Nevada Fish Report
McCumber Reservoir Fish Report for 3-17-2012
McCumber Reservoir Fish Report for 3-17-2012
Good Reports from McCumber this week
McCumber Reservoir - Viola, CA (Shasta County)
by The Fly Shop
3-17-2012
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Current Lake Conditions:
Good reports have popped out of McCumber this week. Why? Because anglers are fishing here! The rivers are blown out and that won't stop the few from casting a fly rod. McCumber is a beautiful, forested lake about 45 minutes east of Redding waiting to save the day!
Fishing #18-16 Adams, Humpies and Renegades will trick a few fish. For the selective rainbows and browns, #16-18 D&D Cripples should work! When it comes time to throw nymphs, get out into the middle of the lake and either suspend or slowly strip #18 PT nymphs.
The Fly Shop's ? Tips:
Using a float tube or a pontoon boat, paddle out into the lake and look along the edges for cruising rainbows and browns. RIOs Aqualux Intermediate Sink Tip is a perfect line for retrieving and stripping leeches, damsel nymphs and streamers. Use a floating line and leader tapered to 4x with a bead head PT with a very, very, very slow retrieve. Fish will find your nymph and take it, but don't set the hook! Just lift and let line out until you can bend the rod without first breaking the fish off.
About Lake McCumber:
When PG&E placed a dam across the N. Fork of Battle Creek, they created a lake that offers great fly fishing for rainbow trout and brown trout. Nestled amongst Ponderosa and Jeffery Pines, bald eagles and osprey can be observed cruising the lakes surface, vigilantly hunting for fish. Although no gas-engines are allowed on the lake, boats with trolling motors are. Anglers can easily fish from float-tubes and pontoon boats as well. McCumber is a quiet and personal location. A classic mountain lake.
Flies:
Dries:
• Humpy Yellow
• Humpy Fire
• Humpy Green
• Renegade
• Scum Dun Callibaetis #14
• D&D Cripple #16-18
• Parachute Adams #16-18
Nymphs/Wet Flies:
• BK Laser Midge #18-16
• Mercer's Midgeling
• Zallibaetis
• PT Nymph #16-18
• Hogan's S&M Brown #16-18
• GB Half Flashback PT #16-20
• Fox's Callibeeotis #14
Streamers/Leeches:
• Freshwater Clouser Olive/White
• Zonkers
• Burk's Sierra Damsel
• Zack Attack Damsel
• Zack's Zugger Yellow/Brown
Good reports have popped out of McCumber this week. Why? Because anglers are fishing here! The rivers are blown out and that won't stop the few from casting a fly rod. McCumber is a beautiful, forested lake about 45 minutes east of Redding waiting to save the day!
Fishing #18-16 Adams, Humpies and Renegades will trick a few fish. For the selective rainbows and browns, #16-18 D&D Cripples should work! When it comes time to throw nymphs, get out into the middle of the lake and either suspend or slowly strip #18 PT nymphs.
The Fly Shop's ? Tips:
Using a float tube or a pontoon boat, paddle out into the lake and look along the edges for cruising rainbows and browns. RIOs Aqualux Intermediate Sink Tip is a perfect line for retrieving and stripping leeches, damsel nymphs and streamers. Use a floating line and leader tapered to 4x with a bead head PT with a very, very, very slow retrieve. Fish will find your nymph and take it, but don't set the hook! Just lift and let line out until you can bend the rod without first breaking the fish off.
About Lake McCumber:
When PG&E placed a dam across the N. Fork of Battle Creek, they created a lake that offers great fly fishing for rainbow trout and brown trout. Nestled amongst Ponderosa and Jeffery Pines, bald eagles and osprey can be observed cruising the lakes surface, vigilantly hunting for fish. Although no gas-engines are allowed on the lake, boats with trolling motors are. Anglers can easily fish from float-tubes and pontoon boats as well. McCumber is a quiet and personal location. A classic mountain lake.
Flies:
Dries:
• Humpy Yellow
• Humpy Fire
• Humpy Green
• Renegade
• Scum Dun Callibaetis #14
• D&D Cripple #16-18
• Parachute Adams #16-18
Nymphs/Wet Flies:
• BK Laser Midge #18-16
• Mercer's Midgeling
• Zallibaetis
• PT Nymph #16-18
• Hogan's S&M Brown #16-18
• GB Half Flashback PT #16-20
• Fox's Callibeeotis #14
Streamers/Leeches:
• Freshwater Clouser Olive/White
• Zonkers
• Burk's Sierra Damsel
• Zack Attack Damsel
• Zack's Zugger Yellow/Brown
More Reports
The Fly Shop Reports
for Saturday, March 17th, 2012
Sacramento River: The fishing reports from the Lower Sac are great despite the rain
Sacramento River: The Upper Sacramento is blowing mud right now and the fishing isn't any good.
Trinity River: Muddy! Too much rain has fallen on the Trinity River!
Klamath River - Upper - CA: Fishing on the Klamath has been fair to slow over the past week
Pit River: The heavy rains have caused the Pit to increase volume, give this river another week
Baum Lake: Baum Lake is probably the best location to find good fishing at his time
Iron Canyon Reservoir: Need to catch fish --then go to Iron Canyon Reservoir
The Fly Shop Reports
for Friday, March 9th, 2012
Trinity River: The Trinity River has had some great fishing reports lately
Manzanita Lake: Should be a great May & June at Manzanita Lake
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