McCloud River Fishing 

I have been wanting to fish the salmonfly hatch there for awhile! Agree, very hard to nymph due to the deep water and uneven river bottom.

Awesome! hope you get into some salmonflys

Thanks Pat!

@@purpledrakefishing You're welcome Purple. How do you set your split shot - between the two flies or above both. Or does it vary? Thanks!

@@patsheridan I will use split shot when I am not using a weighted nymphs, above both flies, sitting on the dropper knot above the first fly.

@@purpledrakefishing Thanks Purple!!

Above AhDiNa

Yes, very easy to get a license online, though a California non-resident fishing license is a little expensive. There is a good stretch public water on the McCloud and in the other neighboring streams like the upper Sacramento there is a lot of public water. There is a private section on the McCloud which is below Ah di Nah. Yes, the salmon/steelhead don't make it past Redding. Just a side note, but the strain of rainbow trout that were stocked all over the world 100 years ago or so, were from the McCloud river.

@@purpledrakefishing Thanks for the information, that’s great. Yes I knew that about the rainbows and I’ve actually been doing some research on it. The river was named for a Scottish fur trapper, and his compatriot John Muir wrote an article about visiting the McCloud hatchery circa fifty years later. Presumably this is what supplied the trout of the world. One thing for sure about the price is that it will be a lot cheaper than any Scot, past or present, pays to wet a line for salmon in their homeland. I see you’ve a video on the Klamath which I believe is joined by the McCloud at some point. I’d like to fish them all at some point - hopefully you get the dams down soon and the salmon return to how they were in McCloud’s day.

@@AnotherScotland20 If you need any info for your trip, I would be glad to help! DMs on Instagram would be a good way to ask any specific questions you might have 🍻🍻

@@purpledrakefishing Yes I wouldn’t mind. Will drop you a message

Great tip! Thanks John

Thanks GG

I agree, they are very similar. Only difference to me is the water color on the McCloud has that unique blue tint. Both are southern Cascade streams that have great Oct Caddis hatches and feed into Lake Shasta (to later form the lower Sac below the lake).

Thanks Fielding--Yes, I have weight on through either split shot or weighted flies. I think the key is not to set the indicator too high when using them and when tight lining not to use too much weight.

Thanks Jon--flows were perfect. I think they were at ~250cfs. I was fishing for about 4-5 hours and caught most fish on the JuJu Baetis.

The section below the dam at Ash Camp. Didn't go down to Ah Di Nah.

Looks like classic McCloud. Love it!

Ash Camp area--road is still blocked but the hike down isn't too bad.

@@purpledrakefishing try McCloud Bridge Day Use Area

its about 45-50mins from the fly shop in Redding and its easy to wade, u can't go above the bridge but there is 3 or 4 turns and riffles downstream from the bridge

@@purpledrakefishing that area is just too beautiful though