Ted Fay Report : March 2, 2022
Rick Cox
Saucers have landed Photo by Pauline Cox
Buckle up people, looks seriously like another year of drought and all the crap that comes with it. We’ve been hoping for a miracle March and though we may get a drop or two it doesn’t look like the rain/snow gods will be obliging with copious moisture. We’re just a smidgen ahead of last years totals and we all remember what that brought us here in Dogpatch (not good at all). The USac is flowing just north of 400cfs and the average for this time of year should be 3 times that. There will be a bit of a snow melt but nothing to write home about so the rivers are fine for now till June when all bets are off the table and fire season comes knocking. So best think about enjoying the USac and McCloud Rivers now. The USac will drop to a very low flow in the summer and the hoot owl will probably enter into the mix. I’m predicting too the McCloud will suffer through another mud flow year from all indications I’m seeing, more to come on that in a later report……hope I’m wrong! In the mean time the boys have been out there lately having some good days, when I say the boys I mean those guys who know what they’re doing. It has been an odd year for most, the lake runs are stuck way down in Shasta Lake and unfortunately they are tasked with coming up stream in a lake that is at a record low. If you want to target them I suggest fishing down at Delta to the lake. Otherwise there are fish to be caught as shown below. Anglers like Fred Gordon and Chris Devine have been fishing both rivers and have had success. Both rivers are running very cold and you have to put the fly right on their noses. Afternoon hatches of Blue Wing Olives but no fish feeding on top. Best flies working are Gordon Prince, S&M, Micro Mayflies (black & olive) and Olive Hotspot.
Cheers
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USac Bow Photo by Chris Devine
USac Bow Fred Gordon
USac River
USac River
McCloud River Photo by Chris Devine
McCloud River Photo by Chris Devine
McCloud River Photo by Chris Devine
USac Rainbow Photo by Chris Devine
USac Fred Gordon
Ice fishing? Photo by Pauline Cox
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