Baum Lake Fish Report - Cassel, CA (Shasta County)

Consistently good fishing can be found at Baum Lake.

Baum Lake - Cassel, CA (Shasta County)

by The Fly Shop
6-6-2012
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Located near Hat Creek outside of the town of Burney, Baum Lake is a "spring creek lake," meandering through weedy channels in a beautiful, open valley.

Current Lake Conditions: Current reports have been good. Plenty of rainbow trout for anglers fishing small #22 Midge patterns.

The Fly Shop's ? Tips: Hatches consist of Damsel flies, Callibaetis and early AM midges. The rainbows and browns will eat of the surface if the Callibaetis hatch is good. Stripping and retrieving Damseleechs or Swimming Leeches on intermediate sinking lines is a great tactic as is suspending #22 black Zebra Midges or Mercer's Gidget under a small indicator.

Baum Lake is an ideal fishing destination for pontoon boats, float tubes and small prams.

Fishing an Intermediate sinking line with a Damsel nymph or small PT nymph can produce a bent fly rod. The key is SLOW strips! Nothing in Baum Lake is moving fast. Use lighter, longer leaders. Delicate dry-fly presentations will produce more strikes.

Lake Fact: Baum Lake is named after world renowned hydro electric pioneer Frank Baum. 1870-1932.

Road Conditions: No road restrictions for this area.

Suggested Fly Patterns:

Dry Flies:
• Adams - #18-20
• Tilt Wing Dun - Mahogany #18
• Mercer's Missing Link - #14-18
• Light Cahill - #18
• Griffiths Gnat - #20
• Norman's Loop Wing - BWO #20

Nymphs/Wet Flies:
• Burk's Sierra Damsel
• Dreaded Damsel (Any)
• Red Copper John - #14-18
• BH Half-Flashback PT - #18-20
• Beaded Zebra Midge - #18-20
• Mercer's Gidget
• WD-40
• Micro Mays - Olive #16-18
• Zebra Midge - #16-20
• Chromie - #18

Streamers/Leeches:
• Jay Fair's Wiggle Tails - #10
• Beaded Micro Buggers - #12
• Zack's Swimming Leech Black or Olive
• Zack's Damseleech - #14
• Double Bunny - #2

Fly Fishing Gear:
• Outcast ? Fish Cat 9-IR
• Scott ? G2 Series Fly Rod 4-5wt
• Sun Day Afternoons Hat

More Reports

The Fly Shop Reports

for Tuesday, June 5th, 2012

Fall River: The PMD hatch is around noon on the Fall River and the trout get after it
Hat Creek: A few salmon flies are hatching on Hat Creek but that hatch is a little later this year
Klamath River - Upper - CA: The Salmon Fly hatch on the Klamath is great right now
Sacramento River: Rising rainbows between 11:00-2:00. Steady flows have produced great reports on the Lower Sac
McCloud River: The McCloud has good fishing on dry flies
Pit River: The fishing has been on fire at the Pit River
Trinity River: Some Big Bad Browns were taken last week on the Trinity River on swung buggers
Sacramento River: The Upper Sacramento River could hardly be fishing better right now, epic dry fly fishing

The Fly Shop Reports

for Monday, May 14th, 2012

Fall River: The fishing on Fall River is improving
Hat Creek: The fishing is best on Hat Creek early in the morning and near sunset
Klamath River - Upper - CA: It's early for any great reports on the Klamath, but by the end of the month it could be happening!
Sacramento River: The Lower Sacramento is fishing great
McCloud River: The McCloud has good flow & good color, she is fiishing great and dry flies are productive
Pit River: If you want to fish with a bent pole, the Pit River is where you want to be
Trinity River: You can't say there aren't any Steelhead in the Trinity River now, there just aren't as many
Sacramento River: Water conditions on the Upper Sacare manageable but still high at 1,800 CFS. Fishing has been good.
Baum Lake: Fishing is fair to good on Baum Lake
Iron Canyon Reservoir: The lake level at Iron Mountain is a little high for fly fishermen
Keswick Reservoir: Fishing at Keswick Reservoir will be tough for the next month or so
Lewiston Lake: The fishing has been good at Lewiston Lake & should get better, water conditions should be very good
Manzanita Lake: Manzanita Lake is a little cold for the fishing to really turn on