Hot Creek Fish Report- Update by Jon Carlton 7-19-09 No change in last 8 days.

Hot Creek - Mammoth Lakes, CA (Mono County)


by The Trout Fitter Staff
7-23-2009
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Water Conditions: Excellent

Flow is 23 cfs on 7/19. Water is fairly clear.

Fishing Conditions and Hatches: Excellent

The warm weather we have been seeing is bringing strong hatches of caddis. Tricos are also present in the a.m. with PMD\\\'s and Yellow Sallies mid morning into early afternoon. Primarily Caddis throughout the afternoon. Nymphing is still taking more and bigger fish, but dry fly fishing is producing with yellow sallie patterns, PMD\\\'s and caddis. Dry dropper is a good way to go.

Recommended Flies:

-NYMPHS-
#20-22 WD-40 in Olive or Black, #18-22 Zebra Midges, ##16-18 Scuds in Olive or Grey. Hares Ears #16, fox pupa olive #16-18 #16 Micro Stone, #18 Bird of Prey, #16-18 Deep Six caddis pupa green, #18 -20 sparkle caddis pupa olive, #18-20 Nori\\\'s Caddis pupa, #16 anatomical PMD, #16 pheasant tail olive, #20-22 Black Copper John

-DRIES-
Olive Elk Hair Caddis #16-20, Yellow Stimulator #16-18, Parachute Adams #16-20, Hot Creek Caddis #18-20, Brooks Sprout PMD Emerger # 16, PMD comparadun #16, Sulpher emerger #16-18, PMD surface emerger #16-18, #16, Little Yellow Sally #16, #18-20 Parachute Caddis Grey , #20-22 Trico spinner black

Guides Hint: Try skating Elk hair caddis and Stimi\\\'s when the wind come s up in the afternoon.