Current Lake Conditions: It's callibaetis hatches and big 'ol bows. February is one of the key months on this lake. March-May can be okay, will be okay, but the better fishing happens when carpenter ants of June flutter on the surface eliciting surface feeding rainbows and less than crowded conditions. Lot's of Redding locals frequent this water and it ain't because it's close. Okay? Go fish Lewiston and enjoy!

Fish #16-18 Pseudo Mays, Lightnin's Biot Baetis in #16-18, Zebra Midges in various colors #16-18. Callibaetis have been coming off when weather conditions are wet. A good callibaetis pattern is a #14 Pheasant Tail Nymph. A good dry is Mercer's Poxyback Callibaetis emerger.

Stripping and retrieving nymphs, leeches and buggers is a very solid technique on Lewiston. Use a sinking line! A good sinking line to use is RIO's Big Boy 24" Sink Tip.

The Fly Shop's?? Tips: A productive technique is suspending #22 red zebra midges or Gidgets under a treated piece of poly yarn. A single BB shot will get the flies down deep. About 7-8 feet. When using indicators, the takes can be difficult to see and detect. Successful indicator anglers keep the flies in the water, sometimes letting the drift extend all the way to the backing, then low and slow retrieve. Sink tip fly lines allow anglers to retrieve leeches, buggers and small nymphs fast or slow. This lake is best fished from a motorized boat, pram or pontoon boat. Float tubes are fine if you are okay with walking back up to the parking lot after the slow current of Lewiston pushes you south of the boat ramp.

Suggested Fly Patterns:

Dry Flies:
• Parachute Adams #14
• Hackle Stackers - BWO #18
• Parachute Adams - #14-18
• Fox's Scum Dun #14
• Mayfly Cripples
• Mercer's Poxyback Callibaetis Emerger

Nymphs/Wet Flies:
• CB Frostbites - #18
• Sparkle Scuds #14-16
• Pseudo Mays in brown and/or olive - #16-18
• Lightnin's Biot Baetis #16-18
• Tobinator - Rust #16
• Ultra Scuds #16
• Sparkle Scuds
• Serendipity - #20
• Chromies - #18-20
• Mercer's Micro May - Black #18
• BH Pheasant Tail Nymph #16-18
• Pheasant Tail Nymph #14-16
• Sparkle Scuds - #14-16
• Zebra Midges - #18-20
• Mercer's Gidgets

Streamers/Leeches:
• Translucent Wiggle Tail
• Zack's Swimming Leech - #8
• Zack's Damseleech - Orange/Olive

Fly Fishing Gear:
• Outcast?? Fish Cat 9-IR
• Simms?? Freestone Stocking-foot Waders
• Patagonia's?? Riverwalker Rubber Sole Boot
• Dinsmore Removable Egg Shape Shot
• Fishpond?? Swift Current Thermometer