Hot Creek is Excellent

Hot Creek - Mammoth Lakes, CA (Mono County)

by The Trout Fitter Staff
8-18-2011
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Water Conditions:
Great the flows are at 54 cfs as of 8/18.

Fishing Conditions and Hatches:
Great, use Tricos early in the morning, til about 10am. Caddis Emergers til noon. Hoppers in the afternoon.

Recommended Flies:

DRIES:
Parachute Caddis Grey #18, CDC Caddis Emerger #18, Brook's Hot Creek Caddis #20, Goddard Caddis #18, #18 Elk Hair Caddis Tan CDC Emerger Baetis, RS2 Emerger #18, Tan Grasshoppers, Chernobyl Ants

NYMPHS:
Fox's Caddis Poopah Tan #20, Miracle Nymph #22, Micromayfly Brown #20, Silverman's Epoxy Wingcase Trico #22 Drowned Trico Spinner #20 Olive WD 40 #20-22, #20 Gould's Drowned Spinner, Furimsky's Epoxy Midge #22

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

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The Trout Fitter Reports

for Thursday, August 11th, 2011

Lake George: Fishing is great in the Mammoth Lakes Basin
Hot Creek: Hot Creek is fishing like Hot Creek - Excellent
San Joaquin River: As the flows improve on the San Joaquin so does the fishing
Crowley Lake: Fish Along the Old Stream Channel at Crowley
Owens River: Fishing is consistent and good on the Upper Owens
Owens River: The Owens River Gorge has very good fishing right now
Owens River: Flows are stabilized at around 400 cfs and fishing is good on the Lower Owens
Bridgeport Reservoir: Fish the Inlets and Outlets at Bridgeport Reservoir
East Walker River: Is the East Wlaker at its prime right now, some people think so!