Hosmer Lake is currently one of my favorites and this week the channel seemed to fill with more fish than I have seen since it opened. Not a surprise really with the lower lake warming up some and getting a bit of a bloom started. The Channel and Upper Lake are very clear and cold and oddly we are not seeing much of a mayfly hatch.

#wherethehellarethecallibaetis? Red Chironomids and Red PT’s and Leeches so far have been my best patterns there lately. A lot of indicator fishing so far too, but bring a Hover line and your clear Intermediate lines and strip soft hackles, scuds, damsel nymphs and non jigged callibaetis nymphs. My favorite Hosmer Leech is usually a Watermelon Leech, but this year a Black with a Gunmetal Bead had been a good fish catcher too.