Ted Fay Post : April 4, 2019

OK kids as we sit here watching the continual rain and very high river flows an important issue has come up recently concerning the new 2020 Department of Fish and Wildlife proposals for statewide regulation changes and among them specifically the McCloud and Upper Sacramento Rivers. I attended a meeting in Redding last week where they laid out their changes. As you can imagine it was well attended by guide services, fly shops and businesses directly affected. I will not go into my opinions here but the important thing is DFW is looking for serious feedback from the public and not the “you guys have your heads up you know what” type of rhetoric. They really are leaning on us, the fishing community, for feedback. These proposed changes very general right now. It is important that as many of you that can make your voice heard, they are open to suggestions. I urge you to get your comments in soon, your comments go to a final hearing this summer when the regulations will be set. Consider in them not only personal issues but the impact on our local economy that will take a hit with the delayed season.

https://www.wildlife.ca.gov/Fishing/Inland/Trout-Plan/Regulation-Simplification/comments

McCloud River

The glaring thing for the McCloud River is the delayed season opening and its extension to the end of February which has no access usually in the winter.

(E) McCloud River from McCloud Dam downstream to confluence of Ladybug Creek.
Saturday preceding Memorial Day through the last day in February
2 fish bag, artificial lures
(F) McCloud River from confluence of Ladybug Creek downstream to lower boundary of the U.S. Forest Service loop (southern boundary of section 36, T38N, R3W).
Saturday preceding Memorial Day through the last day in February
0 fish bag, artificial lures with barbless hooks

Upper Sacramento River

(156) Sacramento River and tributaries above Keswick Dam (Shasta, and Siskiyou Cos.).
(A) Sacramento River and tributaries from Box Canyon Dam downstream to the Scarlett Way bridge in Dunsmuir.
All year
0 fish bag, artificial lures with barbless hooks

(B) Sacramento River and tributaries from Scarlett Way bridge downstream to the county bridge at Sweetbriar.

Saturday preceding Memorial Day through September 30
5 fish bag, no gear restrictions
October 1 through the Friday preceding Memorial Day

2 fish bag, artificial lures

(C) Sacramento River and tributaries from the county bridge at Sweetbriar downstream to Shasta Lake.
All year
2 fish bag, artificial lures