The lake should be clearing enough to fish

McCloud Reservoir - McCloud, CA (Siskiyou County)

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by The Fly Shop
8-17-2021
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The lake should be clearing enough to fish. For now, the area has quite a bit of smoke impacting the area so check out the air quality before you head up to fish.

Hot Flies:
Dry Flies:
Harrop's Last Chance - #16-20, Adams - #14-18, Mayfly Cripple - #18, Last Chance Cripple - Callibaetis or Baetis, Mercer's Missing Link - #14-16, Mercer's Parachute Profile Dun Spinner

Nymphs/Wet Flies:
Zack's Attack Damsel, Burk's Sierra Damsel, Black A.P. - #14-16, Hogan's S&M - Olive #16-18, Beaded Zebra Midge - Black #18-20, Mercer's Gidgets

Steamers & Leeches:
Beaded Micro Bugger - Black, Zonkers - #4, Beaded Micro Buggers - Any

More Reports

The Fly Shop Reports

for Tuesday, August 17th, 2021

Baum Lake: Baum Lake Report
Keswick Reservoir: The summer is a good season to fish Keswick
Shasta Lake: The lake is low and giving up a lot of spots right now
Lewiston Lake: Smoke is definitely impacting the Lewiston area at this time
Manzanita Lake: Manzanita Lake Report

Iron Canyon Reservoir Report

Iron Canyon Reservoir

8-3-2021
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