Iron Canyon Reservoir - Deadlun, CA

Spot Information

Fish Species: Rainbow Trout



Latest Photos

10-year old Johnny Feamster, one of author Higley’s grandsons, caught this nice rainbow at Iron Canyon in late February.
Photo Credit: Courtesy of John Higley
3-3-2020
Not to be outdone, Jordan Feamster caught this trout on his own.
Photo Credit: Courtesy of John Higley
3-3-2020
Even the old man, me, managed to fool a trout on our visit to Iron Canyon.
Photo Credit: Courtesy of John Higley
3-3-2020
Fishing from the bank at Iron Canyon can be exciting. Here Johnny Feamster lands another rainbow.
Photo Credit: Courtesy of John Higley
3-3-2020

Latest Fish Plants

Plant DateSpeciesSource# of Fish
7-28-2024Rainbow TroutCDFW 
7-14-2024Rainbow TroutCDFW 
4-22-2024Rainbow TroutCDFW 
5-22-2023Rainbow TroutCDFW 
9-12-2022Rainbow TroutCDFW 


Latest Fish Reports

Date Report Author
12-7-2024 Iron Canyon can be a winter time sleeper if the road conditions are good
Iron Canyon can be a winter time sleeper... more »
The Fly Shop
7-26-2024 Iron Canyon could be a sleeper location to fish
Iron Canyon could be a sleeper location to... more »
The Fly Shop
6-26-2024 Iron Canyon could be a sleeper location to fish this summer
Iron Canyon could be a sleeper location to... more »
The Fly Shop
5-6-2024 Fishing has been good over the last week
Fishing has been good over the last week.... more »
The Fly Shop
5-3-2024 This could be a good place to go this spring with very little fishing pressure
No recent reports. This could be a good... more »
The Fly Shop

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