Our Annual June Lake Loop Monster Trout Contest is one of June Lake's longest running traditions, held each year on opening day of fishing season.
Fishing Season Opens in the Eastern Sierra this year on Saturday, April 26, 2014! Come help us celebrate.
Contest prizes are awarded in several categories:
- biggest Trout from each lake in the June Lake Loop
- biggest Trout from a Loop stream
- biggest of each trout species: rainbow, cutthroat, brown
- heaviest weight limit
- ugliest fish
- biggest fish caught by a local resident
- biggest fish caught by a lady
- biggest fish caught by a child.
Due to a mild winter, lakes are ice-free and there is little or no remaining snow withiin the Loop. June Lake was stocked last fall with a number of large "Alpers" rainbows.
Contest Rules: All fish must be caught in a Loop lake or stream and weighed and tagged at one of June Lake Loop's Marinas or at Ernie's Tackle Shop before 7 pm on Saturday. Winners are announced at 7:30 pm in front of Ernie's Tackle on Boulder Drive downtown in the June Lake Village.
Thanks to all for participating in the 2014 contest. The winners are:
Monster Trout: 7lb 4oz, Jerrod Barnard, So Lake Tahoe (out of Gull)
Biggest Rainbow: 6lb 10oz, Kent R, Woodland
Biggest Brown: 5lb 2oz, Bud Andrews, Santa Barbara
Biggest Cutthroat: 2lb 12oz, Lori Edwards, Delhi
Biggest June Lake: 6lb 6oz, Nate Heryford, Galt
Biggest Gull Lake: 6lb 4oz, Wayne Wallace, La Verne
Biggest Silver Lake: 5lb 15oz, Terry Shultz, Santa Clarita
Biggest Grant Lake: 6lb 8oz, Gene Cabral, Fillmore
Biggest Loop Stream: 2lb 12oz, Cal Vaughn, Taft
Biggest Stringer: 10lb 15oz, Alexander Alvarez, Apple Valley (from Grant Lake)
Biggest Child: 5lb 1oz, Shane Hansen, Rancho Cucomonga
Biggest Local: 2lb 14oz, Nikko Segura, June Lake
Biggest Ladies: 5lb 9oz, Suzi Cooper, Truckee