Saddlebag Lakes and the 20 Lakes Basin / Highway 120
Photo courtesy of Saddlebag Lake Resort
Elevation: 10,086
Road condition: Paved Note: This is the highest paved road
ending in
Day hikes to fishing:
Twenty
Region:
Highway 120 Area/description: Eastern entrance to
trout, Brown trout and wild Brook trout
Closest town or supplies: Lee Vining /
Contacts: Saddlebag
Facilities: Small store and café, boat launch, boat taxi to wilderness lakes
Nearest campground: Saddlebag
Campground, Junction Campground and Sawmill Campground, a walk-in campground close to the lake.
Boating: Boat
launch
Favorite lures or bait: Use small lures such as Kastmasters, Daredevils and Panther-Martins. Bring smaller lures, but have a variety of color combinations to entice both shallow and deep cruising trout. (See Category: Fishing Tips – Best Lures and Bait)
Favorite fly patterns: Fly & Bubble technique with small nymphs such as Hare’s Ear, Zug Bug, Bead-Head Prince Nymph, Pheasant Tail or a Tellico Shrimp. (See Category: Fishing Tips – Best Fly Patterns and Techniques)
Stocking information: 29,000+ annually
Additional
information:
Photo courtesy of Saddlebag Lake Resort
Nearby fishing: Saddlebag
Creek,
Directions: From the junction of Highway 120 and Highway
395 just outside Lee Vining, take Highway 120 approximately eleven miles to the
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