Ted Fay Report : August 15,2022
Rick Cox
Mt. Shasta is naked
The daze of the dog continue for us here in Dogpatch. Summer heat has melted what little snow we had on the mountain and the USac is running low and clear. Even my yard animals are trying to get out of the heat and enjoy the shade. There's fish to be caught but I highly recommend morning and evening fishing. The water gets above 70 degrees on the lower river in the afternoon so unless you want to stress the poor trout even more just get off it in the afternoon. I am seeing cooler water above Dunsmuir so as an alternative to those who want to beat themselves up in the heat I suggest fishing from Dunsmuir up to Mossbrae Falls. Think nothing but little dark bugs and you’ll be in the game.
On the other hand the McCloud is still brown but showing signs of clearing. Note the turbidity readings from today, when the gauge gets down to single digits and preferably below 5 that’s the time to get with the jiggy and get on it. There were recent thunderstorms on the mountain that created another mud flow on Mud Creek which spiked the turbidity and also threatened the water supply to McCloud. McCloud is now under a water rationing mandate. Hopefully something like this doesn’t occur again.
Here’s the lasted update on the road work to Ash Camp ………
Repairs to Hawkins Creek Road near McCloud Reservoir Underway
McCLOUD, Calif.— Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) is repairing a slide on Hawkins Creek Road near the McCloud Reservoir, with work to be completed and the road to reopen in early 2023, weather permitting.
PG&E and its contractors are removing slide debris just south of the McCloud Dam and will reinforce the hillside above the road with rock dowels and shotcrete.
Hawkins Creek Road, also known as Forest Service Road 38N11, is closed at the McCloud Dam. From the Iron Canyon Reservoir the road is closed before the slide site. No vehicle or foot traffic is allowed through the construction site.
The road connects PG&E’s McCloud Reservoir in Siskiyou County and its Iron Canyon Reservoir in Shasta County. The road is located within the Shasta-Trinity National Forest.
Recreationists can access the Ash Campground from the Iron Canyon Reservoir side of Hawkins Creek Road but are advised to use caution and be aware construction vehicles and equipment might be traveling on the road between Ash Campground and Hawkins Creek Crossing.
The road closure does not affect access to the McCloud Reservoir Boat launch facility, Ah-Di-Na Campground, the Nature Conservancy lands, or Star City Creek Campground.
untain which created another mud flow on Mud Creek that has affected the water supply to McCloud. That town is now under water rationing. Keep your fingers crossed that no other events occur, if none do I’m guessing you might be able to fish it sometime in September. I also got a recent update on the road work to Ash Camp which I’m posting below…..
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Mr. Gordon still finding em
The classroom
Yard rodents
McCloud water supply threatened