Anthony Carruesco reports on 7.20.18The McCloud River has been good to great as well. Finding some shade and picking the fast oxygenated pockets during the heat of the day is fruitful right now. Ev...
Chuck Volckhausen reports on 7.20.18Summer conditions are becoming clear and hot weather tactics are advised. The Mccloud is still fishing well. Hatches are few but some bugs can still be found a...
Rick Cox reports on 7.6.18McCloud RiverThe McCloud River is also dropping into it’s summer time pattern of early and late the most productive times. There is a bump in the Simms hatch this week but...
Chuck Volckhausen reports on 6.28.18McCloud MagicThe McCloud has been fantastic lately. Days are starting to get hot. We’ve been all over the North state this week as most rivers are prime with en...
John Rickard reports on 6.21.18McCloud River Fishing Report.I have to keep this short. The McCloud River is fishing the best that I can remember in my 18 years of guiding it. Dry flies, nymphs or s...
Rick Cox reports on 6.14.18Shasta MagicThe McCloud is living up to its reputation as the McCrowd for this time of year but we are still finding fish on this very special river. Ah Di Nah Campground...
Chuck Volckhausen reports on 6.6.18McCloud has been fishing really well. Dry Fly Time. Cloudy Days have been fun as its the perfect temp outside. Hope to see you out there.
Dave Neal reports on 6.6.18McCloudThe McCloud is in great shape. The water is pretty clear with just a tinge of that classic glacial tint in the water. We fished it hard the other day down in the P...
Anthony Carruesco reports on 6.6.18McCloud We’ve had some super fun days out there recently throwing the dry fly. You can get heavy and fish the deeper pockets and pools and get em, but the dry/dro...
Rick Cox reports 5.24.18McCloudThe McCloud River continues to give up some great fishing. The river is in fantastic shape with showery weather mixing in with sunny days. The wild Azaleas are in ful...
Dave Neal reports on 5.24.18McCloud River I’ve only been able to spend a couple days on the Mac so far and this river has haunted me lately like no other. I cannot wait to get back ASAP. I shouldn’...
McCloud River Fly Fishing ReportChuck Volckhausen reports on 5.17.18
John Rickard reports on 5.10.18McCloud RiverMost of our guide days have been on this magical river. It has seen a mix of weather and is in fantastic shape. The best and most fun fishing has been wi...
Rick Cox reports on 5.3.18McCloud RiverThe McCloud River awaken from her long winters rest Saturday. She presented us with her magnificent beauty, spectacular spring foliage, and perfect water cond...
Kevin DeGulis report 4.26.18I want to share with you guys a story. It was October of 2017 and it was my second week living in the great state of California. George and I made the six-hour trip fro...
Wildwaters Fly Fishing Report on the Upper Sac and McCloud River
John Rickard reports on 4.19.18McCloudShe slept well this winter with very few high flows and no devastating flushes. As I walk her banks now I can see spring emerging, the dogwoods are blooming, r...
Rick Cox reports on 4.12.18McCloud RiverThe McCloud River opens on the 28th of this month and we will be out there. A recent recon shows conditions and flows looking with very reasonable.
John Rickard at Wild Waters Reports on 11.9.2017This is the last week of fishing on our beloved McCloud River and my last report till she reopens next spring. The recent storms and rain are putting...
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Lost Coast Outfitters (@lcoflyfishing) on Oct 25, 2017 at 5:35pm PDT LCO video report of the McCloud River from the w...
Wild Waters Fly Fishing Reports on 10.20.2017The McCloud River from lake to lake and above is showing off its biggest fish of the year and our guides and clients are catching them. Overall the fish...
Wild Waters Reports on 9.21.2017The McCloud River went through some changes last week, with a cold front and precipitation warning us Fall is here and Winter is coming. In a blink of the eye, wet w...
Brian “bucko” Theriot Reports on 9.7.2017We have finally seen the hot weather snap and are getting cooler days up here in Mount Shasta-which is amazing! The McCloud River should definitely be one o...
Ted Fays Fly Shop Reports on 8.30.2017The worm is turning on our local rivers and the Dog Daze of Summer is being shown the door. We are seeing some very nice fish being brought to the net on the M...
Wildwaters Fly Fishing Reports on 8.24.2017I’m sorry we didn’t take any pictures of the six inchers your likely to catch, if….your fast enough. This is a challenging fishing report because the fish...
Rick Cox reports on 8.10.17The beauty of fishing our rivers these days is the lack of people fishing, we have had recent days where we haven’t seen another soul on the water… believe me not complai...
Wild Waters Fly Fishing Reports on 8.4.2017With air temps breaking 100 degrees nearly every day, I can find no other salvation than wet wading the cold waters of the McCloud. These dog days of summ...
7.27.2017Fishing on the Upper Sac and McCloud are in very similar places. Hot weather and full sun will make fishing difficult. In the Middle of the day get your flies down. Fish a range of PMD’s, ...
Wildwaters Fly Fishing Reports on 7.20.2017The McCloud River gave us a show last week. We ended up with some great fish and some good dry fly fishing. Overall the hatches are weak this year. Howeve...
John Rickard at Wild Waters Fly Fishing Reports on 7.12.17The McCloud has some color which scares many anglers away but with some adjusted techniques it can fish very well. This is the time of the ...
Wild Waters Reports on 7/5/2017The McCloud has gone through some changes the last couple weeks. Word got out, that she was fishing well and the McCloud became the McCrowd. There was a day when over...
5 Rivers Challenge – as good of a Nor Cal report as you will get.Photo by Mikey WierLast year when Cal Trout & Clearwater Lodge resurrected the 5 Rivers Challenge I really wanted to participate...
Wildwaters Reports on 6.25.2017The intense heat has changed the fishing on the McCloud. Its time to chase the shade as it goes through the canyon. The McCloud is less exposed to the sun than most o...
Western Anglers Guide Service Reports on 6.16.2017Just got of the McCloud today and the fishing was good! We fished a variety of techniques today: streamers, dry flys, and nymphs. All of them worke...
Ted Fays Fly Shop Reports:It is all about the McCloud right now. Flows are a bit high but as you can see very user friendly. The visibility is about the clearest you will see until Mud Creek kicks ...
6.2.2017We got some amazing reports from the McCloud River this past weekend. We have about half a dozen customers on the river and they whacked em pretty good. The reports have been that fish real...
Ted Fay Fly Shop Reports on 5.24.2017Memorial Day weekend rapidly approaching and some of you are angsting about the river conditions. The McCloud dropped into very fishy shape this week but the ho...
Wild Waters Fly Fishing reports on 5.18.17 The rivers running off Mt. Shasta are all starting to come into play for the season. We do expect the upcoming, hot weather to bump some flows up due t...
Wild Waters Fly Fishing reports on 5.10.17The Upper and Lower Sac are running big but fish are being caught. The Lower Sac went back up to 13,000cfs over the weekend but the fish did not seem to be...
John Rickard reports on 5.4.17McCloud Fishing ReportOpening week on the McCloud has been a hoot! Despite high flows we found some good fishing. Our anglers focused on the soft seams and side channe...
Ted Fay Fly Shop reports on 4.27.17Celebrating a New Fishing SeasonThe holiest of days is close and I’m sure the twitches are settling in for all you die hards. As you know and can witness below th...
Wild Waters Fly Fishing reports on 4.20.17Our local waters are still under the influence of a wet wet, wet winter and early spring. Our definition of fishability has changed a bit. We can’t wait ...
The most fun fly fishing event in California returns to the renowned wild trout waters of Northern California: The Pit River, Fall River, McCloud River, Upper Sacramento River and Hat Creek. Spons...
Wild Waters Fly Fishing Report on 11.10.2016The beloved McCloud has dropped right back into shape to say goodbye to us anglers in its last week of the season. The clarity is perfect for fishing and...
Rick Cox at Ted Fay reports:With all the current conditions we are putting up with you would think things are tough but guess what, it hasn’t been all too bad. Now that could change on the McCloud ...
10.13.2016Update;;;Reports from the McCloud have been excellent. Fish are chowing BWO, October Caddis, Golden Stones, Streamers and Midges. Some of the biggest fish I have seen on the McCloud have ...
John Rickard of Wild Waters Reports on 9.29.2016Its been a special couple weeks for big rainbows, there were days when they took over the feeding lanes and finding normal size trout was rare. It is...
McCloud River Fly Fishing ReportPhoto’s By Carl Mogerley & John RickardThis August proved to be a productive month on the McCloud River. Some hefty fish from the lake have reached the upper ...
