Arizona Fish Report
McCloud River Fish Report for 6-26-2013


Fishing on the McCloud river has been crowded but the fishing is reported as great

McCloud River - CA (Siskiyou County)


by The Fly Shop
6-26-2013
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Current River Conditions: Mike Parker keeps the reports coming in this week saying the McCloud is fishing great, but it has been really crowded on the weekends. Fishing up at Ash Camp has been good, but these fish will start to move downstream any day. Start looking at the conservancy waters in the next week for better reports/results.

Best dry fly fishing happens near sunset.

The Fly Shop's?? Tips: Fishing techniques vary during the spring on the McCloud. Fishing dry flies in the shallow tail-outs and lips of runs should tease up numbers of rainbows and brown trout. Fishing a big Stimulator dropping a Micro-May is a favorite approach. Suspending nymphs under indicators in the deeper slots, pockets and pools can keep a fly rod bent. Have split shot in sizes AB, AAA and SSG.

Wading boots with studs and a wading staff are a must on the McCloud, which is full of irregularly shaped rocks that can be very slick. The best results are produced by anglers who move from run to run. The more water you can cover, the more fish have a chance to see your fly, ultimately improving upon your existing good fortune of being out on the river, fishing! Be on the look-out for rattle snakes. Use a technique called High-stick-nymphing in the pocket water and deeper chutes. Re-fish all your way back to camp or the car throwing streamers into pocket water, next to downed trees/logs.

Water Flows:
• Upper McCloud River flows
• McCloud River at Ah-Di-Na
• Lower McCloud near Bollibokka

Suggested Fly Patterns:

Dry Flies:
• Aanes Mojo Stonefly Adult - Golden Stone
• Quigley's Stacker Stone
• The Thing From Uranus - Golden
• Mercer's Missing Link - #14-18
• D&D Cripple March Brown #12
• E/C Caddis - Olive #14-16
• Parachute Adams - #12-18
• Yellow Stimulator #8-16

Nymphs/Wet Flies:
• Eng Thing #12-16
• Swink's BTS GD #12
• TB Pseudo Mays - #18
• Zebra John #14-18
• Micro Mayflies - #14-16
• Mercer's Glass Bead Micro May
• Pat's Rubber Leg - Brown #6-8
• GB Half-Flashback PT - #14-18
• GB Poxyback Hares Ear - #14-16

Streamers/Leeches:
• Dietz Sculpin - Natural #4
• Beaded Micro Bugger - Olive #12
• Beaded Micro Bugger - Black #12
• Double Bunny - #2

Eggs:
• Micro Spawn - Oregon Cheese




More Reports

The Fly Shop Reports
for Tuesday, June 25th, 2013

Fall River: Most reports are good with a few tough days mixed in when fishing at Fall River
Hat Creek: Hat Creek is a fun spot to fish in the AM hours and then again near sunset
Klamath River - Upper - CA: The fishing on the Klamath can go either way at this time of year
Sacramento River: Fishing has been good for most, tough for some on the Lower Sac

The Fly Shop Reports
for Sunday, June 16th, 2013

Fall River: Hex hatch is on and fly fishing on Fall River has been great!
Hat Creek: Fishing great! It's Golden Stone time on Hat Creek!
Klamath River - Upper - CA: It's a good time to fish the Klamath, the Salmon flies are out
Sacramento River: Lower Sac flows are up to 14,900 CFS, fishing reports have been mixed
McCloud River: The McCloud is still crowded but the dry fly fishing is good
Pit River: The Pit is fishing great!!
Trinity River: Not a great report for the Trinity, it has been fishing fair to good
Baum Lake: The fishing is good at Baum Lake in the AM or late afternoon hours
Iron Canyon Reservoir: Look for rainbows cruising the shallows in the AM & late afternoon/early evening at Iron Canyon
Keswick Reservoir: It was a little rough this week at Keswick Reservoir, fishing suffers when water volume increases
McCumber Reservoir: You can almost always find a few rainbows on a fly rod at McCumber Reservoir
Lewiston Lake: Lewiston is a great lake to fish especially when the Callibaetis and/or Carpenter Ants are around
Manzanita Lake: Fishing at Manzanita has been fair to good, It's at it's best in the morning through mid day