On Wednesday, I took my friend Jim and his family friends to McCloud Reservoir to catch Trout. We hooked up on 25 Trout landing 12 of them. For most of Jim's friends and their kids it was the first time they had ever been fishing. Needless to say we had a lot of fun trying to get the Trout in...
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The conditions at McCloud Reservoir are the best they have been so far this season. The water is up and the fish are hungry. Sunday, I landed 20 Trout up near the castle, and all were caught after 1 in the afternoon. Almost any method of fishing will work right now. The Trout are also taking dry flies, as numerous hatches are occuring throughout the day. A lot of the...
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Last Saturday, Guy Ives and I fished McCloud Reservoir and caught fish on just about everything we used. We ended up catching and releasing 25 Trout some close to 20 inches and 2 pounds. We mainly fished the river near Hearst Castle. Bouncing bait,  flies (Woolley "Booger" Bugger), and trolling a Sep's dodger with a worm trailer were the most effective methods. The reservoir is in great shape as...
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McCloud Reservoir has been fishing well this spring. Last Monday, I took my son and wife out for some fun on the water and we caught a dozen Trout and one nice 22 inch German Brown Trout. We mainly fished up the river arm of the lake catching quite a few Rainbow Trout. Trolling a Seps dodger and a worm worked best. We...
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Earlier in the week I fished with my buddy Matt and we landed 15 Rainbow Trout. We caught most our Trout up the McCloud River arm using a hot shot and worm combo as well as drifting the Sep's kick dodger and a worm. The Trout are in great shape as is the Lake. ...
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My friend Jim and I fished McCloud this weekend and found good action for Trout all day. We landed 15 Trout the biggest one being a 1.5 pounder. We might have landed more but many of the trout were biting short or nibbling. The best action came from the river arm in the early morning and later in the day. The...
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