Tag Archives: McCloud River

McCloud River access reopens for fly fishing

McCloud

October 5th Ah Di Na, Ash Camp and the Fisherman’s Loop on the McCloud River have reopened for fishing after closure due to the Bagley fire.  The order went out October 5th from the local Forest Service office special uses officer.  She sent this notice in an email October 5th: “I just received notice that [...]

McCloud River closure expected to be lifted by October

McCloud

September 20th Ah Di Na, Ash Camp and the Fisherman’s Loop on the McCloud River remain closed due to the Bagley fire.  The order went out the morning of August 29th from the local Forest Service office.  We just received a phone call and this email from the Special Uses Coordinator: I spoke to the [...]

McCloud River closed due to Bagley fire

Andrew takes it all in

August 29 Ah Di Na, Ash Camp and the Fisherman’s Loop on the McCloud are now closed due to the Bagley fire.  The order went out this morning from the local Forest Service office.  The special uses officer who forwarded the closure memo (dated today) said she received an email yesterday at 3:45 announcing the [...]

McCloud River relicensing flows discussed by Cal Trout representative Curtis Knight

McCloud Dam Relicensing Flows Screencast from California Trout on Vimeo. Shasta Trout guide Craig Nielsen attended a meeting last Thursday, July 14th hosted by Cal Trout to discuss flow recommendations for the Pit and McCloud Rivers under relicensing with FERC.  There has been a good deal of misunderstanding and misinformation regarding the flows and particularly [...]

Shasta Trinity Fly Fisher’s officers enter Shasta Trout’s Hawg of Fame together!

Shasta Trinity Fly Fishing Club Vice President with his Shasta Trout Hawg of Fame entry!

July 6th & 7th Richard (Dick) the President of the Shasta Trinity Fly Fishing Club in Redding was joined by the Vice President, Creighton for a couple days of fishing on the McCloud River and Lower Sacramento River with local guide Craig Nielsen.  On back to back days they gained entry into Shasta Trout’s Hawg [...]

Ohio angler enters Shasta Trout Hawg of Fame with McCloud River evening dry fly Rainbow

Scott poses his Shasta Trout Hawg of Fame dry fly McCloud River Rainbow

July 5th Scott traveled to the Mt Shasta area for a visit with his family and snuck away for a couple days of fishing with local guides Craig Nielsen on the McCloud River and Alan Blankenship on the Pit River.  He enjoyed some spectacular fishing including a large dry fly Rainbow on his last cast [...]

CalTrout hosts meeting on Pit River Flows

Pit River

We plan on attending a meeting hosted by CalTrout to discuss Pit River flows this Thursday, July 14 at 7:30 PM at the old Clearwater House in Cassel.  We hope you can join us. This event will focus on the Pit River flows, but They will touch on McCloud River flows too. They’ve run a [...]