Steamers are working best for Fly Fisherman at Mammoth Lakes

Mammoth Lakes - Mammoth, CA (Mono County)

by The Trout Fitter Staff
10-10-2011
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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, October 6th, 2011

Mammoth Lakes : Fly Fishing is Very Good in the Mammoth Lakes Area
Hot Creek: The Rain & Snowmelt Have Caused Dirty Water Which Is Affecting Fly Fishing at Hot Creek
San Joaquin River: The Road to the San Joaquin is curretly closed, call the Visitor Center to find out when it is open
Crowley Lake: Stripping is working better at Lake Crowley than midging for Fly Fishermen
Owens River: The Rainbows Are Coming into the Upper Owens from Crowley making Fly Fishermen Happy
Owens River: Fly Fishing is good at the Owens River Gorge
Owens River: High Flows are making Fly Fishing on the Lower Owens Difficult
Bridgeport Reservoir: Fish at Bridgeport are moving around, the best bet for Fly Fishermen is to fish along the weedbeds

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