a dramatic canyon before reaching the lake. Nearby waters including Saddlebag Lake, Ellery Lake, Tioga Lake, and Lundy Canyon round out a compact fishery known for wild and stocked trout in rugged alpine settings.

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Alabama Bass

Micropterus henshalli

Black Crappie

Pomoxis nigromaculatus

Bluegill Sunfish

Lepomis macrochirus

Brook Trout

Salvelinus fontinalis

Brown Trout

Salmo trutta

Channel Catfish

Ictalurus punctatus

Chinook Salmon

Oncorhynchus tshawytscha

Common Carp

Cyprinus carpio

Cutthroat Trout

Oncorhynchus clarkii seleniris (Paiute), O. c. clarkii (Coastal), O. c. henshawi (Lahontan)

Golden Trout

Oncorhynchus mykiss aguabonita

Largemouth Bass

Rainbow Trout

Oncorhynchus mykiss

Redear Sunfish

Lepomis microlophus

Sacramento Pikeminnow

Ptychocheilus grandis

Spotted Bass

Micropterus punctulatus and Micropterus henshalli

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