Long Range Fish Report
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Fish Report for 4-17-2012

Conditions are perfect on the Klamath! But the fishing is slow.

4-17-2012
The Fly Shop

When The Fly Shop ? opened its doors in 1978 the Klamath River was one of the primary guided angling destinations that we offered.

Current River Conditions:
Still, not a bad choice to go and just get away from it all. Wait for mid May for the earliest reports of better fishing. Contact us about the Klamath River!

The Fly Shop's ? Tips:
In May and June, fishing large salmon fly dries along the banks, next to boulders and in shallow tail outs will produce those carnivores fish this river is famous for. I would not want to be a salmon fly on this river! Use 9' leaders, tapered to 2x. Attach your salmon fly dry. Cast! Check back here for updates as we close in on May!

Suggested Fly Patterns:

Dry Flies:
• Mercer's Flush Floater Foam Salmonfly
• Rogue Foam Stone
• True Fly Stoneflies
• Aanes Mojo Salmon Fly
• Matt's Salmonfly
• Thing From Uranus Salmonfly

Nymphs/Wet Flies:
• Poxyback Hare's Ear #12
• Amber Wing Prince #12-14
• Red Copper Johns #14-18
• 3-D Nymphs #8-10
• S.A.L.T. Stone #6
• Rubberlegs #4-8
• Sexy Souka #6
• Zack's Thurmanator Stone

Eggs:
• Redd Reaper - Champagne
• Clown Egg #4-10
• Micro Spawn - Shrimp Pink
• Boles Bazookas (All)

Fly Fishing Gear:
• TFS Rod & Reel Combo
• Hardy Fly Rods
• Scientific Anglers™ System X Waterproof Max


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More Reports

The Fly Shop Reports
for Tuesday, April 17th, 2012

Fall River: May is a good time for dry fly fishing on Fall River
Sacramento River: Fishing conditions on the Lower Sac couldn't be better, & fishing has been good, nymphs work best.
McCloud River: Weather will be great for opening day. Conditions are good, fishing will be great on the McCloud
Pit River: The Pit is on one day, then kind of slow the next.
Trinity River: Fishing on the Trinity River has been fun for smaller juvenile steelhead and salmon
Sacramento River: There have been some good reports coming out of the Upper Sac, but not consistently
Baum Lake: Some will say the fishing is great at Baum Lake while others feel it's borderline fair

The Fly Shop Reports
for Monday, April 9th, 2012

Klamath River - Upper - CA: The fishing can be good, but don't expect to find many steelhead.
Sacramento River: Fishing GREAT! Expect the bite to be a little slow in the AM hours
Pit River: Fishing on the Pit River has been good
Trinity River: The fly only section for the Trinity River is open and fishing great!
Sacramento River: The Upper Sac is fishing better, the recent rains made things tough for awhile
Baum Lake: The fishing at Baum Lake has been good one day, then slow the next
Iron Canyon Reservoir: Rainbows and Browns, sometimes Brooks are all active at Iron Canyon Reservoir to varying degrees
Keswick Reservoir: The fishing on Keswick has been great
McCumber Reservoir: The best bite at McCumber reservoir occurs mid-day
Lewiston Lake: Fishing is fair to good on Lewiston Lake