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Treasure Lake #1

Treasure Lake #1 is a lake in Inyo County, California.

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Treasure Lake #1 Fishing Weather

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Fish species in Treasure Lake #1

Treasure Lake #1 is a lake in Inyo County, California and covers about 12.1 acres.

Treasure Lake #1 is small water, so a careful lap around the bank can show most of the useful cover.

Fish and Baits

Fish listed for Treasure Lake #1 include Brook Trout, Golden Trout, and Rainbow Trout.

To begin with rainbow trout on Treasure Lake #1, 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; keep the lure near the depth that produced, then note the exact cover that gives a bite.

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; check a protected pocket after sunrise, then note the exact cover that gives a bite.

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 first clean pattern; use a moving lure to search.

Record the wind, water color, depth that held fish, 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; fish a small bottom change, then keep one slow bait ready.

Check the evidence

Sources and what they establish

Source dates describe the evidence, not a live catch forecast. Check the managing authority before planning access or keeping fish.

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