Nevada Fish Report
Iron Canyon Reservoir Fish Report for 8-9-2012
Iron Canyon Reservoir Fish Report for 8-9-2012
Rainbows & browns will clobber nymphs stripped on floating lines or suspended under indicators
Iron Canyon Reservoir - Deadlun, CA (Shasta County)
by The Fly Shop
8-9-2012
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Current Lake Conditions: For still water fishing in August, Iron Canyon is a good bet. The latest reports describe a few hook ups in a four hour fishing session. All rainbow trout, but brown trout are out there. Suspending red Zebra Midges in #16 produced the hook ups.
Guaranteed solitude with a few locals hanging around in float tubes or fishing from the bank. The rainbows and browns will clobber nymphs stripped on floating lines or suspended under indicators. Bring a motorized boat, and fish near the inflow at the NE end of the lake. Try stripping buggers on a Type 7 full sinking line.
The Fly Shop's ? Tips: Retrieving or stripping buggers and leech patterns seems to be the best, most productive method of fly fishing Iron Canyon at this time. Look for rainbows and browns along the edges of the lake.
You can fish this lake either one of two ways, indicator and nymphs or sinking lines and streamers. The midge hatches are usually strong in the AM hours, fishing a Blood Midge with a Black Midge Pupa dropper is deadly. For those who want to cast and retrieve flies, Leeches and Bugger style flies work great. Clouser Minnows are a fantastic fly on Iron Canyon, fished on a RIO Deep 7 sinking line, plan on finding the aggressive fish that hang in the depths! Use an intermediate sinking line along the shallower edges of the lake when fishing streamers. Fishing a #16 BH PT Nymph on the end of a tapered leader attached to a floating line is an all time best way to find fish here or any still water. Once flies are cast, use a very slow retrieve, just move the line enough to stay tight to the fly and feel the thuds of the take!
Lake Level:
• Iron Canyon Lake Level
Suggested Fly Patterns:
Dry Flies:
• Scum Duns - Callibaetis #14
• D&D Cripples - Callibaetis #16
Nymphs/Wet Flies:
• Burk's Sierra Damsel
• Licorice #16
• Pheasant Tail Nymph #14-16
• Hula Damsel
• San Juan Worm - Fire #8-14
• CB Frostbite - #16-18
• Chromies - #16-18
• Zebra Midge - #16-20
• Micro Mayfly - #14-18
• Tungsten Beaded JuJu #16
• Blood Geyser Midge - Red #10-16
• GB Half-Flashback PT - #16-20
Streamers/Leeches:
• Burk's Sierra Damsel
• Hula Damsel
• Freshwater Clouser - Olive/White
• Lite Brite Buggers - #6
• Zonkers - #4
• Zack's Zuggers - Yellow/Brown #8
Fly Fishing Gear:
• Outcast ? Super Fat Cat-LCS Float Tube
• Rio ? Deep 7™ Full Sink Fly Line
• Simms ? WaderWick™
• The Fly Shop's ? X-Country Jacket
• Nautilus FWX Fly Reels
• R.L. Winston Boron IIIx Fly Rod 4-5wt
• The Fly Shop's ? Fresh H2O Fly Rod 4-6wt
• Simms ? Solar Sombrero
• Simms ? ExStream™ Socks
• Angling Evolution's™ Foam Indicators
Guaranteed solitude with a few locals hanging around in float tubes or fishing from the bank. The rainbows and browns will clobber nymphs stripped on floating lines or suspended under indicators. Bring a motorized boat, and fish near the inflow at the NE end of the lake. Try stripping buggers on a Type 7 full sinking line.
The Fly Shop's ? Tips: Retrieving or stripping buggers and leech patterns seems to be the best, most productive method of fly fishing Iron Canyon at this time. Look for rainbows and browns along the edges of the lake.
You can fish this lake either one of two ways, indicator and nymphs or sinking lines and streamers. The midge hatches are usually strong in the AM hours, fishing a Blood Midge with a Black Midge Pupa dropper is deadly. For those who want to cast and retrieve flies, Leeches and Bugger style flies work great. Clouser Minnows are a fantastic fly on Iron Canyon, fished on a RIO Deep 7 sinking line, plan on finding the aggressive fish that hang in the depths! Use an intermediate sinking line along the shallower edges of the lake when fishing streamers. Fishing a #16 BH PT Nymph on the end of a tapered leader attached to a floating line is an all time best way to find fish here or any still water. Once flies are cast, use a very slow retrieve, just move the line enough to stay tight to the fly and feel the thuds of the take!
Lake Level:
• Iron Canyon Lake Level
Suggested Fly Patterns:
Dry Flies:
• Scum Duns - Callibaetis #14
• D&D Cripples - Callibaetis #16
Nymphs/Wet Flies:
• Burk's Sierra Damsel
• Licorice #16
• Pheasant Tail Nymph #14-16
• Hula Damsel
• San Juan Worm - Fire #8-14
• CB Frostbite - #16-18
• Chromies - #16-18
• Zebra Midge - #16-20
• Micro Mayfly - #14-18
• Tungsten Beaded JuJu #16
• Blood Geyser Midge - Red #10-16
• GB Half-Flashback PT - #16-20
Streamers/Leeches:
• Burk's Sierra Damsel
• Hula Damsel
• Freshwater Clouser - Olive/White
• Lite Brite Buggers - #6
• Zonkers - #4
• Zack's Zuggers - Yellow/Brown #8
Fly Fishing Gear:
• Outcast ? Super Fat Cat-LCS Float Tube
• Rio ? Deep 7™ Full Sink Fly Line
• Simms ? WaderWick™
• The Fly Shop's ? X-Country Jacket
• Nautilus FWX Fly Reels
• R.L. Winston Boron IIIx Fly Rod 4-5wt
• The Fly Shop's ? Fresh H2O Fly Rod 4-6wt
• Simms ? Solar Sombrero
• Simms ? ExStream™ Socks
• Angling Evolution's™ Foam Indicators
More Reports
The Fly Shop Reports
for Monday, August 6th, 2012Fall River: August is the perfect time to fish Fall River
Hat Creek: The Power House #2 Riffle offers the most consistent fishing on Hat Creek at this time of the summer
Klamath River - Upper - CA: You'll find Steelhead if you fish the Klamath River these days
Sacramento River: There are some really huge, fat rainbows being found fishing on the Lower Sacramento these days
McCloud River: The McCloud is working right now, all techniques are effective but nymphing is best
Pit River: The fishing has been "great" on the Pit River for some & good for others
Trinity River: The Trinity River has been fishing great for Salmon
Sacramento River: The best time to fish the Upper Sac is in the morning and the evening
Baum Lake: Baum Lake fishing has been slow, fair & good. The problem is finding the fish
The Fly Shop Reports
for Wednesday, August 1st, 2012Iron Canyon Reservoir: Fishing at Iron Canyon has been fair. Leeches, buggers & damsel nymphs on sinking lines works best.
Keswick Reservoir: Late July through August is prime time on Keswick Reservoir!
McCumber Reservoir: The fishing has been fun early in the morning and again near sunset at Lake McCumber
Lewiston Lake: Fishing has been very good on Lewiston Lake. Plan on catching a lot of rainbows!
Manzanita Lake: The fly fishing has been really good on Manzanita!
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