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Thread: Eagle Lake near Susanville, CA is favorite for many.

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    Default Eagle Lake near Susanville, CA is favorite for many.

    Oct/Nov/Dec is the timing with Nov the prime month.

    Some go in the spring just as it opens for the first week or so.



    The late Jay Fair helped popularize this unique stillwater fishery.

    Jay liked to travel the lake in a boat, then beach it at special places.

    Then he waded fairly shallow casting and retrieving extremely slow.

    For non-fly casters Jay trolled his own special setup with his flies.


    I listen to him talk about fishing there and he had some good advice.


    He and his son Glen liked a Sage 9' #6 line fly rod in a 2 piece model.

    Jay liked 3 different fly lines:

    1) A weight forward floating line when there was no wind.

    2) A true Intermediate line (not transparent at all) that sinks at 0.5 ips for when there is some wind.

    3) A clear or clear/green slow sinking line that sinks at around 2 ips.


    Jay did not like blue bird weather.....he liked clouds and some wind.

    He liked to go out extremely early.

    His flies had a very little lead in them to help them sink a little.

    He pushed the rod forward as he drew in the line then pulled back with the rod to move the fly.

    He liked these rocky lava areas with scuds.

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    Terry Thomas and friends have an annual trip there too.

    I believe Terry goes in November.

    He told me that the lake has filled up some lately and the tules are growing again.

    Terry told me to mention Jay's Wiggle Nymphs in olive and in cinnamon..........................................


    When the lake is fuller many would float tube on both sides of the tules and cast up to the edge like fishing for bass.
    Bill Kiene (Boca Grande)

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    Check out Val Aubrey’s Eagle Lake guardians web site, a little algae problem because of climate and cattle grazing.

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    Bill Kiene (Boca Grande)

    567 Barber Street
    Sebastian, Florida 32958

    Fly Fishing Travel Consultant
    Certified FFF Casting Instructor

    Email: billkiene63@gmail.com
    Cell: 530/753-5267
    Web: www.billkiene.com

    Contact me for any reason........
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    Don’t know if you know Bill,but Glen passed away within 6 months of his Dad. Two really nice people.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Charlie S View Post
    Don’t know if you know Bill,but Glen passed away within 6 months of his Dad. Two really nice people.
    Yes, I heard that......my comment is that they both had wonderful, full lives in the great outdoors.

    Jay was a very special man and his son Glen was one of the "good guys" too.

    They inspired and taught many the ways of stillwater fly fishing.
    Bill Kiene (Boca Grande)

    567 Barber Street
    Sebastian, Florida 32958

    Fly Fishing Travel Consultant
    Certified FFF Casting Instructor

    Email: billkiene63@gmail.com
    Cell: 530/753-5267
    Web: www.billkiene.com

    Contact me for any reason........
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bill Kiene semi-retired View Post
    Yes, I heard that......my comment is that they both had wonderful, full lives in the great outdoors.

    Jay was a very special man and his son Glen was one of the "good guys" too.

    They inspired and taught many the ways of stillwater fly fishing.

    His materials, schuck, marabou and hackle in his custom dyed colors were the best.

    Still have a bunch of Jay Fair materials from over 25 years ago that we got from one of their relatives shop that was in Orange County.

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    Sierra Stream and Mountain, fly shop and distributor of fly fishing and fly tying materials.

    SS&M bought Jay Fairs material and fly business about 10 years ago along with his formulas to dye the materials.

    Kiene's carries some of the Jay Fair materials and flies.
    Bill Kiene (Boca Grande)

    567 Barber Street
    Sebastian, Florida 32958

    Fly Fishing Travel Consultant
    Certified FFF Casting Instructor

    Email: billkiene63@gmail.com
    Cell: 530/753-5267
    Web: www.billkiene.com

    Contact me for any reason........
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bill Kiene semi-retired View Post
    Sierra Stream and Mountain, fly shop and distributor of fly fishing an fly tying materials.

    SS&M bought Jay Fairs material and fly business about 10 years ago along with his formulas to dye the materials.

    Kiene's carries some of the Jay Fair materials and flies.
    The newer Jay Fair schuck is not quite the same as the old stuff. Colors are pretty similar. Also the marabou is not same quality. I have enough hackle to last few lifetimes.

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    Jon Baiocchi is the man on the Stillwaters of that entire area!

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    Yes, Jon is the man........
    Bill Kiene (Boca Grande)

    567 Barber Street
    Sebastian, Florida 32958

    Fly Fishing Travel Consultant
    Certified FFF Casting Instructor

    Email: billkiene63@gmail.com
    Cell: 530/753-5267
    Web: www.billkiene.com

    Contact me for any reason........
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