Lewiston Lake is a good alternative to the Trinity River, when the river is fishing tough

Lewiston Lake - Lewiston, CA (Trinity County)


by The Fly Shop
8-16-2012
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Current Lake Conditions: Lewiston is a great choice for your August fly fishing adventure. The fishing is almost always good thanks to the perfect water conditions. Trout love this place and so should you. Lewiston is the perfect alternative since the nearby Trinity river is fishing tough.

The Fly Shop's ? Tips: A productive technique is suspending #22 red zebra midges or Gidgets under a treated piece of poly yarn. A single BB shot will get the flies down deep. About 7-8 feet. When using indicators, the takes can be difficult to see and detect. Successful indicator anglers keep the flies in the water, sometimes letting the drift extend all the way to the backing, then low and slow retrieve. Sink tip fly lines allow anglers to retrieve leeches, buggers and small nymphs fast or slow. This lake is best fished from a motorized boat, pram or pontoon boat. Float tubes are fine if you are okay with walking back up to the parking lot after the slow current of Lewiston pushes you south of the boat ramp.

Suggested Fly Patterns:

Dry Flies:

• Parachute Adams #14-16
• D&D Cripple Callibaetis #16
• Black Flying Ants
• Carpenter Ants
• Hackle Stackers - BWO #18
• Parachute Adams - #14-18
• Fox's Scum Dun #14
• Mayfly Cripples

Nymphs/Wet Flies:
• CB Frostbites - #18
• Sparkle Scuds
• Serendipity - #20
• Chromies - #18-20
• Mercer's Micro May - Black #18
• BH Pheasant Tail Nymph #16-18
• Pheasant Tail Nymph #14-16
• Sparkle Scuds - #14-16
• Zebra Midges - #18-20
• Mercer's Gidgets

Streamers/Leeches:
• Zack's Swimming Leech - #8
• Zack's Damseleech - Orange/Olive

Fly Fishing Gear:
• Outcast ? Fish Cat 9-IR
• Simms ? Freestone Stocking-foot Waders
• Patagonia's ? Riverwalker Rubber Sole Boot
• Dinsmore Removable Egg Shape Shot
• Fishpond ? Swift Current Thermometer