August 2010
Craig had a cancellation on Sunday so after playing on the computer during the morning he decided to get out of the office and explore a few creeks for trophy trout while circumnavigating Mount Shasta with a fly rod. While most anglers consider a twenty inch Rainbow or Brown Trout on [...] Read more »
August 2010
(Click on any photo for more pics of recent adventures in the shadow of Shasta)
The Upper Sacramento, Pit and McCloud Rivers continue to fish well particularly early and late in the day when the sun is off the water. Afternoon is a great time to have a cold drink, take a [...] Read more »
Click on any photo for more pics of this exciting adventure
We have fly fished the Upper McCloud River below Fowler’s camp many times and put in kayaks and floated to McCloud Reservoir a few times but we have never combined the two activities until this day. Craig invited his good friend [...] Read more »
Fly Fishing Freestones: Club Presentations on successful strategies on the McCloud, Upper Sacramento and Pit Rivers
Craig regularly provides presentations to Fly Fishing Clubs and in July presented his entertaining program “Fly Fishing Freestones” to enthusiastic members at both the Fly Fishers of Davis and the Amador Fly Fishers.
Upcoming presentations include:
The North Bay Chapter of [...] Read more »
Mount Shasta Area Fly Fishing Guide Reports for July 2010
(click on any photo for additional trip pics)
July was a fabulous month, our most successful ever. Thank you! The fishing of late has been terrific, though with the warm daytime temps, the catching has slowed a bit, particularly midday. It’s the time of [...] Read more »
First Published in California Fly Fisher Magazine, June 2010
There was a time when a campground with running water and flush toilets on a fishing trip represented the lap of luxury to me. Toss in a stove to heat the beans and hot running water, and dare I say, a luke warm shower and life seemed [...] Read more »
For many anglers, the summer heat, or the summer doldrums, often means few hatches and small fish. The prolific springtime hatches have come and gone. The rivers have become creeks, the water is crystal clear, the fish are spooky, and the most accessible runs have been fished over hard. By late summer, trout have [...] Read more »
