Hot Creek fishing

Hot Creek fishing is on a river section. No species or stocking events are on the current agency reports yet.

Illustration, not a photo of this lake
Last stocked
Not in these reports
Plants on record
0
Species recorded
0

Access and facts

Water type
river section
Nearest town
Mammoth Lakes, CA
Shore access
Yes

CDFW designated Wild Trout water from the state hatchery property line to the Owens River confluence. Public access includes the Interpretive Site below the hatchery and canyon/Geologic Site trailheads; Hot Creek Ranch meadow water is private and guest-only.

Other places to fish at Hot Creek

Interpretive Site below the hatchery

Primary public access below the hatchery; heavily fished bank water with well-trodden trails. (flyfishingthesierra.com, accessed September 29, 2026)

Canyon / Geologic Site public water

Public water below Hot Creek Ranch with three main parking areas and trails into the gorge; catch-and-release artificial-fly water open year-round. (flyfishingthesierra.com, accessed September 29, 2026)

Hot Creek Ranch meadow (private)

About 1.5 miles of meandering meadow water limited to ranch guests; historically dry-fly-only catch-and-release with no wading. (flyfishingthesierra.com, accessed September 29, 2026)

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About Hot Creek

Hot Creek is CDFW Wild Trout water known for stable flows and fast-growing rainbow and brown trout. Public canyon water below the ranch is open year-round to barbless artificial flies only. The Mono County spring creek runs from the hatchery boundary to the Owens River.

Nearest lakes

Owens River, Section 3 4.1 mi last stocked September 20, 2026 Convict Creek 4.7 mi last stocked September 13, 2026 Mammoth Creek 5 mi last stocked June 21, 2026 Convict Lake 5.4 mi last stocked August 30, 2026 Crowley Lake 6 mi last stocked August 30, 2026

Public land at Hot Creek

Hot Creek is inside Inyo National Forest.

Boundaries from Public Lands DB, part of the same network.

Sources

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