Fishing has been fair. Road conditions to Iron Canyon have been rough due to snow & rain

Iron Canyon Reservoir - Deadlun, CA (Shasta County)

by The Fly Shop
3-31-2012
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Iron Canyon Reservoir is another fishery that receives very little pressure, and features both stillwater options and areas with current, more akin to stream fishing.

Current Lake Conditions:
Take your chances should you decide to go fish here. Look for Callibaetis to come off the water around 11:30 AM. Clouser Minnows fished on a RIO Deep 7 sinking line find the aggressive fish that hang in the depths. Iron Canyon can be one perfect March-April destination. Contact us about Iron Canyon!

The Fly Shop's ? Tips:
You can attack this lake either one of two ways, Indicator and nymphs or sinking lines and streamers. The midge hatches are usually strong and fishing a Blood Midge with a Black Midge Pupa dropper is deadly. For those who want to cast and retrieve flies, Leeches and Bugger style flies work great. Clouser Minnows are a fantastic fly on Iron Canyon! Fishing a #16 BH PT Nymph on the end of a tapered leader attached to a floating line is an all time best way to find fish here. Once flies are cast, use a very slow retrieve, just move the line enough to stay tight to the fly and feel the thuds of the take!

Reservoir Fact:
The nearby town of Big Bend has many geothermal hot springs nearby. Some of the hot wells are used to heat the local School, public swimming pool and a green house. Hmmm. Don't hesitate to stop by the local grocery store, gas station called the Pit Stop.

Suggested Fly Patterns:

Dry Flies:
• Scum Duns - Callibaetis #14
• D&D Cripples - Callibaetis #16

Nymphs/Wet Flies:
• San Juan Worm - Fire #8-14
• CB Frostbite - #16-18
• Chromies - #16-18
• Zebra Midge - #16-20
• Micro Mayfly - #14-18
• Blood Geyser Midge - Red #10-16
• GB Half-Flashback PT - #16-20

Streamers/Leeches: • Freshwater Clouser - Olive/White
• Lite Brite Buggers - #6
• Zonkers - #4
• Zack's Zuggers - Yellow/Brown #8

Fly Fishing Gear:
• Outcast ? Super Fat Cat-LCS Float Tube
• Rio ? Deep 7™ Full Sink Fly Line
• Simms ? WaderWick™
• The Fly Shop's ? X-Country Jacket
• Nautilus FWX Fly Reels
• R.L. Winston Boron IIIx Fly Rod 4-5wt
• The Fly Shop's ? Fresh H2O Fly Rod 4-6wt
• Simms ? Solar Sombrero
• Simms ? ExStream™ Socks
• Angling Evolution's™ Foam Indicators

More Reports

The Fly Shop Reports

for Saturday, March 31st, 2012

Trinity River: One day the fish reports from the Trinity River are great then the next not so good.
Sacramento River: The Upper Sac is too high to fish below Conant Rd. Reasonable conditions by Dunsmir
Baum Lake: The fishing on Baum hasn't been too good over the past few days.

The Fly Shop Reports

for Friday, March 30th, 2012

Sacramento River: The Lower Sac is off color, however it is known to fish great when the conditions are adverse
Sacramento River: The Upper Sac is still tough fishing
Trinity River: The Trinity River is experiencing an amazing late winter/early spring season
Klamath River: Fishing is winding down on the Klamath. Wait until June for the Salmon Fly hatches!
Pit River: The Pit has been fishing great!
Baum Lake: Baum Lake could be the best choice this weekend. The fishing has been great!
Lewiston Lake: Fishing has been fair on Lewiston Lake this week. Mainly because of harassing winds!
Iron Canyon Reservoir: Iron Canyon is fishing fair to good. The lake is a little low making launching a boat a pain
McCumber Reservoir: McCumber Reservoir is definitely worth fishing
Keswick Reservoir: Muddy by the boatramp, but clear water for Keswick Reservoir can be found above Crystal Creek