Fly Fishing in the Mammoth Lakes Basin is Excellent

Lake George - Mammoth Lakes, CA (Mono County)

by The Trout Fitter Staff
9-1-2011
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Water Conditions:
Great

Fishing Conditions and Hatches:
Great stripping streamers working best with a nymph trailer. Try fishing some stimulators and callibaetis dries at the inlets, you're almost always going to see rising fish there now.

Recommended Flies:

Streamers:
Doc's Twin Lake Special Black/Olive/Brown #10-12, Olive Matuka, Black and Olive Wooly Buggers #8-10

Nymphs:
Callibaetis Nymph #16, Bead Head Prince Nymph #14, Copper John #16

Dries:
Callibaetis Spinner #16, Kaufman Stimulator #16

More Reports

The Trout Fitter Reports

for Thursday, August 25th, 2011

Lake George: Lake Mary & Lake George are both excellent
Hot Creek: Hot Creek Fishing Is Excellent
Crowley Lake: Fish Crowley If You Like to Catch Big Fish
Owens River: Fishing on the Upper Owens Is Fair to Good
Owens River: The Owens River Gorge is Fishing Good Now
Owens River: Flows on the Lower Owens have dropped fishing has picked up
Bridgeport Reservoir: Bridgeport Is Fishing Very Good, Fish the Inlets and Outlets
East Walker River: Fish Caddis Imitations Early Evening & Large Streamers Later on the East Walker

Fish with Caddis Imitations late in the day for best results on the San Joaquin

San Joaquin River

8-23-2011
Water Conditions: Flows are down to reasonable levels, and the waters starting to warm. Be careful, there are still a lot...... Read More