Water Conditions: Fair, showing 318 cfs as of 6/19

Remember, these are the flows just below Highway 395 on Mammoth Creek.

Flows are up 100+ cfs in the last 3 days but still clear.

Fishing Conditions and Hatches: Fair-Good

As long as Mammoth Creek stays relatively clear the creek should be worth fishing. The road is open into the Hot Creek canyon parking lots.  Fishing has picked up, with the canyon fishing better than the interpretive site. Midges in the morning plus a new food, the Tricos are emerging fairly heavily between 8 and 9:30 with the spinner fall around an hour later.  If you can find some calm water there's some good surface activity. Baetis midday but they are getting smaller, #18-22 and the hatch seems to be tapering off. Unfortunately, with the increased flows the surface action is pretty much over.  It's the time of year to throw the proverbial kitchen sink, big, ugly, realistic, gaudy, besides the big flows there are a lot of terrestrials active this time of year. Ant and robber fly swarms with a promising  hopper season starting. In the past, during runoff I have seen some very localized surface activity so make sure you have a selection of dry flies whenever you head down. Generally the midges will be hatching until early afternoon and then egg laying and spent adults in the afternoon.  Scuds, egg patterns and especially San Juan Worms will work all day.  With the increases in flows the streamer fishing has picked up. It's important to key in on any slack water. Really study the water, a slick spot (flat water behind invisible rock) as small as a dinner plate might be the key to your day.

I still tell my clients that a 4 second drift is average and finish with an aggressive pickup, you will hook fish you never knew existed.

Recommended Flies

DRIES:  R.P. Emerger #22 | Mother Shucker #24 | Griffith's Gnat #20-24 | Stillborn Midge Black #20-22 || Hi-Vis Baetis #18-20 | 

NYMPHS:  T Midge #24 | Zebra Midge #18-22  | Buckskin Caddis #16-20  | JuJu Baetis #18-20 | Psycho Baetis #16-18| Scuds grey #14-18 | Tailwater Sowbug Rainbow #16-18 |  Bling Midge Brown #24 | TB Millers+1LT #16-18 | Egg Patterns | B/H Pheasant Tail #16-20 | San Juan Worms #12-14

STREAMERS: Mini Sculpin Orange #6 | Slumpbuster Natural #10 | Hornburg #10-14