Freestone · Mixed · Eastern Sierra

Robinson Creek / Twin Lakes (Bridgeport)

Robinson Creek and the Twin Lakes country above Bridgeport are the classic Eastern Sierra mountain-fishing scene — a freestone creek tumbling out of the Twin Lakes through the Hoover Wilderness gateway, with the lakes themselves famous for the occasional outsized brown that prowls up from deep water.

Species

About as good as it gets

Low and clear — careful approach country. Take your time — read the water before you cast.

75% confidence in this read
Water temperature for brown trout
Ideal
12°C est.ideal 10–16°C
0°14°28°
Why this score · for brown trout
  • Temperature10028% weight
  • Flow8022% weight
  • Clarity9518% weight
  • Feeding Time5013% weight
  • Pressure807% weight
  • Insect activity6012% weight
Conditions
Level
Dry recently
No gauge reading
Water temp
12.1°C
Estimated
Clarity
Clear
Air temp
22°C
Wind
W 18 km/h
Gentle breeze
Pressure
1016 hPa
Rain · 24h
0.0 mm
No rain
Rain · ahead
0.0 mm
No meaningful rain · next 48h

Live readings — water temperature is an estimate where the gauge does not record it.

How to fish it · for brown trout
When
Nymphing can work through most of the day.
Where
Cover mixed depths.
Method
Start with tight-line nymphs and adjust if fish rise or drift higher.
Kit
9 ft #4 rod, floating line, 12 ft tapered leader to 4–5 lb fluoro tippet.
Why this works
Excellent — water temperature is right today, though time of day could be better.
Through the year
0–3 scale · June highlighted
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Trout seasonSeason
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2
2
2
2
2
2
1
GrannomHatch
2
2
Evening SedgeHatch
2
3
3
3
2
Western Green DrakeHatch
2
2
Flav (Small Western Green Drake)Hatch
2
3
2

Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.

Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • General-season trout water (~late April–mid-November); creek and Twin Lakes rules/openers may differ — verify against current CDFW
  • TEMPERATURE: no live USGS water temp at 10290500 — temperature is estimated, not measured.
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About this water

Robinson Creek and the Twin Lakes country above Bridgeport are the classic Eastern Sierra mountain-fishing scene — a freestone creek tumbling out of the Twin Lakes through the Hoover Wilderness gateway, with the lakes themselves famous for the occasional outsized brown that prowls up from deep water. The creek fishes as a pretty pocket-water stream of wild and stocked browns and rainbows below the outlet, easy and accessible from the campgrounds, while the lakes are a stillwater story of their own. Being fed off the lakes the creek runs a touch steadier than a pure snowmelt freestone, but it still answers to the runoff: high and pushy in the peak melt, dropping into prime shape through summer. Fish attractors and droppers in the creek's pockets, time it for the drop after runoff, and keep half an eye on Twin Lakes for the trophy brown the area's known for.

  • Mixed
Seasons & zones
  • TroutLast Saturday in April → 15 November
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