Nevada Fish Report
McCumber Reservoir Fish Report for 6-16-2013
McCumber Reservoir Fish Report for 6-16-2013
You can almost always find a few rainbows on a fly rod at McCumber Reservoir
McCumber Reservoir - Viola, CA (Shasta County)
by The Fly Shop
6-16-2013
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Current Lake Conditions: Expect to find a few in the shallows early in the day. As the sun gets high in the sky, move to deeper water and retrieve nymphs or leeches. Enjoy!
Lake McCumber is surrounded with tall conifers, enveloped in clean crisp air and watched over by soaring eagles with sharp talons. A medium sized impoundment, the lake is considered "just right" for tubers, prams and Goldilocks.
The Fly Shop's?? Tips: Fish the deep water! Finding the right water temperature is easy with a thermometer! Suspend your thermometer with an old fly line. Check depths from 5 ft to 20 ft. Avoid fishing depths colder than 55??. Stripping a #14 Pheasant Tail Nymph on a floating line connected to a 9' 5X tapered leader in the mornings has been working great! A variation of this technique calls for a Damsel fly nymph, like one of Zack's leech patterns found in the Streamers/Leeches section on the right.
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.
Suggested Fly Patterns:
Dry Flies:
• Parachute Adams - #16-18
• Gallop's Cripple Callibaetis
• Quigley Cripple Callibaetis
Nymphs/Wet Flies:
• Skip Nymph
• BK Laser Midge - #18-16
• Mercer's Midgeling - #18
• Zallibaetis
• PT Nymph - #14-18
• Hogan's S&M - Brown #16-18
• GB Half-Flashback PT #16-20
• Fox's Callibeeotis - #14
Streamers/Leeches:
• Freshwater Clouser - Olive/White #6
• Zonkers - #4
• Beaded Mini Leech - Any
• Beaded Micro Buggers - Any
• Zack's Zugger - Yellow/Brown
Fly Fishing Gear:
• Outcast?? Fish Cat 9-IR
• Outcast?? Fish Cat 4 LCS
• Redington?? Crosswater Breathable Waders
• TFS H2O & L2a Rod/Reel/Line
• The Fly Shop's?? Tapered Nylon Leaders
• The Fly Shop's?? Tough Nylon Tippet
• Fishpond?? Swift Current Thermometer
Lake McCumber is surrounded with tall conifers, enveloped in clean crisp air and watched over by soaring eagles with sharp talons. A medium sized impoundment, the lake is considered "just right" for tubers, prams and Goldilocks.
The Fly Shop's?? Tips: Fish the deep water! Finding the right water temperature is easy with a thermometer! Suspend your thermometer with an old fly line. Check depths from 5 ft to 20 ft. Avoid fishing depths colder than 55??. Stripping a #14 Pheasant Tail Nymph on a floating line connected to a 9' 5X tapered leader in the mornings has been working great! A variation of this technique calls for a Damsel fly nymph, like one of Zack's leech patterns found in the Streamers/Leeches section on the right.
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.
Suggested Fly Patterns:
Dry Flies:
• Parachute Adams - #16-18
• Gallop's Cripple Callibaetis
• Quigley Cripple Callibaetis
Nymphs/Wet Flies:
• Skip Nymph
• BK Laser Midge - #18-16
• Mercer's Midgeling - #18
• Zallibaetis
• PT Nymph - #14-18
• Hogan's S&M - Brown #16-18
• GB Half-Flashback PT #16-20
• Fox's Callibeeotis - #14
Streamers/Leeches:
• Freshwater Clouser - Olive/White #6
• Zonkers - #4
• Beaded Mini Leech - Any
• Beaded Micro Buggers - Any
• Zack's Zugger - Yellow/Brown
Fly Fishing Gear:
• Outcast?? Fish Cat 9-IR
• Outcast?? Fish Cat 4 LCS
• Redington?? Crosswater Breathable Waders
• TFS H2O & L2a Rod/Reel/Line
• The Fly Shop's?? Tapered Nylon Leaders
• The Fly Shop's?? Tough Nylon Tippet
• Fishpond?? Swift Current Thermometer
More Reports
The Fly Shop Reports
for Sunday, June 16th, 2013Fall River: Hex hatch is on and fly fishing on Fall River has been great!
Hat Creek: Fishing great! It's Golden Stone time on Hat Creek!
Klamath River - Upper - CA: It's a good time to fish the Klamath, the Salmon flies are out
Sacramento River: Lower Sac flows are up to 14,900 CFS, fishing reports have been mixed
McCloud River: The McCloud is still crowded but the dry fly fishing is good
Pit River: The Pit is fishing great!!
Trinity River: Not a great report for the Trinity, it has been fishing fair to good
Baum Lake: The fishing is good at Baum Lake in the AM or late afternoon hours
Iron Canyon Reservoir: Look for rainbows cruising the shallows in the AM & late afternoon/early evening at Iron Canyon
Keswick Reservoir: It was a little rough this week at Keswick Reservoir, fishing suffers when water volume increases
The Fly Shop Reports
for Sunday, June 9th, 2013Fall River: Hex's are coming off way down Fall River & there are good reports all day!
Hat Creek: Right now is prime time on Hat Creek!
Klamath River - Upper - CA: Salmon Flies are out & fishing is good on the Klamath River! This hatch does not last long, Go Now!
Sacramento River: The flows are up on the Lower Sac making the fishing tougher, but the flows should drop soon
McCloud River: Fishing is still great on the McCloud. The Golden Stones are happening
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