
— — the lake the record brown came out of.
“Two glacial lakes, Upper and Lower, sit below the Sawtooth Ridge southwest of Bridgeport on the eastern side of the Sierra Nevada. The road climbs Robinson Creek for about thirteen miles from US-395 and ends at the Mono Village resort on Upper Twin. The water is cold, fed by snowmelt off the high peaks of the Hoover Wilderness, and famous for trout: the California state record brown, 26 pounds 8 ounces, came out of Upper Twin Lake in 1987. Boats run early; afternoon wind off the Sierra crest builds quickly and pushes the small craft back toward the launch. The aspen along the creek turns gold the last two weeks of September.

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Twin Lakes lie about thirteen miles southwest of Bridgeport in Mono County, on the east side of the Sierra Nevada, at the foot of the Sawtooth Ridge. The two lakes were carved by glaciers and now sit in line along Robinson Creek; Lower Twin Lake is at about 7,000 feet and Upper Twin Lake at about 7,090 feet. Robinson Creek Road climbs through aspen and Jeffrey pine to the Mono Village resort and marina at the head of Upper Twin. The lakes sit in Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. The Hoover Wilderness boundary lies just west of the upper lake and includes Matterhorn Peak and the high country John Muir and Robert Underwood Johnson explored in the 1890s.
The lakes are cold and deep, fed by snowmelt off the Sawtooth Ridge and Matterhorn Peak. Upper Twin Lake reaches roughly 200 feet at its deepest point and holds the California state record for brown trout, a 26-pound, 8-ounce fish caught in 1987. The lakes are stocked with rainbow trout each season and also hold native Lahontan cutthroat in the connecting streams. The two lakes are joined by a narrow creek, and fishing the channel between them is a long-standing setup at the boundary of the two waters. Afternoon winds off the Sierra crest can stand smaller boats up on edge by midday, so most anglers fish early and come off the water before the wind builds.
Robinson Creek Road climbs from US-395 just south of Bridgeport, runs about thirteen miles to the Mono Village resort at the head of Upper Twin, and ends there. The road is paved the entire way and stays open through the year, though winter access can be limited by snow. Several Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest campgrounds along Robinson Creek run from late spring through autumn. Mono Village has a marina, boat rentals, a small store, and cabins. The trailhead for Barney and Peeler Lakes and the high Hoover Wilderness leaves from the resort. Aspen along the creek turns gold the last two weeks of September and the first week of October, depending on the year.