Iron Canyon Reservoir is another fishery that receives very little pressure, and features both stillwater options and areas with current, more akin to stream fishing.

Current Lake Conditions: Suspending small #18-22 midges under small indicators procures fun times. Type IV Sinking lines and Clouser Minnows will unfold a new dimension when fished along the edges of this secret fishery. When fishing Clouser Minnows, trust a steady, smooth strip and the brown trout and rainbow trout will show you what they got! Contact us about Iron Canyon!

The Fly Shop's ? Tips: You can fish this lake either one of two ways, Indicator and nymphs or sinking lines and streamers. The midge hatches are usually strong and fishing a Blood Midge with a Black Midge Pupa dropper is deadly. For those who want to cast and retrieve flies, Leeches and Bugger style flies work great. Clouser Minnows are a fantastic fly on Iron Canyon, fished on a RIO Deep 7 sinking line, plan on finding the aggressive fish that hang in the depths! Fishing a #16 BH PT Nymph on the end of a tapered leader attached to a floating line is an all time best way to find fish here. Once flies are cast, use a very slow retrieve, just move the line enough to stay tight to the fly and feel the thuds of the take!

Reservoir Fact: The nearby town of Big Bend has many geothermal hot springs nearby. Some of the hot wells are used to heat the local School, public swimming pool and a green house. Hmmm. Don't hesitate to stop by the local grocery store, gas station called the Pit Stop.

Suggested Fly Patterns:

Dry Flies:
• Scum Duns - Callibaetis #14
• D&D Cripples - Callibaetis #16

Nymphs/Wet Flies:
• San Juan Worm - Fire #8-14
• CB Frostbite - #16-18
• Chromies - #16-18
• Zebra Midge - #16-20
• Micro Mayfly - #14-18
• Tungsten Beaded JuJu #16
• Blood Geyser Midge - Red #10-16
• GB Half-Flashback PT - #16-20

Streamers/Leeches:
• Freshwater Clouser - Olive/White
• Lite Brite Buggers - #6
• Zonkers - #4
• Zack's Zuggers - Yellow/Brown #8

Fly Fishing Gear:
• Outcast ? Super Fat Cat-LCS Float Tube
• Rio ? Deep 7™ Full Sink Fly Line
• Simms ? WaderWick™
• The Fly Shop's ? X-Country Jacket
• Nautilus FWX Fly Reels
• R.L. Winston Boron IIIx Fly Rod 4-5wt
• The Fly Shops' Fresh H2O Fly Rod 4-6wt
• Simms ? Solar Sombrero
• Simms ? ExStream' Socks
• Angling Evolution's™ Foam Indicators