Nevada Fish Report
McCumber Reservoir Fish Report for 7-4-2013
McCumber Reservoir Fish Report for 7-4-2013
The fishing has been tough of McCumber Reservoir
McCumber Reservoir - Viola, CA (Shasta County)
by The Fly Shop
7-4-2013
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Current Lake Conditions: No crowds, great views of forests, bald eagles! A few Callibaetis are still coming off in the mornings. The fishing has been tough though. The hot weather this week has been tough on the fishing. Fish deep for best results. Don't go expecting big rainbows. Just go expecting a fun time, some hook-ups and a totally unmccumbered (no pun there, keep reading) fishing experience. The weeds are starting to fill in making it a little tedious moving around in a boat, float tube etc...
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
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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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