Baum Lake Fish Report for 10-8-2025
This is Blue Wing Olive season, look for afternoon hatches daily with a lot coming off if it is cloudy
Baum Lake - Cassel, CA (Shasta County)

by The Fly Shop
10-8-2025
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The lake is weedy in places, you will have to find some open water and fish the edges as the fish will be hiding underneath them. As the weather cools and the days get shorter the weeds will die off and open up water. This is Blue Wing Olive season, look for afternoon hatches daily with a lot coming off if it is cloudy. Good flies will depend upon what fish you are targeting, the stockers will chase Crystal Buggers and swung Zug Bugs. For the BWOs, bring your S&Ms, ZT's Jig Nations, and BP Weiss Nymphs for nymphs and for dries the Milla Time May BWO and Hackle Stacker Baetis should have you covered. A full complement of assorted Adams and Dark Missing Links in #14 - 18 will keep you in good stead with whatever is hatching. Water Boatmen should be a thing still. Our guides have this place wired if you are looking for some tactical advice on fishing a great spring creek fishery with an expert!
Hot Flies:
Dry Flies:
• Adams - #18-20
• Hackle Winged May - BWO
• Harrop's Last Chance - All
• Griffith's Gnat
• Mercer's Missing Link - #14-18
Nymphs/Wet Flies:
• Red Copper John - #18
• GB Flashback PT - #14-20
• Beaded Zebra Midge - #18-20
• Mercer's Gidget
• Mercer's CB Micro Mays - #16-18
• GB Flashback PT - Olive #18
• Beaded Zebra Midge - #16-20
• Chromie - #18
Steamers & Leeches:
• JGF Translucent Wiggle Tail - #10
• Beaded Micro Buggers - #12
• Zack's Damseleech - #14
More Reports
The Fly Shop Reports
for Wednesday, October 8th
Fall River: The season on the Fall is winding up
Hat Creek: Still seeing daily Trico hatches and a spinner fall
Klamath River - Upper - CA: Water temps are finally well below 70 degrees
Sacramento River - Lower: The flows have stabilized at 7,200 CFS
McCloud River: McCloud River Fishing Report
Pit River: The fall is a great time to fish the Pit
Sacramento River - Upper: As we edge closer to late October you should see the big Caddis coming off soon
The Fly Shop Reports
for Wednesday, October 1st
Sacramento River - Lower: Keswick releases are 7,200 CFS and we can solidly report the Sac is fishing great
McCloud River: Fishing from below Lake McCloud down through the Conservancy has continued to be very good
Pit River: Pit 3 is right around 310 CFS which is a great flow to fish
Trinity River: There are a ton of salmon getting ready to spawn
Sacramento River - Upper: Fishing on the top end of the river continues to be quite good
Baum Lake: Baum Lake Fishing Report

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