Hosmer Lake is seeing a really good callibaetis hatch mid day

Hosmer Lake - Bend, OR (Deschutes County)


by The Fly Fishers Place
5-22-2026
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Hosmer Lake is seeing a really good callibaetis hatch mid day. Some damsel action is starting and will improve quickly. This week we did incredibly well on a green leech! You’ll also want callibaetis nymphs for under an indicator and to strip on a very slow sinking line. Why would I say that? The lake is down by a foot or 2 in water level so even an intermediate line is going to hang up on the weeds too much to be any fun for using, so a hover or a 2 for ghost tip is a way better choice.

Keep some Traveling Sedge in your boxes and skitter a Goddard caddis when you see really splashy rises!
Another fly to watch for is called an Alder Fly, these look like a stout black caddisfly, but it’s a different species. A #14 black elk hair caddis is a great fly to match it with, and you’ll also find an occasional skittering presentation for matching alder flies is a good idea.