Sardine Lake Lower fishing

Sardine Lake Lower fishing lists Rainbow Trout on record, outside the stocking reports. Species guides list dawn and dusk as the active times.

Sardine Lake Lower
Photo: Charlie Pankey, CC BY-SA 4.0
Last stocked
Not in these reports
Plants on record
0
Species recorded
1
Elevation
5,744.9 ft

Fish at Sardine Lake Lower

0 stocked · 1 confirmed present

Sardine Lake Lower on the agency's stocking plan

Source: California Department of Fish and Wildlife.

California Department of Fish and Wildlife lists Sardine Lake Lower on its stocking plans. 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: September 28, 2025 (agency plan) Mixed Trout – plan
Scheduled: July 12, 2026 (agency plan) Mixed Trout – plan

Access and facts

Nearest town
Sierra City

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

About Sardine Lake Lower

Photo of Sardine Lake Lower
Charlie Pankey, CC BY-SA 4.0
Photo of Sardine Lake Lower
Dan Nevill, CC BY 2.0

Nearest lakes

No other lakes on record in California yet.

Camping near Sardine Lake Lower

Campgrounds within 15 miles of Sardine Lake Lower's mapped point, nearest first: Diablo camping (1.3 miles), Packsaddle camping (1.4 miles), Wild Plum camping (3.5 miles), Sierra camping (3.8 miles), and Loganville camping (3.9 miles), each with its own campground page on campgroundsdb.com.

Straight-line distances.

Public land at Sardine Lake Lower

Sardine Lake Lower is inside Tahoe National Forest.

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

Sources