Blue Lake Upper fishing

Blue Lake Upper fishing lists Rainbow Trout and Lahontan Cutthroat Trout on a reservoir, outside the stocking reports. Species guides list dawn and dusk as the active times.

Blue Lake Upper
Photo: Kurt Minard, CC BY-SA 3.0
Last stocked
Not in these reports
Plants on record
0
Species recorded
2
Elevation
8,131.3 ft

Fish at Blue Lake Upper

0 stocked · 2 confirmed present

Blue Lake Upper on the agency's stocking plan

Source: California Department of Fish and Wildlife.

California Department of Fish and Wildlife lists Blue Lake Upper on its stocking plan. These are planned or scheduled dates, not confirmed releases, and they are not counted in this page's stocking totals.

Agency plan, not confirmed stocking. Source: California Department of Fish and Wildlife.
Scheduled Species Quantity Source
Scheduled: July 19, 2026 (agency plan) Mixed Trout – plan

Access and facts

Water type
reservoir
Nearest town
Markleeville, CA
Facilities
restrooms, camping

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Advisories, closures, regulations and water conditions change. Check the California Department of Fish and Wildlife before you go.

About Blue Lake Upper

Photo of Blue Lake Upper
Kurt Minard, CC BY-SA 3.0
Photo of Blue Lake Upper
Kurt Minard, CC BY-SA 3.0
Photo of Blue Lake Upper
Kurt Minard, CC BY-SA 3.0

Nearest lakes

No other lakes on record in California yet.

Camping near Blue Lake Upper

Campgrounds within 15 miles of Blue Lake Upper's mapped point, nearest first: Kit Carson Campground (10.4 miles), Pine Marten camping (10.7 miles), Silver Valley camping (10.7 miles), and Crystal Springs Campground (10.7 miles), each with its own campground page on campgroundsdb.com.

Straight-line distances.

Public land at Blue Lake Upper

Blue Lake Upper is inside Eldorado National Forest.

It is 0.5 miles outside the edge of Mokelumne Wilderness.

It is 0.7 miles outside the edge of Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest.

Boundaries from Public Lands DB, part of the same network.

Common questions

What fish are at Blue Lake Upper?

Rainbow Trout and Lahontan Cutthroat Trout are recorded here outside the stocking reports.

How do you get on Blue Lake Upper?

The nearest town is Markleeville, CA. Facilities include restrooms and camping.

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