Brook Trout Confirmed present Best: dawn, day, dusk Best: dawn, day, dusk
Brook Trout species guideWrights Lake fishing
Wrights Lake fishing lists Brook Trout, Brown Trout, and Rainbow Trout on a high alpine lake, outside the stocking reports. Species guides list dawn, day, and dusk for Brook Trout and Brown Trout and dawn and dusk for Rainbow Trout.
- Last stocked
- Not in these reports
- Plants on record
- 0
- Species recorded
- 3
- Elevation
- 6,946 ft
Fish at Wrights Lake
Brook Trout Confirmed present Best: dawn, day, dusk 
Brown Trout Confirmed present Best: dawn, day, dusk Best: dawn, day, dusk
Brown Trout species guide
Rainbow Trout Confirmed present Best: dawn, dusk Best: dawn, dusk
Rainbow Trout species guideWrights Lake on the agency's stocking plan
California Department of Fish and Wildlife lists Wrights Lake on its stocking plan. These are planned or scheduled dates, not confirmed releases, and they are not counted in this page's stocking totals.
| Scheduled | Species | Quantity | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scheduled: August 2, 2026 (agency plan) | Mixed Trout | – | plan |
Access and facts
- Water type
- high alpine
- Nearest town
- Kyburz, CA
- Facilities
- camping, restrooms
Advisories, closures, regulations and water conditions change. Check the California Department of Fish and Wildlife before you go.
About Wrights Lake
Nearest lakes
No other lakes on record in California yet.
Camping near Wrights Lake
Campgrounds within 15 miles of Wrights Lake's mapped point, nearest first: Wrights Lake Campground (0.4 miles), Ice House Campground (7.3 miles), Wench Creek Campground (7.9 miles), Yellowjacket Campground (8.8 miles), and Sunset-union Valley camping (9.3 miles), each with its own campground page on campgroundsdb.com.
Straight-line distances.
Public land at Wrights Lake
Wrights Lake is inside Eldorado National Forest.
Boundaries from Public Lands DB, part of the same network.
Common questions
What fish are at Wrights Lake?
Brook Trout, Brown Trout, and Rainbow Trout are recorded here outside the stocking reports.
How do you get on Wrights Lake?
The nearest town is Kyburz, CA. Facilities include camping and restrooms.