John Rickard at Wild Waters Fly Fishing takes out Friends of LCO, Toby & Emma, for an awesome time on the McCloud River just before it blew out.
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The McCloud River is blown out… probably for a while…
Konwakiton Glacier strikes again with another large ice dam break sending mud and debris down Mud Creek and into the reservoir that releases water into the lower McCloud River.
It’s really a shame as I love fishing the McCloud River in October.
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John Rickard, Wild Waters Fly Fishing
Fishing on the McCloud River remains good, though challenging. This time of year we see very little bug activity. An occasional pmd or beatis hatch and some caddis in the shadows is all we get. Many of the best holes now have a large brown trout or two in them keeping the rainbows in check and afraid. Now with the full moon most of the hatches and feeding...
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The Church, The Cathedral, Holy Water, and the Jewel of the West Coast are all names given to the spring fed, McCloud River, over the years. With names like this, you know we are talking about a special place. Many of the rivers in Northern California have been ravaged for gold, timber, and the obvious… water. The McCloud River’s rugged surroundings and lack of gold kept both people and...
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John Rickard of Wild Waters Fly Fishing put together a slide of fishing the McCloud river during the month of August.
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Ted Fay Fly Shop Reports:Below is a statement from PG&E:
I am currently the assigned License Coordinator on PG&E’s McCloud-Pit Project. We were recently alerted to a developing situation on the McCloud River system. Turbid water on the McCloud River is being caused by mud flows from Mud Creek. During dry years, the Konwakiton (Mud Creek) glacier on the south side of Mount Shasta is very exposed...
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