Twin Lakes / Bridgeport Area

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Twin Lakes Recreation Area (Upper and Lower)

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Road condition:   Paved     

Day hikes to fishing: (See Barney Lake)

Region: Toiyabe National Forest    Area/description: Twelve miles south of Bridgeport

Lake size: Upper-265 acres; Lower-391 acres    Depth: 100+    

Species: Rainbows and Browns

Closest town or supplies: Lake resorts or Bridgeport

Contacts: Annett’s Mono Village (760) 932-7071; Twin Lakes Resort (760) 932-7751; Ken’s Sporting Goods in Bridgeport (760) 932-7707; The Trout Fly in Bridgeport (760) 934-2517.

Facilities: Lodge, marina, grocery store, bait and tackle, coin-laundry, coin-showers, RV campground

Nearest campground: Five campgrounds are spread out on Robinson Creek below Lower Twin Lake (Crags Campground; Honeymoon Flat; Lower Twin Lakes Campground; Paha Campground; Robinson Creek Campground)

Boating: Speed restriction

Fishing season: The season opens the last Saturday in April and closes November 15.

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Favorite fly patterns: Both lakes attract fly fishers in float tubes fishing the evening hatch.

Stocking information: 45,000+ annually in both lakes + Alper plants

Additional information: Although the Brown trout fishery is in decline, the state record Brown was taken from Upper Twin Lake at 26lbs-8 oz. in 1987.  Previous to that record, the state record for a Brown trout was 26-pounds taken in 1983 in Lower Twin Lake.  Large Browns still feed on planted trout, and some say that the record could be broken again. Note: The small connecting stream between the lakes is closed to fishing.

Nearby fishing: Robinson Creek

Directions: From Highway 395 south of Bridgeport, turn left on Twin Lakes Road and travel approximately 11 miles to Lower Twin Lake.