Rick Cox reports on 11.7.18

Fantastic Fall here in Dogpatch. The weather has been mild for the most part with the morning temps hovering around 30 degrees. Unfortunately there is no rain in sight and Mt. Shasta is down right naked with no white stuff covering any and all of her body parts. The National Weather Service is showing nothing but above normal temps and bone dry precip for the next 2...

Rick Cox of Wildwaters reports on 10.18.18

The McCloud River is living up to its Fall reputation for fishing. The Brownies are getting very active in preparation for their spawning soon. This has to be one of the best if not the best Fall I’ve witnessed for these beast, am seeing a German Brown hatch like no other. 

Not only am I finding them in their typical lies but have been finding them in some...

John Rickard reports on 10.11.18 

The McCloud River is fishing great this fall. With all the fall colors and great fishing, we are expecting to see some crowds the next coming weeks. 

It rained hard the last few days and colored up the water at Bollibokka.

 It still fished well. Up river the Conservancy and Ah Di Na has been consistent but hatchless.

A couple more weeks and we will have fantastic dry...

Rick Cox reports on 9.28.18

The Delta Fire

Fires, fires have been the theme this summer. First the Carr Fire that devastated Redding, then the Hirz Fire that threatened the McCloud River and now the Delta Fire which engulfed the lower section of the Upper Sacramento River and I-5. My trip to the North Umqua and Montana was cut short by the alarming threat of the Delta Fire as it spread rapidly along...

Anthony Carruesco reports on 9.28.17

McCloud River

Excellent fishing this week on the McCloud. 

Primarily a sub-surface nymph game but the numbers of fish have been impressive our last few outings. 

There are also plenty of migratory brown trout around, lurking amongst the rainbows. These fish make for one hell of an added bonus.

Chuck Volckhausen reports on 9.20.18

The Mccloud is safe again and clear of smoke most days.  Fishing is good and cold nights will be kicking more and more Caddis out of the water and into the sky.  Seriously though the river looks great right now.

The Klamath river is showing signs of a great ½ pounder run.  The river is in good shape and cool nights are managing water temps quite well. 

Salmon are...

Rick Cox reports on 9.6.18

Needless to say this summer has been testing us all here in the north state. I wish I could give you all a glowing fishing report this week but Mother Nature is having her way with nonstop fires that are affecting us all in many ways. It seems as soon as one fire gets contained then another erupts. As you know the Carr Fire in Redding wreaked its destructive havoc, then...

Chuck Volckhausen reports on 9.6.18

The Hirz Fire is still burning up the McCloud arm from Shasta Lake.  The river is still open at The Nature Conservancy and above and the fishing is good if you can take the smoke.  Some days are worse than others. 

I’ve been fishing as far North as the Williamson and as far West as the lower Klamath. It’s hard to get out of the smoke. The fishing is good though.

John Rickard reports on 8.2.18

The McCloud River has been interesting as of late. The river is starting to see a little glacial silt from Mud Creek. There have been few hatches and very little bug life. The weather has been hot and smokey. 

The poison oak and black berry bushes are in full growth, the rattlesnakes and hornets are buzzing, its summertime in the canyon. 

Luckily that means big brown...

Rick Cox of Wildwaters reports on 7.27.18

McCloud River

The McCloud has also reached Dog Daze status so the drill is think mornings and evenings. Fish the oxygenated water, the pocket water, and deep in the runs and pools. Heads of pools have been especially effective, get the bugs into that foamy rough water and pay attention to those quick bites that occur there. 

This river is presenting more...