Cherry Lake
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kdczy
N 37° 58.577 W 119° 55.001
11S E 243813 N 4207197
Cherry Lake, near Groveland, Ca.
Waymark Code: WMAJ2C
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 01/19/2011
Views: 4
Overview
Cherry Lake CA is on the western side of the beautiful Sierra Nevada Mountains, surrounded by a heavy pine and cedar forest. It’s close enough to Yosemite that you can camp at the lake and visit the park by day. However, the outdoor recreation available is enough to keep you busy for your entire vacation.
Location & Information
Cherry Lake California is approximately 25 miles east of Sonora, nestled between Emigrant Wilderness and Yosemite National Park. Follow Highway 120 east towards Yosemite, and about 5 miles east of Groveland, turn left on Cherry Lake Road. The lake is 20 miles from this point.
The best times to visit Cherry Lake is June through October. The road across the dam is closed for the fall and winter seasons starting in September. The area east of the lake is restricted to foot travel after September.
Cherry Lake, close to Yosemite National Park and within the backcountry of Stanislaus National Forest, is 4 square miles of water that is ideal for fishing, boating and camping.
Recommended tackle: *Rainbow Trout: Troll Sparklefish and other minnow imitation lures or night crawlers behind flashers in spring, summer and fall. Troll along dam and creek inlets. Bait fishing off the bank is good for holdovers and planters throughout the year from the la
Recommended fishing methods:
***** Fishing Notes*****
*Rainbow Trout: Troll Sparklefish and other minnow imitation lures or night crawlers behind flashers in spring, summer and fall. Troll along dam and creek inlets. Bait fishing off the bank is good for holdovers and planters throughout the year from the launch ramp and campground areas.
* Brook Trout: Cast spinners or fish night crawlers and other baits in creek inlets.
* Brown Trout: Cast or troll Rapalas and Rebels in spring, fall and winter along shoreline.
* Kokanee Salmon: Troll with spoons and Spin-Glos tipped with white corn and crawlers around dam in summer and fall.
Boat required: no
Parking or Launch Coordinates: N 38° 37.662 W 120° 31.674
Catch and Release Only: no
FlyFishing Only: no
USGS Real-Time Water Data: [Web Link]
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Visit Instructions:We would like to hear about your experiance while you were there, what you caught, your fishing methods and tackel! Everyone has there own methods and we can all learn from each other! Post a picture with your log and show off your catch or the place you fished.
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