Yep, the pond is small, but it is loaded with stocked trout. You, with your fly skills, might be able to outsmart some of those critters, if you are so inclined, just for the fun of it. A lot of kids during the summer fish at the pond, and it would be nice to see someone actually catch something.
I don't know that anyone has reported in this forum about fishing Lone Pine Creek between the Portal and Lone Pine Lake. It would be interesting if you could give it a try with your flies and let us know if you catch anything.
I use a spinning outfit with flies on lakes above, starting with Lone Pine Lake and have enjoyed fresh, delectable pan-sized trout. With your fly fishing, I think you could catch the bigger, elusive ones.
Let us know if you catch anything! Catch and release is fun, but I do like fresh, out-of-the-lake trout dinners. You come from a great trout area. My biggest catch was a few-pound trout out of Lake Edison up the canyon from Shaver Lake, and I've seen huge ones in that little pond Tom talks about, but they are too smart or too well-fed for me.
