Fishing on Mammoth Lakes will vary from Good to Great depending on the weather

Mammoth Lakes Basin - CA (Mono County)

by The Trout Fitter Staff
6-30-2013
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Water Conditions: The Mammoth lakes are full.

Fishing Conditions and Hatches: Good to great depending on the weather fishing can be good. Better fishing early morning and later evening.

Recommended Flies:

DRIES: griffith gnat, parachute adams, sierra brite dot, renegade, stimulator, rubber leg stimi, mosquito, royal wulff, humpy, callibaetis, cahill

NYMPHS: BH prince nymphs, hares ear, variety of midges, ap emerger, pandemic callibaetis, san juans, Bubba's callitbaetis nymph, Janssen's Callibaetis nymph, copper johns, pheasant tail, birds nest, two bit hooker

STREAMERS: Crystal bugger, matuka, doc twin specials, seal bugger, ruby eye leech

More Reports

The Trout Fitter Reports

for Friday, June 21st, 2013

Mammoth Lakes Basin: Awesome fishng at Mammoth Basin Lakes
Hot Creek: Good fishing at Hot Creek, the winds will affect the fishing however
San Joaquin River: Depending on the time of day, dry fly fishing at San Joaquin can be "off the hook"
Crowley Lake: Fishing at Crowley can be mixed
Owens River: You want to fish the Upper Owens either in the AM or the early evening hours
Owens River: The dry fly fishing has been good at the Owens River Gorge
Pleasant Valley Reservoir: Because Pleasant Valley Reservoir is high the fish have moved to the stream
Rock Creek - Section 1: The fishing is very good at Rock Creek & in little lakes valley
Rush Creek: The best fishiong at Rush Creek is the wild trout section near the highway
Owens River: The Lower Owens fishing has been both good and slow at times
Bridgeport Reservoir: Bridgeport Reservoir is very low right now
East Walker River: Finally the water level is up on the East Owens

The Trout Fitter Reports

for Saturday, June 8th, 2013

Mammoth Lakes Basin: Lots of hatchery trout in the Mammoth Lakes Basin making for good fishing
Hot Creek: The Caddis is the hot fly for Hot Creek
San Joaquin River: Nymphing is the way to go on the San Joquin
Crowley Lake: The low water level is affecting the fishing at Lake Crowley & the algae is coming on fast
Owens River: Nymphing with bright attractors will increase your chances
Owens River: The water in the Owens River Gorge is higher than usual because of maintenance by DWP
Pleasant Valley Reservoir: If you want to fish Pleasant Valley Reservoir, fish the Inlet
Rock Creek - Section 1: Rock Creek flows are at 64cfs as of 6/6 and the water is Crystal Clear!!
Rush Creek: There are different conditions on each section of Rush Creek
Owens River: The Rumor is that flows on the Lower Owens will stay at 300 cfs
Bridgeport Reservoir: Bridgeport Reservoir is much lower than usual
East Walker River: Flows on the East Walker have changed 3 times last week -- they are not consistent