Upper Owens River Fishing Map
Inyo County
High Sierra Trails
Sabrina Basin Waterfall, Inyo County
Area Camping
Big Springs Campground
- 26 camping sites
- No piped water
- No fee
- No reservations taken
Sherwin Creek Campground
- 85 camping sites
- Piped water, Flush Toilets
- $28 per night
- Reservations available
Convict Lake Campground
- 85 camping sites
- Piped water, Flush Toilets
- $30 per night
- Reservations available
McGee Creek Campground
- 28 camping sites
- Vault toilets
- $30 per night
- Piped water
- Reservations available
Lake Crowley Campground (BLM)
- 47 RV/tent camping sites
- vault toilets
- $5 per night
- No piped water
- No reservations taken
- Treeless, windy
- Open end of April to Nov. 1
Crowley Lake Fish Camp
- Full RV hookup
- Dry camping
Convict Lake Resort
- Housekeeping cabins
- Marina
- Store
- Restaurant
- Bait and fishing tackle
Fishing Supplies
- Brock's Fishing Supplies, Ltd., Bishop
- Crowley Lake Fish Camp, South Landing Road
- The Trout Fly and Troutfitter, Mammoth Lakes
- Tom's Place
- Convict Lake Resort
Best Fishing Locations
Check
California Fish and Wildlife Fishing Regulations
for any changes in fishing rules for this area.
Owens River
Upper Owens River
- Mostly browns and some rainbow, up to 14"
- Fish from Big Springs one mile downstream
- Fish from Long Ears down to Lake Crowley
- No fishing on private land from one mile below Big Springs to Long Ears.
- Best fishing early spring and fall
- Big Springs to Benton Bridge:
- Barbless artificial lures and flies
- 2 trout limit, total length of two fish not to exceed 16"
- catch and release fishing allowed Nov 16 thru April
- Benton Bridge to Crowley Lake: no special regulations, except Aug 31 to Oct 31:
- 1/4 mile up from lake, barbless artificial lures and flies
- 2 fish limit not greater than 18" total
Hot Creek
- Below Hatchery, open to fishing all year
- Catch and release
- Single, barbless hooks on lures or flies
- Big rainbow and brown
- Fish on mile section that begins two miles below hatchery
- Heavily fished, challenging
- 10" - 12" rainbow trout
- Downstream from Highway 395, Last Sat. in April to Memorial Day
and Oct. 1 to Nov. 1 :
- limit 2, total size 18"
- barbless, artificial lures only
- Otherwise, normal regulations
Convict Creek
- Posted UC study area (1/2 mile above 395) closed to all fishing
- Downstream from UC study area, Last Sat. in April to Memorial Day
and Oct. 1 to Nov. 1:
- limit 2, total size 18"
- barbless, artificial lures only
- Otherwise, normal regulations above and below UC study area
Convict Lake
- Brook, rainbow and brown trout
- Weekly plantings of rainbow
- Occasional planting of Alpers rainbows, up to 7 lbs. each