Nevada Fish Report
Baum Lake Fish Report for 1-11-2013
Baum Lake Fish Report for 1-11-2013
Fishing is great at Baum Lake & the thing is that fishing is good all day
Baum Lake - Cassel, CA (Shasta County)
by The Fly Shop
1-11-2013
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Current Lake Conditions: Fishing great! No big changes to report this week. Nice sunny, dry weather this week will keep producing good fishing. Best time to cast a fly on Baum has been...all day! You will find both rainbows and brown trout in Baum Lake!.
January is always a stand-out time to fish Baum. Anglers fishing #18 red copper johns, #18-20 black zebra midges and #20 WD-40s and basically any small midge pattern have been doing well. Good dry fly fishing has been occurring on cloudy, overcast days.
Suspending nymphs under an indicator and drifting them in the slow current gets the hook-ups! No reason a midge attached to a leader and floating line won't work. Consider building your own leader. Bring a pontoon boat or float tube. Enjoy!
The Fly Shop's?? Tips: Fish midges all day! Look for occasional hatches of BWO's and PMD's that produce surface feeding and dry fly opportunities. Stripping and retrieving Leeches on intermediate sinking lines is a great tactic as is suspending #22 black Zebra Midges or Mercer's Gidget under a small indicator. Try a black A.P. on a slow retrieve. There are a lot of scuds in Baum Lake, making various scud patterns an obvious choice.
Baum Lake is an ideal fishing destination for pontoon boats, float tubes and small prams.
Fishing an Intermediate sinking line with a small PT nymph can produce a bent fly rod. The key is SLOW strips! Nothing in Baum Lake is moving fast. Use lighter, longer leaders. Delicate dry-fly presentations will produce more strikes.
Road Conditions: Expect icy road conditions this Sunday, January 6th, on Hatchet Mountain, HWY 299, west of Burney, CA. Call 1-800.427.7623 for up to date Northern California Road Conditions. Here's a link to Cal-Trans Road Conditions: Click Here.
Suggested Fly Patterns:
Dry Flies:
• Adams - #18-20
• Almost Dun BWO
• Harrop's Last Chance Baetis
• Tilt Wing Dun - Mahogany #18
• Griffith's Gnat
• Mercer's Missing Link - #14-18
• Light Cahill - #18
Nymphs/Wet Flies:
• Red Copper John - #14-18
• Ultra Scuds
• Sparkle Scud
• BH Half-Flashback PT - #14-20
• Black A.P. #14-16
• Beaded Zebra Midge - #18-20
• Mercer's Gidget
• WD-40
• Micro Mays - Red #16-18
• Olive Pheasant Tail Nymph #18
• Zebra Midge - #16-20
• Chromie - #18
Streamers/Leeches:
• Jay Fair's Wiggle Tails - #10
• Beaded Micro Buggers - #12
• Zack's Swimming Leech Black or Olive
• Zack's Damseleech - #14
• Double Bunny - #2
Fly Fishing Gear:
• Outcast?? Fish Cat 9-IR
• Scott?? G2 Series Fly Rod 4-5wt
• Sun Day Afternoons Hat
January is always a stand-out time to fish Baum. Anglers fishing #18 red copper johns, #18-20 black zebra midges and #20 WD-40s and basically any small midge pattern have been doing well. Good dry fly fishing has been occurring on cloudy, overcast days.
Suspending nymphs under an indicator and drifting them in the slow current gets the hook-ups! No reason a midge attached to a leader and floating line won't work. Consider building your own leader. Bring a pontoon boat or float tube. Enjoy!
The Fly Shop's?? Tips: Fish midges all day! Look for occasional hatches of BWO's and PMD's that produce surface feeding and dry fly opportunities. Stripping and retrieving Leeches on intermediate sinking lines is a great tactic as is suspending #22 black Zebra Midges or Mercer's Gidget under a small indicator. Try a black A.P. on a slow retrieve. There are a lot of scuds in Baum Lake, making various scud patterns an obvious choice.
Baum Lake is an ideal fishing destination for pontoon boats, float tubes and small prams.
Fishing an Intermediate sinking line with a small PT nymph can produce a bent fly rod. The key is SLOW strips! Nothing in Baum Lake is moving fast. Use lighter, longer leaders. Delicate dry-fly presentations will produce more strikes.
Road Conditions: Expect icy road conditions this Sunday, January 6th, on Hatchet Mountain, HWY 299, west of Burney, CA. Call 1-800.427.7623 for up to date Northern California Road Conditions. Here's a link to Cal-Trans Road Conditions: Click Here.
Suggested Fly Patterns:
Dry Flies:
• Adams - #18-20
• Almost Dun BWO
• Harrop's Last Chance Baetis
• Tilt Wing Dun - Mahogany #18
• Griffith's Gnat
• Mercer's Missing Link - #14-18
• Light Cahill - #18
Nymphs/Wet Flies:
• Red Copper John - #14-18
• Ultra Scuds
• Sparkle Scud
• BH Half-Flashback PT - #14-20
• Black A.P. #14-16
• Beaded Zebra Midge - #18-20
• Mercer's Gidget
• WD-40
• Micro Mays - Red #16-18
• Olive Pheasant Tail Nymph #18
• Zebra Midge - #16-20
• Chromie - #18
Streamers/Leeches:
• Jay Fair's Wiggle Tails - #10
• Beaded Micro Buggers - #12
• Zack's Swimming Leech Black or Olive
• Zack's Damseleech - #14
• Double Bunny - #2
Fly Fishing Gear:
• Outcast?? Fish Cat 9-IR
• Scott?? G2 Series Fly Rod 4-5wt
• Sun Day Afternoons Hat
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The Fly Shop Reports
for Friday, January 11th, 2013Sacramento River: Water clarity on the Lower Sac is still limited but anglers are catching Rainbows to 20"
Pit River: Fishing Conditions are mixed on the Pit, Pit #3 has some water clarity problems but is fishable
Trinity River: Steelhead action on the Trinity River is very good right now & we expect good fishing in the future
Sacramento River: Fishing on the Upper Sac has been Fair with the best conditions near Dunsmuir
The Fly Shop Reports
for Friday, January 4th, 2013Klamath River - Upper - CA: The Klamath River is fishing great, you'll find juveniles & adults to 5 lbs.
Sacramento River: Fishing on the lower "Sac" has been great & the water conditions are ideal
Pit River: You'll find the best water conditions up in Pit #3. Fishing has been great
Trinity River: Trinity River fishing conditions continue to be great, expect good fishing throughout January
Baum Lake: January always means good fishing at Baum Lake & this month is no exception
Iron Canyon Reservoir: Ol' Man Winter owns Iron Canyon Reservoir at the moment. Fishing is going to be tough
Keswick Reservoir: Water conditions at Keswick Reservoir have improved & fishing should be fair to good.
Lewiston Lake: There are many, rainbow trout in Lewiston Lake & the fishing is almost always good in January
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