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McCumber Reservoir Fish Report for 3-30-2012
McCumber Reservoir Fish Report for 3-30-2012
McCumber Reservoir is definitely worth fishing
McCumber Reservoir - Viola, CA (Shasta County)
by The Fly Shop
3-30-2012
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Current Lake Conditions:
The fishing has been fair, but fun. Not too crowded. Bring your float tube and retrieve or suspend nymphs and leeches. You should get into a few rainbows and browns. Fun!!
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. RIO's 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
The fishing has been fair, but fun. Not too crowded. Bring your float tube and retrieve or suspend nymphs and leeches. You should get into a few rainbows and browns. Fun!!
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. RIO's 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
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