Yo, Mike Mercer! What a wonderful treat to stumble over an old cohort still enjoying one of my all-time favorite stretchs of water. I appreciate your undying enthusiasm for what you do and your reverential respect for the place. Take good care of these places. I hope one day soon, to see them again. You up for a day of playing hooky, fishing and talking old times, if I make it?
I am working on my angling skills AND fitness (I call my treadmill sessions "The McCloud workout") because at 63 I know I likely only have a few shots at most to fish what my guide friends call, "The holy of holies." Thanks for this honest enticement. If I go there and catch one wild trout, I will leave a happy angler!
I am a long time McCloud river flyfisher and I absolutely love this river. As this video says, it is complex. It also changes all of the time, day by day, hatch by hatch. I was in McCloud in July but was unable to get down to the conservancy to fish - Let us know how things are right now, if you are able to get there and fish it. There is still a lot of snow to keep the river going for a long time. Henry Clayton from Woodland (A long time Fly Shop patron)
What they failed to mention is poor water clarity, Glacial runoff has plagued this river for the last 12 years, I have fished it since the 80's and it was crystal clear back then, I will have to say this river is overfished even in the Nature Conservancy property, and honestly this video won't be doing the river any favors. I am a Licensed California Guide for 28 years.
Just heard there's a new Conservancy keeper and has changed all the rules for getting a tag for fishing here, check before you go, no more reservations, His name is Jason.
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Great video-beautiful river
Nicely done!! Love it!
Beautiful place
Great piece Mike and Shane. Years between us. Ken Miller - So Cal
Yo, Mike Mercer!
What a wonderful treat to stumble over an old cohort still enjoying one of my all-time favorite stretchs of water. I appreciate your undying enthusiasm for what you do and your reverential respect for the place.
Take good care of these places. I hope one day soon, to see them again. You up for a day of playing hooky, fishing and talking old times, if I make it?
First fished it in 1968
I am working on my angling skills AND fitness (I call my treadmill sessions "The McCloud workout") because at 63 I know I likely only have a few shots at most to fish what my guide friends call, "The holy of holies." Thanks for this honest enticement. If I go there and catch one wild trout, I will leave a happy angler!
I am a long time McCloud river flyfisher and I absolutely love this river.
As this video says, it is complex. It also changes all of the time, day by day, hatch by hatch.
I was in McCloud in July but was unable to get down to the conservancy to fish - Let us know how things are right now, if you are able to get there and fish it. There is still a lot of snow to keep the river going for a long time.
Henry Clayton from Woodland (A long time Fly Shop patron)
I seek browns on the McCloud.
Nice video Mike!! Brings back lots of memories!
Beautiful river. Unfortunately the guides ruin most of the Beautiful places. Happened to my home river. The Provo used to be like that😢
the title reads fly fishing, you are bobber fishing.
What they failed to mention is poor water clarity, Glacial runoff has plagued this river for the last 12 years, I have fished it since the 80's and it was crystal clear back then, I will have to say this river is overfished even in the Nature Conservancy property, and honestly this video won't be doing the river any favors. I am a Licensed California Guide for 28 years.
Just heard there's a new Conservancy keeper and has changed all the rules for getting a tag for fishing here, check before you go, no more reservations, His name is Jason.