Ted Fay Report : July 14,2022

July 14, 2022Rick Cox

McCloud River is BLOWN!

Ted Fay Report : July 3, 2022

July 03, 2022Rick Cox

McCloud River color is getting cranky Photo by Chis Devine

De Ja Vu time on the McCloud. Just about a year ago it went chocolate and stayed that way until last October. She’s running steady on the turbidity scale at 4-4.5 since the end of the week. Hopefully she doesn’t get pissed and go muddy but time will tell. I dug up some old photos from 2010 when guiding it that shows it a bit worse. We caught fish but wading was tough and it wasn’t lights out. When the color (see below pics) gets any worse than this I would call her blown. Hopefully this is a pulse that is very common for the river and it drops. Just keep an eye on the river turbidity gauge folks.

On the USac it’s officially Dog Daze time. It’s summer, the river has dropped and is running gin clear. The dinks are out in full force but hey these little wigglers are fun and full of spunk. I suggest using LBS to get you a tug during the day and concentrate in and just downstream of the oxygen bubbles and don’t be afraid of fishing the faster pocket water. Evenings will get a hatch around dark thirty so if you can stay out late put on a dry fly, hopefully something you can see.

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She’s fishable but ….. Photo by Jason Kash

Turbidity gauge is holding steady between 4 and 4.5

USac is looking very sweet Photo ny Chris Devine

The little wanna bez are back in numbers Photo by Chris Devine

Ted Fay Report : June 19, 2022

June 19, 2022Rick Cox

Been dealing with the slog of Covid the last few weeks. Following is reports from my sources on what is currently going on. First the McCloud is living up to it’s name of the McCrowd. Lots of pressure from the fans particularly on the weekends. Ah Di Nah has been at capacity and the rough camps also. Pick a rock and stake your claim. Great bugs to use right now that I hear are scoring fish are Peaches and Cream, Brush Hogs, and dark nymphs in general. Dries that have been bringing up fish are Humpies, Stimmies and Parachute Adams. You’re very likely to see Golden Stones around too so use them during the day and evening with a dropper. On the USac I’m hearing that the Goldens are sporadic so far but the warm weather this coming week should perk them up. Believe it or not too there are still Salmonflies on the upper river north of Dunsmuir. The lower river has actually been seeing some lake runs (encouraging) so if targeting them think rubber legs. Otherwise the river is low and clear so thing about nymphing during the day using LBS (little black shit), S&M, soft hackles and Hares Ear. Evening hatches are strong if you select the right area, PMD’s, Pink PMD’s, Cahills and Golden Stones (right at dark).

Check out the pictures below from our visit to Surprise Valley Hot Springs and what the area offers.

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