Terrestrials are out at Hot Creek now

Hot Creek - Mammoth Lakes, CA (Mono County)


by The Trout Fitter Staff
9-9-2011
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Water Conditions:
Great the flows are at 39cfs as of 9/9.

Fishing Conditions and Hatches:
Great a lot of terrestrials are around now. Still Tricos early, with some mayflies here and there with a good caddis hatch in the afternoon. Don't be afraid to drop a caddis emerger off of any of your dries.

Recommended Flies:

DRIES:
Parachute Caddis Grey #20
CDC Caddis Emerger #20
Brook's Hot Creek Caddis #20
Elk Hair Caddis Tan #18
CDC Emerger Baetis #20
Tan Grasshoppers
Chernobyl Ants
Taylor's Fat Albert #14

NYMPHS:
Olive WD40 #22
Yankee Buzzer #22
Micracle Nymph #22
Nori's Caddis Pupa Olive #20
Micromayfly Brown #20
Gould's Drowned Spinner #20
Furimsky's Epoxy Midge #22

STREAMERS:

Guides Hint:
Definitely time to switch to some lighter tippet as well with the flows back down finally.



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