Hot Creek Fish Report - Mammoth Lakes, CA (Mono County)

Fly Fishing with Midges and Caddis are the imitations of choice at Hot Creek

Hot Creek - Mammoth Lakes, CA (Mono County)

by The Trout Fitter Staff
10-27-2011
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Water Conditions: Great the flows are at 29cfs as of 10/28.

Fishing Conditions and Hatches: Good but fish very small Midges and Caddis for best results on the sunny days and fish your Baetis patterns on overcast or cloudy days. Caddis still around too, but not in the numbers we were seeing last week! Fish at the near bank, and the lanes in between the weeds.

Recommended Flies:

DRIES: Parachute Caddis Grey #18-22, CDC Caddis Emerger #20, Old School Caddis Emerger #20, Brook's Hot Creek Caddis #18-22, #20 Elk Hair Caddis Tan

NYMPHS: Copper Zebra #22, Yankee Buzzer #22, Micracle Nymph #20, Kyle's Superflash PT #20-22, Duck Ass Submerger #22-24,BH FB Pheasant Tail #18-#20, #24 Black Beauty, #22 Furimsky's Epoxy Midge, WD Flashy Black #22, Barr's Flashback Emerger #22

STREAMERS:#12 Bead Head Doc's Twin Lake Special Black/Brown/Olive

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The Trout Fitter Reports

for Friday, October 21st, 2011

Hot Creek: The Caddis Hatch Is On at Hot Creek
San Joaquin River: The Road to the San Joaquin has reopened
Crowley Lake: Lots of Fish this time of Year at Lake Crowley
Owens River: Good Dry Fall Fishing in the AM, better Nymph action later in the day on the Upper Owens
Owens River: Fly Fishing is challenging on the Lower Owens
Bridgeport Reservoir: The Fish are spread out at Bridgeport, but Fly Fishing is still good. Use streamers.
East Walker River (CA): The Crayfish Pattern is really working well on the East Walker