July is just about over but the Summer heat will continue into August. This is a typical weather pattern here in the Yreka/Mount Shasta area. Another pattern that is typical for this time of year is the hot Trout bite at McCloud reservoir. Yesterday, my client Gary Hibner (Ventura, Ca.), experienced this McCloud reservoir pattern for the first time.  Gary and...
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If you have ever taken highway 299 to the coast you pass right over a little nugget of water called Whiskeytown reservoir. While driving across the 299 bridge you may have noticed boats under and around the bridge. They are fishing for a tasty little fish called Kokanee.  Kokanee are the fresh water version of Sockeye (Red) Salmon. They feed mostly on plankton...
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The best Bass bite of the season is happening at Trout Lake as I write this report. Conner and I fished all day Saturday and lost track of how many Bass we caught and released. Many of the fish we caught were in the 2 to 4 pound class with a few nearing 5 pounds.  The bigger Bass are in the shallows...
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The crazy weather in the Mt Shasta/Yreka area has made for difficult fishing conditions mostly due to high water flows, wind and snow. Rivers in the area have been flowing so high that they have been nearly unfishable most of 2017. This has left local lakes as one of the few fishing options.  One jewel of the North is McCloud reservoir. Despite all the...
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Winter has made fishing tough just about everywhere in Northern California but Mother Nature has finally begun to show us signs that spring is not far away. Watch the under water beauty of McCloud  Sunday on McCloud reservoir it definitely felt like a wonderful spring day, one cannot go wrong with 70 degrees, sunny and biting Trout. The Reservoir is full of...
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All fish like a big easy meal and this fact definitely holds true during the Winter months on the Klamath river. The Klamath river is full of crawdads and is one of main forage food for Steelhead and Trout. This past Monday was my client Seth's first time fishing for Winter Steelhead on the Klamath. Seth quickly found out how...
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