McCloud River Fish Report for 4-30-2025
Flows from Lake McCloud are 218 CFS and 305 CFS through Ah-Di-Na which has it dropping into shape nicely
McCloud River - CA (Siskiyou County)

by The Fly Shop
4-30-2025
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Flows from Lake McCloud are 218 CFS and 305 CFS through Ah-Di-Na which has it dropping into shape nicely. The color is super nice, good visibility throughout. With longer days and warming weather we should begin seeing some insect hatches happening. Bring your S&Ms in #16 & 18, & Sweet Peas. Olive Hotspots and the Holopoint nymphs are good flies as well. Some smaller stoneflies should be coming off and when it's warmer you could see some early larger mayflies as well. We have some great weather coming up over the next few weeks. To reserve a day with one of our expert guides to experience one of the most picturesque streams in the north state, call Bryan in Outfitters at 800-669-3474.
Hot Flies:
• Pat's Rubberlegs
• Olive Hotspot
• Coppertop Duracell
• Sweet Pea - #16
• Copper John Red - #16
• Jigged Birds Nest - Natural, Hot Spot #14-16
• Walt's Worm
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The Fly Shop Reports
for Wednesday, April 30th
Fall River: Good numbers of fish are in the upper reaches in and around the Spring Creek bridge and Zug Bug
Hat Creek: Overall the Powerhouse 2 Riffle is fishing well
Sacramento River - Lower: The BoR has raised the river to 11,000 CFS yesterday
The Fly Shop Reports
for Thursday, April 24th
Sacramento River - Lower: The bump in flows is over and the river is now a steady 6,000 CFS
McCloud River: The river is looking good on the low end at the lake, although still a little high
Pit River: Big flows continue throughout the system
Sacramento River - Upper: We're keeping an eye on it, the river is dropping, but still high at 2,200 CFS
Baum Lake: Some Callibaetis are beginning to come off and Damsels and Dragonflies are as well
Shasta Lake: Spots, Smallies and some Crappie are hitting the net consistently on Shasta
Manzanita Lake: The lake is ice free and you can get in to fish it

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