Hot Creek Fishing Report

The Trout Fitter Staff

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Water Conditions: Good. Warm weather has increased the flow to 72 cfs at the highway. When combined with the spring the total has been 87 cfs as of 6/3. Becoming off color. Still excellent.
Fishing conditions and Hatches: Excellent. Midges as early as 8 am followed by Baetis hatch starting about 11-12 and going until 2 pm. No real Caddis hatch but they are starting to show up. Go to pupa and emerger patterns in the afternoon.

Recommended Flies:

DRIES: Extended body BWO 20#-22#, #20 to 24 Parachute Adams, or Brooks Sprout Baetis. Gray Caddis patterns late.
NYMPHS: Black or olive #20-24 WD-40's, #20-22 Flashback Optimidge, size 18. Silver Stockers Lightning Bug #20-22. Late go with La Fontaine's Caddis Sparkle Pupa and Gallitan's Pupa in size 18. Add in egg patterns and San Juan worms.
STREAMERS: Try streamers early and late but slow retrieves are better.

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