The fishing at Hot Creek can be really great, but it is always good

Hot Creek - Mammoth Lakes, CA (Mono County)


by The Trout Fitter Staff
7-9-2013
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Water Conditions: Hot creek is super clear and the flows are at 14cfs as of 7/3

Fishing Conditions and Hatches: Good to great depending on the time of day. It can be really great! Early morning and evenings are going off. Lots of dry fly fishing at these times. If you do nymph, make sure the rigs are very short cause of the weeds. set on everything!

Recommended Flies:

DRIES:
parachute adams, sierra brite dot, chernobyl, foam hopper, streamside hopper, elk hair caddis, trico dries, extended body bwo, cdc baetis dun, royal wulff, humpy, yellow sally, parachute caddis

NYMPHS: #20 Beck's suface emerger, #20 Hogan's S&M emerger, #20 epoxy wingcase bwo, #18 mighty may sloan, #20 Harroup's surface emerger, superflash pheasant tail, #20 Barr's trico emerger, split case bwo, bh drifting littel weedy, Nori's caddis pupa, cdc caddis emerger, Brook's hot creek caddis, wd40, variety of midges, tungsten psycho, prince nymphs, black beauty, buckskin, Rubber leg copper johns

STREAMERS: ...weeds are high & water is to low to pull streamers