Leavitt Lake – deep with kamloops and brookies

Snowy mountain peaks with greenery below under a clear sky.

Suggested Flies for Leavitt Lake:Eastern Sierra Hatch Selection Streamer Flies:Woolly Bugger #6-8Marabou Muddler #6-8Matuka #6-10 Nymphs:Hare’s Ear Nymph #12-14Pheasant Tail Nymph #12-14Bird Nest #12-14A.P. Nymph #12-14Golden Stone Nymph #4-8 Drys:Olive Caddis #12-16Yellow Humpy #14-16Royal Wulff #12-14Chernobyl Ant #12-14Madam X #12-14 Directions: Take Hwy 108 from Hwy 395 about 10 miles. Turn left on a dirt…

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Indian Creek Reservoir – a fantastic troll for lunkers

Snowy mountain peaks with greenery below under a clear sky.

Suggested Flies for the Indian Creek Reservoir area:Eastern Sierra Hatch Selection Streamer Flies:Woolly Bugger #8-10Marabou Muddler #6-8Matuka #8-10 Nymphs:Hare’s Ear Nymph #10-12Pheasant Tail Nymph #10-12Bird Nest #12-14Cutter’s Floating Snail #10-14 Drys:Olive Caddis #12-16Yellow Humpy #14-16Royal Wulff #12-14 Directions: Take Hwy 89 exit from Hwy 395 near Topaz Lake and proceed to Markleeville. Drive 2 miles…

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Heenan Lake – a lake with trophy-size lahontans

Snowy mountain peaks with greenery below under a clear sky.

  Suggested Flies for Heenan Lake: Streamer Flies:Woolly Bugger #6-8Mohair Leech #8-10Marabou Leech #8-10Marabou Muddler #6-8Matuku #6-10 Nymph Flies:Pheasant Tails #12-14Bird’s Nest #12-14Zug Bug #12-14Prince Nymphs #12-14 Directions: Heenan Lake (EL 7,200′) is 8 miles east of Markleeville on Hwy 89. You can reach Hwy 89 (Moniter Pass) from Hwy 395, south of Topaz Lake…

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Mill Creek and Upper Deer Creek – a natural flow

Snowy mountain peaks with greenery below under a clear sky.

Suggested Flies for Mill Creek and Upper Deer Creek:Sierra Tahoe Hatch Selection Caddis:Elk Hair Caddis #14-18Fox’s Poopah, Olive and Tan #14-18Sparkle Pupa #14-18Z-Wing Caddis #14-18Peeking Caddis #14-18 Nymphs:Copper John #12-18Prince Nymph #14-16BH Bird Nest #14-18Pheasant Tail #16-18S&M Nymph #16-18Zebra Midge #16-18 Drys:Parachute Adams #12-16Grey Wulff #12-16Elk Hair Caddis #12-16Parachute Madam X #12-16Yellow Humpy #12-16Yellow Stimulator…

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Upper North Fork Feather River – fed by spring creeks

Snowy mountain peaks with greenery below under a clear sky.

  Sierra Tahoe Hatch Selection Suggested Flies for the Upper NF Feather StonefliesYellow Stimulator #8Clark’s Stonefly Attractor DriesYellow HumpyParachute Madam XParachute Adams #12-16Rio Grande KingRoyal Wulff #14-16 Mayfly NymphsPheasant Tail NymphA.P. NymphPrince Nymph CaddisPulsating CaddisPeeking CaddisZ Wing CaddisElk Hair Caddis #14-16X-Caddis Directions: The Upper North Fork of the Feather can be reached from Chester on…

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Lake Almanor – named after three daughters

Snowy mountain peaks with greenery below under a clear sky.

Sierra Tahoe Hatch Selection Suggested Flies for Lake Almanor: Hex FliesBurk’s Hexgenia Nymph #4-6Schmidt’s Hex Nymph #4-6Milt’s Hex Nymph #4-6Gray’s Hex Nymph, 6-8Gray’s Stillborn Hex Nymph, 6-8Mercer’s Rag Hex Nymph , 6-10 NymphsDenny’s Stillwater Nymph #10-12Carey Special #6-8Bird’s Nest #10-12Prince Nymph #10-12Lightning Bug #10-12 Streamers:Woolly Bugger, Olive or Brown, #4-10Krystal Buggers #4-10TS BH Bugger, Hex…

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Mountain Meadow Reservoir – a shallow lake from a meadow

Snowy mountain peaks with greenery below under a clear sky.

Sierra Tahoe Hatch Selection Suggested Flies for Mountain Meadow Reservoir: Drys:Parachute Adams #12-16Grey Wulff #12-16Elk Hair Caddis #12-16Parachute Madam X #12-16 NymphsDenny’s Stillwater NymphCarey SpecialBird’s NestPrince NymphLightning Bug Streamers:Woolly Bugger, Olive or Brown, #8-10Krystal Buggers #8-10TS BH Bugger, Hex #8Mohair Leech #8-10Marabou Leech #6-10 Directions: From Interstate 5 in Red Bluff, take Highway 99/36 exit…

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