TED FAY REPORT

January 11, 2026Bob Grace

Beautiful morning....

Spring weather is on the way! For a little while, at least. Not exactly wet wading weather, but you’ll probably want your sunglasses. Gauge at Delta running at 2560 cfs as of 1pm today with the river forecast plot from NOAA showing a continued slow decrease in volume. The water is still a little off color but clearing up fast.

We’re getting reports of bites with streamers and Blue-Wing Olives on Lake Siskiyou and Baum Lake. High water spots along the Upper Sac are fishable and some anglers are getting some action. Look for slow deep runs and soft margins. Heavy weighted flies and split shot will be your friends. Don’t forget about the BWO hatches as the air temperature increases.

If you are in the area, make sure to stop by and say hello! Get your fish on!

Ted Fay Report

November 25, 2025Bob Grace

Pictures from the McCloud show it has cleared up nicely and is fishing.

Loyal, even if somewhat poky, field scout Mark added a comment that his fish all took an October Caddis dry, with the caveat that he only fished for a short period of time. Something about not getting to the water until 3 o’clock was mumbled. But he redeemed himself with three nice pictures to show us the river.

No rain is in the forecast and all the local waters are getting over their bad attitude because of the large volume of water that fell from the sky in previous weeks.

Upper Sac flows are 689 at the bottom and in town has dropped to what appears to be normal levels.

Next ten days look good for an outing. Mid 50’s to maybe low 60’s for Dunsmuir and a few degrees colder on the McCloud.

October Caddis are still around and the fish are still eating them. Water is cold so you are not going to see summer time fish activity, but they still gotta eat.