Utah Fish Report
McCloud Reservoir Fish Report for 1-1-2026


This mountain lake can be a killer producer in the winter

McCloud Reservoir - McCloud, CA (Siskiyou County)


by The Fly Shop
1-1-2026
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Fishing conditions:  Fair to Good

Report: This mountain lake can be a killer producer in the winter. We haven't heard anything recently though. Balanced Leeches, worm, and midges under an indicator are go-to patterns, but those who know how to fish Zack's leeches or damsels on a sinking line can do very well!
Hot Flies:

Dry Flies:
• Harrop's Last Chance - #16-20
• Adams - #14-18
• Mayfly Cripple - #18
• Last Chance Cripple - Callibaetis or Baetis
• Mercer's Missing Link - #14-16

Nymphs/Wet Flies:
• Zack's Attack Damsel
• Chan's Chironomid Bomber
• Squirmy Wormie - #12
• Hogan's S&M - Olive #16-18
• Beaded Zebra Midge - Black #18-20
• Mercer's Gidgets

Steamers & Leeches:
• Beaded Micro Bugger - Black
• Zonkers - #4
• Zack's Balanced Stillwater Swimming Leech - Any



More Reports

The Fly Shop Reports
for Thursday, January 1st

Fall River: While the Fall is open to fishing year round, it is probably cold and slow
Klamath River: The river is definitely showing signs from the last storm and we will see big flows
McCloud River: The storm over Christmas added quite a bit of flow and blew the river out
Pit River: Releases at Pit 3 remain at 350 CFS which is still a good flow
Sacramento River - Upper: The recent storm had the Upper rocking & rolling flowing over 20,000 CFS at the lake!
Baum Lake: Still solid reports coming in from Baum Lake
Iron Canyon Reservoir: Iron Canyon can be a winter time sleeper if the road conditions are good
Shasta Lake: This place could be one of the best locations to fish in the coming days with the storms on the way
Lewiston Lake: Lewiston Lake Fishing Report
Manzanita Lake: With more snow on the way and the highway through the park closed, we'd suggest fishing elsewhere

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