Convict Lake
by Joe Schofield
Title
Convict Lake
Artist
Joe Schofield
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
According to a Mono County website, in the fall of 1871, a posse trapped a group of escaped convicts from Carson City, Nevada, at the lake, then known as Monte Diablo. A shootout ensued and two locals, Robert Morrison and Mono Jim, were killed. Most of the inmates were eventually caught and put to frontier justice. The large peaks above the lake were renamed after the fallen posse members and the lake itself became known as Convict.
Thanks to its depth and ability to offer lots of cold, clean water, Convict Lake is known for producing large trout, with a few fish landed each season in the eight-pound range. Rainbow trout tend to get the largest, but Convict is also home to browns and brookies.
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April 4th, 2026
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