There are distinctly different areas here and you should consider the conditions before you visit. The campgrounds off Hwy. 395 and Sonora Pass in addition the Pikel Meadows sections are for the most part planted rainbows with a few wild trout in the mix. These fish will stack up in the deeper pools around the stocking points and will most likely get caught before the effects of low water will harm them. The canyon sections above Pikel Meadows and upstream from Hwy. 395 junction with the Sonora Pass have a solid population of wild fish that are fun to fish with a three or four weight rod with dries or dry dropper bead head combos. You may wish to give the wild trout in the lower canyon section a break until after Labor Day when the water begins to cool. The upper canyon section has cooler water temps. During years such as these this freestone creek will historically get very low and there will be limited habitat for the wild or holdover fish.