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  • Ski Lake-Fishing Ski Lake from the northwest shore

    Fishing Ski Lake from the northwest shore

  • Ski Lake-The mild approach to Ski Lake

    The mild approach to Ski Lake

  • Ski Lake-Leaving Ski Lake

    Leaving Ski Lake

  • Ski Lake-Standing in front of Leavitt Lake - before the advent of Digital Cameras

    Standing in front of Leavitt Lake - before the advent of Digital Cameras

  • Ski Lake-Standing in front of Leavitt Lake

    Standing in front of Leavitt Lake

  • Ski Lake-Standing in front of Leavitt Lake

    Standing in front of Leavitt Lake

Fishing:
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Hiking:
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Scenery:
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Solitude:
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Distance:
barbarbar   4 mi 1-way
Map:
Map of Ski Lake in Mono County
Elevation Profile 1:
Elevation Profile of Ski Lake hike
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Ski Lake - (Mono County)

Pre 2010



Getting There

Ski Lake can be reached from the Leavitt Lake trailhead accessible from Highway 108 between Sardine Meadow and Leavitt Falls. The trail to Leavitt Lake is actually a four-wheel drive road requiring some good vehicle clearance. We hiked the road as we did not have a vehicle that could make this trek. The road is can be hard to find if you do not know what you are looking for. So, look for a sharp right turn that has a dirt road starting off to the left. Or, you know, use your GPS.

The Hike

The hike is very moderate without any significant altitude gain until you reach Leavitt Lake itself. From Leavitt Lake, take the trail that leads to the left and over a small hill to drop down into the Ski Lake area. It is a short and easy hike. Probably a good place to take the family. There are many places to set up camp at Ski Lake but there are no trees so no shade at Ski Lake.

The Fishing

We hit Ski Lake as the Goldens were spawning in the outlet creek. They looked rather small and we decided to let them do their thing while we tried to raise a bite around the perimeter of the small Lake. We had a hard time raising any bites fishing around the lake with flies and spinners so we gave up rather quickly. There were surely fish in the lake as we could see them rising but they were not interested in our presentations that day. We packed up our gear and headed back over to our camp at Lower Koenig Lake to fish for the Golden X Rainbow hybrids there.

Better fishing can be found at Leavitt Lake rather than Koenig or Ski Lakes. The fish are larger and more plentiful, but you will likely see more people there as you can drive right to Leavitt Lake in a high clearance four wheel drive vehicle. Also, Leavitt Lake gets stocked more often.



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