Hot Creek Fishing Report

Hot Creek - Mammoth Lakes, CA (Mono County)

Lois MacDonald is all smiles as she displays one of her nicer bows she got on her Hot Creek guide trip with Doug Dolan.
Photo Credit: Doug Dolan

by Tom Loe
4-29-2018
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Water conditions and flows are great here.  Numbers are good here during warmer periods; with fish holding in the deeper slots and pools. Best bite occurs during early afternoon when the BWO’s are emerging. Large midge hatches coming off during a high barometer. Dry dropper rigs with a #16-18  Para Hi-Vis BWO and a #22 Gillie dropper 12″-18″ below is a consistent rig currently. When you observe those noses sipping the adults in the suds, remove the dropper, and dope up those high wings so they ride high on the surface.  Longer leaders, & light tippet in the 5-6x class is best. During off hatch periods try attractor patterns fished with/without an Under-cator. You can get into some of the larger fish using this method during the spring months.



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