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Hosmer Lake
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24-Hr Pressure
25.06 inHg · → High/stable
Local Weather
Tough conditions — fish deep
Today
☁️Overcast
73° / 41°
Tomorrow
☁️Overcast
57° / 40°
Sun
🌫️Foggy
60° / 37°
Mon
🌦️Drizzle
54° / 40°
0.04"
Cold front incoming — go deep with nymphs, surface activity likely slow.
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What should I fish today?
⚡ AIAI-powered recommendation using today's live flow, temperature, and hatch data.
Time of Day
Using: BWOs strong on overcast days. Midges. Brook trout SPAWNING — RESPECT and avoid spawning bays.
What should I pack?
Rod, flies, tippet, and safety gear specific to today's Hosmer Lake conditions.
🪰 Hatch Calendar
Hosmer Lake · October · Fall
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BWOs strong on overcast days. Midges. Brook trout SPAWNING — RESPECT and avoid spawning bays.
River Map
About Hosmer Lake
High Cascades fly-only lake along the Cascade Lakes Highway — trophy brook trout and Cranebow rainbows in a shallow, weedy alpine lake ringed by lodgepole pine. Stillwater fishing for selective fish on long leaders. NOTE: Atlantic salmon program discontinued 2014–2015.
Regulations
FLY FISHING ONLY. Catch-and-release only. Stillwater — no CFS gauge applicable. Electric motors only on lake.
Learn More
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