Fly Fishing is Very Good in the Mammoth Lakes Area

Mammoth Lakes - Mammoth, CA (Mono County)

by The Trout Fitter Staff
10-6-2011
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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, September 29th, 2011

Mammoth Lakes : Fly Fishing is fair to good in the Mammoth Lakes Basin
Hot Creek: Big Caddis Hatches means Fly Fishing at Hot Creek is Good
San Joaquin River: Lots if Pressure on the San Joaquin Fly Fishing is Fair to Good
Crowley Lake: Fly Fishing at Lake Crowley is starting to warm up
Owens River: As the Flows come down on the Upper Owens, fly fishing will improve
Owens River: Fly Fishing at the Owens River Gorge is Good
Owens River: Flows need to drop on the Lower Owens before fly fishing picks up
Bridgeport Reservoir: Bridgeport Fly Fishing is OK right now

The Trout Fitter Reports

for Thursday, September 15th, 2011

Mammoth Lakes : Fly Fishing around Mammoth has been Good
Hot Creek: Caddis imitations are the fly of choice at Hot Creek, especially after 10:00 AM
San Joaquin River: Fly Fishing on the San Joaquin is Very Good right now
Crowley Lake: The fish at Crowley Lake are moving around. Here are some suggestions on where to look
Owens River: Streamer patterns are working early on the Upper Owens, terrestrials should be used later in the day
Owens River: Fly Fishing at the Owens River Gorge is very good right now
Owens River: Flows are still high on the Lower Owens but fishing is still improving
Bridgeport Reservoir: Fly Fishing is good at Bridgeport,but the fish are generally smaler right ow