John Rickard of Wild Waters Reports on 8.4.2016The McCloud River has got quite a bit of color the last few days. Luckily, the glacial sediment is settling by the time it gets to the conservancy. We...
John Rickard Reports on 7.21.2016We’ve seen some great fishing on the McCloud River and it is quite possible the state’s best choice for summertime fishing. The water is still very cool and the fis...
Leslie Ajari Reports on 7.21.2016McCloud River:The McCloud river has fished very well the past few days, with prolific caddis hatches in the evenings. Also, nymphing with dark lords and smaller s...
Dax Messett Reports on 7.21.2016Fishing has been really good most everywhere this pas week in Northern California. Fall River:The hex hatch is still happening on most nights. If it’s windy, find ...
McCloud River Fly Fishing ReportWild Waters reports on 7/14/2016Bollibokka and the Nature Conservancy are experiences some phenomenal fishing, too bad its only for a couple hours a day. Mid-day is...
We have been seeing some nice fish coming off of the Northern California Rivers. As we move in to the warmer months fishing gets tougher for those who don’t know where to find fish. here are some t...
Dax Masset reports on 6.23.2016The weather has been very sporadic in June here in Nor Cal. Mt. Shasta got a beautiful blanket of fresh snow a few nights ago. It makes for beautiful sunsets on Fall ...
Ac fly fishing reports on 6.15.2016Between the McCloud, Upper Sac and Lower Sac, there are a whole lot of good things happening. A few words that might help describe what’s been goin’ on up here; I...
McCloud & Upper River Fishing ReportWild Waters Fly Fishing Reports on 6.9.2016The McCloud River and Upper Sacramento are both fishing very well. Expect slow times of the day as well as moment...
Brian “Bucko” Theriot reports on 6.9.2016The Upper Sac and the McCloud have been fishing great and the flows and weather have been perfect for wet wading! Expect to bring a full arsenal of dries, n...
McCloud River Fly Fishing ReportJohn Rickard of Wild Waters Reports on 6.2.2016The waters around Mt Shasta, especially The Upper Sac and McCloud Rivers are fishing fantastic. Hatches of Grey and G...
Dave Neal reports on 6/2/2016 Green light… Go! That is my advice. Many of our mountain freestone and tailwaterish rivers here in Northern California are shaping up nicely. And, the two big spring c...
McCloud River Fly Fishing ReportJohn Rickard of Wild Waters Fly Fishing Reports on 5.26.2016Come one, come all, beckon your wild call. The McCloud River opened to fisherman on April 30th and has b...
Bucko Theriot Reports on 5.26.2016The fishing is good in Siskiyou County right now and should start to see the bugs get going again. The weather up here was pretty crazy the last couple days. We ha...
Water temps are cold on the McCloud as soon as they warm up expect fishing to be on fire. Until then you will have to work hard for fish. PMD’s, Rubber Legs, BWO, and Caddis are all on the menu.Pho...
Rick @ Ted Fay Fly Shop Reports McCloud RiverOpening weekend on the McCrowd lived up to its name. Most of the popular public water saw many anglers paying homage and the ever popular Simms hatch wa...
Chuck at Wild Waters Reports on 4.28.2016Lately it’s been no secret the Lower Sac has been on fire. The Upper Sac is fishing well too! This year feels like a normal spring in Mt. Shasta and we coul...
Rick Cox @ Ted Fays Fly Shop Reports on 4.27.2016Both of our rivers are in good shape for those of you itching to be around for the “opener”. The McCloud flows are very summer like and the color is...
McCloud River ReportJohn Rickard of Wild Waters Reports on 11.12.2015Hello LCO fans and fishermen. The McCloud season is winding down and though its been crowded out there, the fishing has been ...
Ted Fay’s Reports on 10.27.2015The Brownies have been active on the McCloud, the gorgeous fall weather continues and the October Caddis are blanketing the river the last couple of hours of daylight...
Rick Cox Reports on 9.25.2015Back from Montana and am off and running with the guide thing once again. Quick short report as follows on the local rivers. First the McCloud is going turbid once agai...
John Rickard reports 9.17.2015The McCloud river is running with a little less color every day. We are seeing very few hatching bugs (some) but fish still seam eager to eat in summer holding wat...
John Rickard reports on 9.3.2015There are signs of Fall on the horizon with colored leaves and cool nights, things are changing up here in the State of Jefferson. The McCloud River remains very col...
John Rickard at Wild Waters reports on 8.20.2015The McCloud river is holding strong with 2′ or more of visibility. We have been seeing some very healthy fish come to the net. Hatches are not e...
Rick Cox at Ted Fays Fly Shop Reports on 8.17.2015 We are currently in the belly of the Dog Daze beast here in Dogpatch but as I have emphasized before we at least have plenty of water in our rive...
McCloud River Fly Fishing ReportWild Waters Fly Fishing Reports 8.13.15The McCloud blew out a few weeks ago and has been on a steady rate of recovery ever since. She’s back to her glacial color a...
Ted Fay Fly Shop Reports on 7/27/2015 There is plenty of water up here, all of our streams are flowing at healthy levels and the trout are enjoying the cool water during the warm summer. The McClo...
McCloud River Goes Chocolate. Photo Taken By Guide Tayler Wells.
John Rickard Reports on 7.23.15: McCloud River Our past week on the Nor Cal rivers has brought successful summer days of fishing for clients. Yes there is plenty of water up here, all of our strea...
Ted Fay Reports on 7.11.2015Hot weather has left the house and cooler days are prevailing. The big 4th of July holiday stampede has come and gone with limited collateral damage and battle scars. Th...
Northern California has had some heat waves, thunderstorms, heavy rain, and a full moon to throw some inconsistent fishing over the last week. Overall, fishing has been good with some really big...
John Rickard of Wild Waters Fly Fishing Reports on 6.25.2015The Mt Shasta region has been fishing well this summer. The days are hot and long but there is no better place to be than in a cool riv...
Anthony Carruesco Report on 6.24.2015We’ve had some great opportunities to throw the dry fly over the past week. From the McCloud to the Lower Sac, fish are looking up in the early morning for sp...
AC Fly Fishing Reports on 6/16/2015: The McCloud and the Upper Sac have some big bugs helicoptering around. Evening fishing is where it’s at on these freestone streams right now. The Klamath River...
Rick Cox of Wild Waters Reports: The Stones are really starting to bust out up here on both the Upper Sac and McCloud Rivers. These rivers are in sweet shape and begging for your presence. NOW is ...
Wildwaters ReportsWe are continuing to fish on the McCloud river, Upper Sac and Lower Sac. In general the fishing has been fair to good. We are seeing fish eat dry flies on the upper rivers and we ...
John Rickard, Wild Waters Fly FishingGreat to be back on the McCloud river. Another opening weekend blew by like the wind. Just a tease as we start the journey on yet another season in the one of t...
John Rickard, Wild Waters Fly FishingThe McCloud River opens this coming Saturday April 25. A recent look see shows the river in purrrrfect shape. A fairly wet winter and a couple of VERY BIG storm...
I have heard of sightings on many different rivers. They’re living among us. The Salmon fly is a beautiful thing.
Closed for fishing as of Nov. 15th : To see a complete list of regulations look here. Hat Creek Fall River McCloud River- From John Rickard : On a quick non-fishing visit yesterday, I was so please...
Rick Cox of Ted Fays Fly Shop Reports : The sweet news though is the Upper Sac is giving up some of the best fall fishing I have seen in years. Good numbers and big fish don’t get any better. The...
Rick Cox of Ted Fays Fly Shop Reports : Snow on Mt. Shasta and good shots of much needed rain along with spectacular fall colors is making the perfect recipe for fishing right now around Dogpatch …...
Last week the McCloud was colored up but people are catching fish on dries up there right now and the fish are hungry. This week the rains have decreased visibility and it is out again.
Rick Cox of Ted Fays Fly Shop Reports : You can fish it but be careful is my story. As the pictures show it has improved but visibility is 1-2 feet and flows are normal. If this trend continues m...
John Rickard reports: The McCloud River, has cleared up and we are back to running trips on this beloved river. Our first trip is today and we will be on it all week so stay tuned for next weeks r...
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.
video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo playerThe McCloud River is blown out… probably for a while… Konwakiton Glacier strikes again with another large ice dam break sending mud a...
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 ...
