Conness Lakes

Conness Lakes is a lake in Mono County, California and covers about 0.7 acres, reaches about 8.1 feet at its deepest point and holds roughly 2.2 acre-feet.

One weed edge or deeper pocket can hold much of the day’s activity; change depth before changing the whole spot, then test the drop before leaving. With little deep water in Conness Lakes, weeds, wind, and water color can matter more than depth alone.

Fish and Baits

Fish listed for Conness Lakes include Brook Trout, Golden Trout, and Rainbow Trout.

Start the rainbow trout search on Conness Lakes by trying to cast a small spoon, inline spinner, light jig, or fly through cool water.

How to Read the Water

Start where two things meet: weeds and open water, rock and mud, a point and a drop, or clear water and dirty water; fish that edge at more than one depth before leaving it; check the coolest inflow, then keep the bait near useful cover.

Season by Season

In spring, start with warming banks, creek mouths, and shallow cover; summer usually pushes the better bite toward the outside weed edge or a nearby drop; fall can bring bait back to windblown points, while winter calls for smaller moves and a slower pace; let wind choose the first bank, then make the next cast parallel to the edge.

A Simple Tackle Plan

A light spinning rod, thin line, a few small spoons, inline spinners, and jigs cover the listed trout; carry one slightly heavier setup when other fish or windy water call for more control; repeat the depth that gives the first bite; fish the edge from top to bottom.

Record the wind, water color, depth where the lure was hit, and cover after a bite; those four notes are more useful on the next trip than a long list of spots that did not produce; separate open water from cover.