General Information: This is one of the most popular rivers in Northern California. The Nature Conservancy Maintains a limited access section that may be reserved through the Nature Conservancy office in San Francisco or by being one of the first to arrive in the morning for one of the five available slots that are available on a first come first serve basis.

Fishing Conditions & Hatches: Closes November 15. We've had a lot of poor fishing reports from the McCloud lately. It's cold up there in the canyon, and there's been some water clarity issues, first from glacial runoff and then from heavy storms late last week.

Look for the big lake-run browns to start coming up the river in October and November!

Flies:
?Ģ GB Pheasant Tail Nymph #14-18
?Ģ Parachute Adams #12-16
?Ģ Mercers Micro May #16-18
?Ģ Tungsten Bead October Peewpa #8
?Ģ Morrish's WMD October Caddis #8
?Ģ GB Para Adams #16-18
?Ģ Brown Midges #18-20

The Fly Shop's Tips: ??Felt wading boots with studs, and/or a wading staff can be a good idea for the McCloud, which is full of bowling ball shaped rocks that can be very slick. The more water you can cover, the more fish have a chance to see your fly and the better your odds at landing a few nice ones. High-stick nymph the pocket water and deeper chutes, then switch over to dry flies in the flats and whenever you see a fish rising consistently.