Hot Creek Is, Well....Hot Creek, Nuf Said

Hot Creek - Mammoth Lakes, CA (Mono County)


by The Trout Fitter Staff
7-28-2011
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Water Conditions:
Good flows are at 89 cfs as of 7/28.

Fishing Conditions and Hatches:
Good. Decent Trico and PMD hatches early, then switch to Caddis and Baetis in the afternoon. Try a dry dropper rig with a grasshopper or ant and a nymph below it.

Recommended Flies:

DRIES:
Parachute Caddis Grey #18, CDC Caddis Emerger #18, Grasshoppers, Chernobyl Ants

NYMPHS:
2 Bit Hooker #22, BH FB Pheasant Tail #22, Silverman's Epoxy Wingcase Trico #22, Deep Six Caddis #18, Mitchel's Split Case PMD #18, Micromayfly Brown #20, Drowned Trico Spinner #20

STREAMERS:
#10 Doc's Twin Lake Special Black



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