Hey Bill:
That link does not work for me.
Maybe this one:
https://caltrout.org/podcast
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Hey Bill:
That link does not work for me.
Maybe this one:
https://caltrout.org/podcast
Hey Tony:
Ya, it is a good fishing lake.
It can get a little busy during prime tourist season due to the very large campground next to the lake
but during the shoulder seasons it is pretty...
I think I will go fishing.
oh wait I guess that is tomorrow,
Heck forecast says 74 today.
still good for fishing.
Edit
So did a run to a local fishing spot, mostly to see if it was...
Yep, you got it right, sinking lines and Buggers is a go to technique for the lake. Have some smaller buggers like 10s and 12s. Black and green most common.
The trout are often shallow, so...
There will be some baetis hatching off on the McCloud, There are at least two different baetis you are likely to see
One a size 18 and the other a size 16. Hatch is usually starts around 1:00 PM...
Hi Brian:
Short answers to your questions:
Hatch mainly happens late afternoon into evening.
Varies depending on weather, cold days hatch is more likely to happen mid-day (warmest part of...
Word as of last week is river still a little off-color but fish-able. Water is blue-white glacier runoff color not brown.
Visibility is approx 18 inches at conservancy.
Have not heard anything...
Most of the info in question that is true. The key item is CC info.
If you have ever used your CC for an online purchase thru DFG, then you have a concern.
No need to panic but keep an eye on...
Second hand report that the McCloud has turned to very muddy once again.
For the last few weeks the Mac has been colored up but fish-able.
No word on what happened, could be from the rain all...
running firefox 116.0.2 64bit on ubuntu.
I suppose it depends on your frame of reference. After months of flows in the 1,000 to 2,000 CFS range
400 to 500 looks pretty good.
And there are plenty of golden stones out right now and...
Flows are still a little high but coming down nicely. high 400 to low 500 now.
Evening dry fly is going really good.
If you have been waiting on the Upper Sac to get into shape, stop waiting and...
So, just heard that two more cars were broken into at the Hat PH2 parking area
Friday.
Sounds like the same kinda deal I experienced.
They took duffel bags from the cars but not fishing...
Well Bill,
as you likely know, water temp on Upper Sac varies a lot depending on how far
downstream you are.
Last night just south of town I did not take a temp
but I would call it cold.
...
So this week-end the Upper Sac here in town dropped a lot.
It is not showing significant a change on the gauge but
I just fished a run at Soda Creek that I also fished Friday evening
and from...
There is some doubt about that.
The gauge is showing a nice steady drop in the flows, which may be true but
we (locals who fish the river a lot) do not think that the absolute numbers are ...
Ya, there are a lot of mountain lions up here in the north state.
Was talking to the local warden several years ago about my sighting on McCloud reservoir
I was headed back to the ramp in my...
Thanks all for the kind words and thoughts.
Still bummed but I am making progress on fixing the stuff that needs to be fixed.
Got new door knobs and deadbolts installed at the house today so...
I am super bummed out.
emotional rant coming, please bear with me:
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removed much of the post
This was a long post full of lots of details about the situation, but after I typed...
Hey TS:
Ya, it is wrong. if you look towards the bottom of the page you linked to
you will see a line that says
Raw stream flow data is provided by the US Geological Survey (USGS).
View...
Alas no web cam pointing at Mt Bradley
maybe, here is a cam that is on Mt Bradley:
https://alertca.live/cam-console/1686.
There are several cams in the area but right now I did not see one that...
Well the smart-a** answer is "when the snow melt ends", but I expect you are looking for a bit more detail than that.
Unfortunately, we have no way to tell cause it all depends on the weather, ...
Not that I know of.
Here is a copy and paste of an email from the forest service dated 05/23/23 that is a press release put out by PG&E:
Start Paste:
Road Along and Near McCloud Reservoir to Close While PG&E...
As I understand it the current fish ladders are considered inadequate for fish passage.
Also Green Sturgeon are on the threatened species list and they can not (or do not) use the
fish ladders. ...