Nevada Fish Report
Iron Canyon Reservoir Fish Report for 7-5-2013
Iron Canyon Reservoir Fish Report for 7-5-2013
Fishing at Iron Canyon Reservoir is not great, & not bad
Iron Canyon Reservoir - Deadlun, CA (Shasta County)
by The Fly Shop
7-5-2013
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Current Lake Conditions: Not bad, not great. Stripping leeches or retrieving buggers on full sinking type VII lines can work really well. Retrieving nymphs like #16 Pheasant Tail Nymphs on an intermediate sink line is just another way to find rainbows, browns and possibly a Brook Trout? We have heard of stranger things coming out of this remote lake. Go see!
When you go, bring Clouser Minnows, Crystal Buggers in an assortment of colors and a sinking line. Don't forget to bring a float tube and enjoy some solitary fly fishing. The nearby Pit River, offers excellent fishing for rainbows!!
The Fly Shop's?? Tips: 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. 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:
• Para Spinner PMD or Trico
• Scum Duns - Callibaetis #14
• D&D Cripples - Callibaetis #16
Nymphs/Wet Flies:
• Licorice #16
• Pheasant Tail Nymph #14-16
• 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:
• Beaded Micro Buggers
• 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 4-5 wt
• The Fly Shop's?? Fresh H2O Fly Rod 4-6 wt
• Simms?? Solar Sombrero
• Simms?? ExStream™ Socks
• Angling Evolution's™ Foam Indicators
When you go, bring Clouser Minnows, Crystal Buggers in an assortment of colors and a sinking line. Don't forget to bring a float tube and enjoy some solitary fly fishing. The nearby Pit River, offers excellent fishing for rainbows!!
The Fly Shop's?? Tips: 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. 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:
• Para Spinner PMD or Trico
• Scum Duns - Callibaetis #14
• D&D Cripples - Callibaetis #16
Nymphs/Wet Flies:
• Licorice #16
• Pheasant Tail Nymph #14-16
• 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:
• Beaded Micro Buggers
• 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 4-5 wt
• The Fly Shop's?? Fresh H2O Fly Rod 4-6 wt
• Simms?? Solar Sombrero
• Simms?? ExStream™ Socks
• Angling Evolution's™ Foam Indicators
More Reports
The Fly Shop Reports
for Thursday, July 4th, 2013Fall River: Fishing is good on Fall River & conditions are perfect for the Hex hatch
Klamath River - Upper - CA: Fishing on the Klamath River is fair to
Hat Creek: The fishing is good on Hat Creek attracting a number of fishermen
Sacramento River: Fishing has been fair to good on the Lower Sacramento River
McCloud River: The dry fly fishing has been the best on the McCloud River!
Pit River: Fishing reports range from poor to great this week on the Pit River
Trinity River: Fishing has been okay on the Trinity for 1/2 pound steelhead & brown trout
Sacramento River: Best fishing on the Upper Sac are in the mornings with Cadis imitations and the evenings with Dries
Baum Lake: Baum Lake is fishing great one day, then slow the next.
The Fly Shop Reports
for Wednesday, June 26th, 2013McCloud River: Fishing on the McCloud river has been crowded but the fishing is reported as great
Pit River: Fishing has been fair to good on the Pit in recent days. Best bite happens mid day
Trinity River: Fishing has been okay on the Trinity for 1/2 pound steelhead and brown trout
Sacramento River: Best fishing on Upper Sac happens in the AM hours and tapers after 12:00 PM. Then again near sunset
Baum Lake: Baum Lake is fishing great based on the past weekend's reports
Iron Canyon Reservoir: Fishing at Iron Canyon Reservoir has been not bad, not great.
Keswick Reservoir: River flows have been stable this week & fishing on Keswick has been better.
McCumber Reservoir: No crowds, great views, bald eagles! Best of all a great fishing experience at McCumber Reservoir
Lewiston Lake: Some days, the rainbows are on the surface chomping on Carpenter Ants at Lewiston Lake.
Manzanita Lake: We get a mixture of reports out of Manzanita Lake. best fishing is in the AM
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