Summer Fishing Report:
May 19th, 2010

It has been a great snow year here in the northern-most part of California.  That is great news for the water levels especially at Shasta Lake, but in terms of the stream fishing....well quite as good.  With all the snow melt, the Sacramento River has been running very fast and high.  The McCloud River is in better shape, but still fairly high and fast.  Just because the flows are above average doesn't mean there isn't fish to be found.  Finding slow moving pocket water, and fishing close to the bank has been productive.  Currently fishing nymphs at or near the bottom where the fish are feeding has produced the best results.  Make sure you have your wading staff out before heading into the water, and even better yet, staying on or near the bank.  Good luck fishing and remember to keep that line tight!

John Kennedy Jr.
Sportsmen's Den
www.mtshastasports.com

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• Fishing equipment from Shimano, Quantum, Zebco, Eagle Claw,
• Fly Fishing equipment from Cortland, Martin, Reddington, Rio, and Umpqua

The Upper Sac. begins at the base of Box Canyon Dam on Lake Siskiyou (near the city of Mt. Shasta, CA). Its crystal clear water flows south for 40 miles through a beautiful mountain landscape, the towns of Dunsmuir and Castella and feeds Shasta Lake near Lakehead. Cold springs entering from the canyon walls, stream bed and tributary streams from side canyons, keep the water temperature good for trout all summer. Once rearing steelhead, salmon, and the Shasta Rainbow trout, the Sac. is now hailed as one of the most prolific wild trout streams in the west, boasting estimated populations from 3,000-7,000 trout per mile!

The Pit River originated from the Warner Mountains in the northeast corner of California, near Alturas, and drains the largest expanse of territory of any Sacramento River Tributary. It flows generally southwest through high desert, then drops into steep canyons below Lake Britton, near Burney. Fall River, Hat Creek and the McCloud River are among the many streams than contribute to the large volume of water that feeds the Pit River, leading to Shasta Lake. Conditions can vary greatly on this river with spring runoff, rain, and summer heat being some of the factors. When the conditions are right, the fishing can be unbelievable, with the average girthy rainbow sometimes measuring over 15 inches long.

Information provided by Ron Hart of Hart's Guide Service

Guide Services

For more Fishing Information, please contact us here at the store  at (530) 926-2295, or try
one of the Northern California guides listed below:

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	Hart's Guide Service, Ron and Terry Hart (530) 926-2431, E-mail