The fishing pressure at Hot Creek has been very strong

Hot Creek - Mammoth Lakes, CA (Mono County)


by Tom Loe
1-11-2012
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Access remains great and the flows are low, but much better than usual due to the warmer weather and run-off from Mammoth Creek. HC got hit pretty hard over the holiday period but has since thinned out quite a bit. Lots of people coming off the slopes early to fish I reckon. #18-22 midge and mayfly adults for the emergences late morning and afternoon. Hang #18-22 patterns for nymphing with or without an Under-cator. Dry dropper rigs work well here in the winter to fish the channels in the weeds. Fish will move into the deeper pools when it gets cold in the morns so don't look for them in the short water early in the day.