The Northern California Fly Fishing Board

I have been to Ice House lake a couple of times and now that I look at the map via Google, it appears I have been taking the long way to get there. It appears that shortly after you turn off highway 50, and head up towards Union Valley, there is a turn-off to the right called Ice House Road.

Has anyone taken that road to get to Ice House? is it travelable? any thoughts?

Thanks

That's the way I've always gone when going to Ice House. What's the long way? Wentworth Springs road, east of Georgetown and then south to Ice House? I recall back in the day when W.S. road was a P.O.S., muddy, rutted and nasty. Now it's paved and a dream to drive on. Ice House road off of Hwy 50 has always been nice and paved, at least as long as I've been on it, which is pushing 20 years by now. Honestly, I haven't been there for quite a while, but I recall the road being paved to the I.H. campground and then a very decent dirt road around to the backside of the lake, where the stream flows in. Lots of planted rainbows in Ice House, a few browns, but mostly I caught them on the bottom...back in my bait dunkin' days.

--FlyGuy (Dave)

Thanks for the info. It has been many years since I have been to Ice House so I may be confusing the way I got there. Seems like it took a long time to get there once I turned off Highway 50. I will have to give it a try sometime soon.