Tioga Lake fishing

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

Tioga Lake
Photo: Kvuo, CC BY-SA 3.0
Last stocked
Not in these reports
Plants on record
0
Species recorded
2
Elevation
9,655.2 ft

Fish at Tioga Lake

0 stocked · 2 confirmed present

Tioga Lake on the agency's stocking plan

Source: California Department of Fish and Wildlife.

California Department of Fish and Wildlife lists Tioga Lake 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: June 14, 2026 (agency plan) Mixed Trout – plan
Scheduled: July 12, 2026 (agency plan) Mixed Trout – plan
Scheduled: July 19, 2026 (agency plan) Mixed Trout – plan
Scheduled: August 16, 2026 (agency plan) Mixed Trout – plan

Access and facts

Water type
natural lake
Nearest town
Lee Vining, CA
Facilities
camping

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

About Tioga Lake

Photo of Tioga Lake
Kvuo, CC BY-SA 3.0
Photo of Tioga Lake
Eeekster, CC BY 3.0
Photo of Tioga Lake
inkknife_2000+), CC BY-SA 2.0

Nearest lakes

No other lakes on record in California yet.

Camping near Tioga Lake

Campgrounds within 15 miles of Tioga Lake's mapped point, nearest first: Trumbull Lake Campground (8.6 miles), Oh Ridge Campground (13.2 miles), June Lake Campground (13.8 miles), and Reversed Creek Campground (14.1 miles), each with its own campground page on campgroundsdb.com.

Straight-line distances.

Public land at Tioga Lake

Tioga Lake is inside Inyo National Forest.

It is 0.4 miles outside the edge of Ansel Adams Wilderness.

It is 0.6 miles outside the edge of Yosemite Wilderness.

It is 0.7 miles outside the edge of Yosemite National Park.

It is 0.9 miles outside the edge of Hoover Wilderness.

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

Common questions

What fish are at Tioga Lake?

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

How do you get on Tioga Lake?

The nearest town is Lee Vining, CA. Facilities include camping.

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