Fishing near Mariposa, CA

The seat of Mariposa County, Mariposa sits at the gateway to Yosemite National Park and anchors one of the Sierra Nevada's most accessible wild-trout scenes. The Merced River's Highway 140 corridor runs roughly 30 miles east, delivering about 20 miles of wade-and-fly water, while Lake McClure and Lake McSwain supply foothill reservoir fishing for bass, trout, and panfish just northwest of town.

Top waters to fish near Mariposa

Species & education

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Bluegill

Lepomis macrochirus

Brook Trout

Salvelinus fontinalis

Brown Bullhead

Ameiurus nebulosus

Brown Trout

Salmo trutta

Chinook Salmon

Oncorhynchus tshawytscha

Common Carp

Cyprinus carpio

Cutthroat Trout

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

Green Sunfish

Lepomis cyanellus

Rainbow Trout

Oncorhynchus mykiss

Sacramento Pikeminnow

Ptychocheilus grandis

Smallmouth Bass

Steelhead

Oncorhynchus mykiss

Western Mosquitofish

Gambusia affinis

Spotted Bass

Micropterus punctulatus and Micropterus henshalli

Alabama Bass

Micropterus henshalli

Fishing guides near Mariposa

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