Spring is just around corner (Yreka and the outer lying areas) and with it comes more fishing options. Temperatures are hovering near freezing in the early mornings and into 50 to 60 degree range by late afternoon. Bass Lake, Lake Siskiyou, and McCloud Reservoir have been providing some outstanding Trout over the past couple of weeks. Sunday my son Conner and I caught and released McCloud Trout all afternoon using a variety of trolled offerings: K-7 Kwikfish, Rapalas, Seps Dodgers and spoons, worms and Woolly bugger flies. All our offerings were scented with Pro-Cure water soluble krill and shrimp oils. These oils put out a great scent trail and the Trout were hammering our bait versus nibbling. Conner and I had very few short bites where we had to work to set the hook, the Trout more often than not hooked themselves. Brown and Rainbow Trout size were in the 3/4 to 2 pounds class and putting up great battles on our ultra light Rogue rods (2-6lb.) and Pflueger reels spooled with 6lb. Yo-Zuri hybrid clear line. 



The upper Klamath River is still kicking out some Winter Steelhead and Trout. As the river warms the stone flies will begin to move around providing another food source for hungry Summer Steelhead and Trout. The late spring early Summer Salmon fly hatch is a great time on the Klamath River providing may fly fishing as well as conventional fishing options.