Long Range Fish Report
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Fish Report for 4-9-2012
The best bite at McCumber reservoir occurs mid-day
4-9-2012
The Fly Shop
Lake McCumber is one of our favorite dry fly Stillwater fly fisheries in the late winter and early spring.
Current Lake Conditions: Good water conditions at McCumber Lake. Best bite occurs mid day. Stripping leeches and small pheasant tail nymphs in #16-18 has been to hot ticket. As the days get warmer, the fish will move to the deeper water. Be ready for Damsel fly hatches by mid April.
The Fly Shop's ? Tips: Using a float tube or a pontoon boat, paddle out into the lake and look along the edges for cruising rainbows and browns. RIOs Aqualux Intermediate Sink Tip is a perfect line for retrieving and stripping leeches, damsel nymphs and streamers. Use a floating line and leader tapered to 4x with a bead head PT with a very, very, very slow retrieve. Fish will find your nymph and take it, but don't set the hook! Just lift and let line out until you can bend the rod without first breaking the fish off.
Lake Fact: When PG&E placed a dam across the N. Fork of Battle Creek, they created a lake that offers great fly fishing for rainbow trout and brown trout. Nestled amongst Ponderosa and Jeffery Pines, bald eagles and osprey can be observed cruising the lakes surface, vigilantly hunting for fish. Although no gas-engines are allowed on the lake, boats with trolling motors are. Anglers can easily fish from float-tubes and pontoon boats as well. McCumber is a quiet and personal location. A classic mountain lake.
Suggested Fly Patterns:
Dry Flies:
• Scum Dun - Callibaetis #14
• D&D Cripple - Callibaetis #16
• Parachute Adams - #16-18
Nymphs/Wet Flies:
• BK Laser Midge - #18-16
• Mercer's Midgeling - #18
• Zallibaetis
• PT Nymph - #16-18
• Hogan's S&M - Brown #16-18
• GB Half-Flashback PT #16-20
• Fox's Callibeeotis - #14
Streamers/Leeches:
• Freshwater Clouser - Olive/White #6
• Zonkers - #4
• Burk's Sierra Damsel - Olive #12
• Zack Attack Damsel - #14
• Zack's Zugger - Yellow/Brown
Fly Fishing Gear:
• Outcast ? Fish Cat 9-IR
• Outcast ? Fish Cat 4 LCS
• Redington ? Crosswater Breathable Waders
• TFS H2O & L2a Rod/Reel/Line
• The Fly Shop's ? Tapered Nylon Leaders
• The Fly Shop's ? Tough Nylon Tippet
Current Lake Conditions: Good water conditions at McCumber Lake. Best bite occurs mid day. Stripping leeches and small pheasant tail nymphs in #16-18 has been to hot ticket. As the days get warmer, the fish will move to the deeper water. Be ready for Damsel fly hatches by mid April.
The Fly Shop's ? Tips: Using a float tube or a pontoon boat, paddle out into the lake and look along the edges for cruising rainbows and browns. RIOs Aqualux Intermediate Sink Tip is a perfect line for retrieving and stripping leeches, damsel nymphs and streamers. Use a floating line and leader tapered to 4x with a bead head PT with a very, very, very slow retrieve. Fish will find your nymph and take it, but don't set the hook! Just lift and let line out until you can bend the rod without first breaking the fish off.
Lake Fact: When PG&E placed a dam across the N. Fork of Battle Creek, they created a lake that offers great fly fishing for rainbow trout and brown trout. Nestled amongst Ponderosa and Jeffery Pines, bald eagles and osprey can be observed cruising the lakes surface, vigilantly hunting for fish. Although no gas-engines are allowed on the lake, boats with trolling motors are. Anglers can easily fish from float-tubes and pontoon boats as well. McCumber is a quiet and personal location. A classic mountain lake.
Suggested Fly Patterns:
Dry Flies:
• Scum Dun - Callibaetis #14
• D&D Cripple - Callibaetis #16
• Parachute Adams - #16-18
Nymphs/Wet Flies:
• BK Laser Midge - #18-16
• Mercer's Midgeling - #18
• Zallibaetis
• PT Nymph - #16-18
• Hogan's S&M - Brown #16-18
• GB Half-Flashback PT #16-20
• Fox's Callibeeotis - #14
Streamers/Leeches:
• Freshwater Clouser - Olive/White #6
• Zonkers - #4
• Burk's Sierra Damsel - Olive #12
• Zack Attack Damsel - #14
• Zack's Zugger - Yellow/Brown
Fly Fishing Gear:
• Outcast ? Fish Cat 9-IR
• Outcast ? Fish Cat 4 LCS
• Redington ? Crosswater Breathable Waders
• TFS H2O & L2a Rod/Reel/Line
• The Fly Shop's ? Tapered Nylon Leaders
• The Fly Shop's ? Tough Nylon Tippet
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