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More than just a how-to and where-to fishing guide, Fly Fishing Northern California Waters includes: geological, geographical, and topographical features; historical information; map resources; access points; detailed maps; fish species and habitat; fishing strategies; reading water; aquatic insects; fish distribution; and much more. You will find this book is indispensable.
Fly-Fishing Northern California Waters: Roadside, Backcountry, and Wilderness Destinations
by Wong, Lily TsoFormat: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2002-08-01
Publisher(s): Frank Amato Pubns
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Summary
Northern California's beautiful scenery is surpassed only by its exciting trout, steelhead, and salmon fishing. If you are interested in fishing Northern California's wilderness destinations and remote backcountry -- both coastal and inland -- then Fly Fishing Northern California Waters is for you. Lily Tso Wong has explored more than a thousand premier and lesser-known lakes and streams in the area.
Table of Contents
| Preface | p. 7 |
| Introduction | p. 8 |
| Equipment: Fly-Fishing Rods, Reels, Lines, and Accessories | p. 9 |
| Exploring Public Lands, Backcountry, and Wilderness Waters | p. 11 |
| Anatomy of Productive Waters | p. 15 |
| To Be Free: Catch and Release | p. 19 |
| Northern California Roadside, Backcountry, and Wilderness Adventures | |
| The Northwestern Connection | p. 22 |
| Spectacular Coastal Salmon and Steelhead Rivers | p. 25 |
| Anadromous Fishes in California Streams: Characteristics and Distribution | p. 27 |
| Emerald Waters of Smith River Giants | p. 28 |
| Song of the Siren: The Elegant Eel River and Avenue of the Giants | p. 30 |
| Main Stem Eel River | |
| Yolla Bolly, Middle Eel Wilderness | |
| Middle Fork Eel River | |
| South Fork Eel River | |
| Van Duzen River | |
| Hidden Treasures of Other North Coastal Waters | p. 33 |
| The Solitude of Redwood Creek | |
| Humboldt Lagoons State Park: Freshwater, Stone, and Big Lagoons | |
| Klopp Lake | |
| The Many Faces of the Mad River | |
| Remote Mattole River Wild Steelhead | |
| Central Coastal Waters... A Tale of Small Rivers | p. 35 |
| Tenmile River | |
| Noyo River | |
| Big River | |
| Navarro River | |
| Alder Creek | |
| Garcia River | |
| A River by the Sea ... The Gualala | |
| Connecting with Sonoma Coast's Russian River | |
| Salmon Creek | |
| Trout in California Lakes and Streams | p. 40 |
| Characteristics and Distributions | p. 40 |
| Food Sources and Fly Patterns | p. 44 |
| Mayflies Order: Ephemeroptera | |
| Caddisflies Order: Trichoptera | |
| Stonefiles Order: Plecoptera | |
| Midges, Gnats, or Mosquitoes Order: Diptera | |
| Damselflies and Dragonflies Order: Odonata | |
| Scuds Order: Amphipoda | |
| Leeches: Houdini | |
| Terrestrial Insects | |
| Forage Fish | |
| Pristine Waters of the Klamath Mountains Province | p. 49 |
| Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail Access, Klamath and Shasta-Trinity Segment | p. 49 |
| The Wild and Scenic Klamath River System | |
| Upper Klamath River | |
| Middle Klamath River | |
| Hidden Trout Waters: Fish Lake Complex | |
| Lower Klamath River | |
| Out of Scott River | |
| A Passport to the Salmon River | |
| Shasta River Connections | |
| Upper Klamath River Drainage | p. 55 |
| Juanita, Orr, and Indian Tom Lakes | |
| Greenhorn Reservoir | |
| Remote Siskiyou Wilderness | p. 55 |
| Marble Mountain Wilderness Shangri-La | p. 56 |
| Canyon Creek Lakes | |
| Shackleford Creek Lakes | |
| North Fork Salmon River Lakes | |
| Wooley Creek-Haypress Meadows Trail Complex Lakes | |
| Elk Creek-Granite Creek Trail Complex Lakes | |
| Solitude in the Russian Wilderness | p. 58 |
| Taylor Creek and Hogan Creek Lakes | |
| Scott River Lakes | |
| Russian Creek Lakes Complex | |
| Trinity River Serpentine Express | p. 59 |
| Headwaters Trinity Divide Country and Trinity Alps Wilderness | p. 62 |
| Explore the Inner Depths of Trinity Divide Country | |
| Deadfall Lakes Basin | |
| Picayune Lake | |
| East Fork Trinity River | p. 64 |
| Mumbo Basin Lakes | |
| Tamarack and Twin Lakes Basin | |
| Highland Lakes and Devils Complex Lakes | |
| Scott River Watersheds | p. 65 |
| Kangaroo Lake | |
| Other Scott River Drainage Lakes | |
| Shasta River Drainage | p. 66 |
| West Parks Lake Basin | |
| Caldwell Lakes Basin | |
| Mount Eddy Lakes | |
| Adventurous Treks Into Trinity Alps | p. 66 |
| East Slope Lakes and Streams: Upper Trinity River | p. 68 |
| Tangle Blue Creek Drainage | |
| Bear Creek Drainage | |
| Coffee Creek Drainage | |
| Swift Creek Drainage | |
| Stuart Fork Drainage | |
| Rush Creek Lakes and Streams | |
| South Fork Salmon River | p. 70 |
| East Fork South Fork Salmon Waters | |
| South Fork Scott River | p. 70 |
| Trinity River Lakes and Streams | p. 71 |
| Canyon Creek Lakes | |
| North Fork Trinity River | p. 71 |
| Wild, Rugged, and Remote New River | p. 72 |
| Upper Trinity River: Wild and Secluded Gems from Clair Engle Lake to Junction City | p. 73 |
| Clair Engle Lake | |
| Lewiston Lake | |
| Upper Trinity River | p. 74 |
| Trinity River Fly-Fishing-Only | |
| Old Lewiston Bridge to Douglas City | |
| BLM Hog Hole Fly-Fishing Access | |
| Bucktail Pool Access | |
| Steel Bridge Area | |
| Indian Creek Access | |
| Douglas City to Junction City | |
| Steiner Flat and Other Access Sites | |
| Secluded Floating Waters | |
| Salmon Egg Imitations and Glo Bugs | |
| Middle Trinity River: Awe-Inspiring Waters from Junction City to Cedar Flat | p. 79 |
| Junction City Valley Waters | |
| Pigeon Point and Mouth of North Fork | |
| Hell Hole and Other Access to Cedar Flat | |
| Lower Trinity River, Part 1 | p. 81 |
| Cedar Flat to Willow Creek: Pleasures and Perils Water | |
| Hawkins Bar River Access | |
| South Fork Trinity River | |
| Lower Trinity River, Part 2 | p. 82 |
| Willow Creek to Confluence of Klamath at Weitchpec | |
| Willow Creek Access | |
| Horse Linto, Tish Tang A Tang, and Mill Creek Lake | |
| Tish Tang A Tang Access | |
| Hoopa Valley Indian Reservation Waters | |
| Hoopa Airport Road Access | |
| State Route 96 Highway Bridge Access | |
| Trinity River at the Mouth of Supply, Hostler, and Mill Creeks | |
| Red Rock Access | |
| Scenic Weitchpec Gorge Waters | |
| Great Basin, Modoc, and Cascade Range Waters | p. 86 |
| Gateway to Great Basin Empire and Surrounding Waters | p. 89 |
| Exploring the Warner Mountains | p. 89 |
| North Warner Mountain Lakes and Streams | |
| South Warner Mountain Lakes and Streams | |
| Unspoiled South Warner Wilderness | p. 90 |
| Patterson Lake | |
| Pine Creek Basin | |
| Fitzhugh Creek | |
| Clear Lake | |
| Emerson Lakes | |
| Caribou Sanctuaries and Eagle Lake's Elusive Trout | p. 92 |
| Caribou Sanctuaries: Wilderness, Backcountry, and Roadside Waters | p. 92 |
| Secluded Pine Creek | |
| Crater Lake | |
| Elusive Eagle Lake Trout: A Fly-Fisher's Aspiration | p. 93 |
| Susan River and Bizz Johnson Rail Trail | |
| Adventurous Modoc and Cascade Provinces Waters | p. 97 |
| Treasures of Modoc and Pit River Country | p. 97 |
| Wild and Challenging Pit River | |
| South Fork Pit River, Blue Lake, and Other Lakes and Streams | |
| Secluded Ash Creek and Rush Creek | |
| Untamed and Magnificent Pit River: Alturas to Lake Britton | |
| Burney Creek | |
| Rock Creek | |
| Clark Creek | |
| Pit 3 Dam to Pit 3 Powerhouse Reach | |
| Pit 4 Reach, Pit 5 Reach, and Fenders Flat to Shasta Lake | |
| Hatchet Creek | |
| Nelson Creek, Kosk Creek, and Iron Canyon Reservoir | |
| Along Fall River's Serene Watercourse | p. 101 |
| Bear Creek | |
| Captivating Hat Creek and Wilderness Waters | p. 104 |
| Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail Access: Lassen Segment | |
| Upper and Middle Hat Creek | |
| Baum Lake | |
| Thousand Lakes Wilderness | |
| Lake Eiler, Box Lake, Barrett Lake, and Durbin Lake | |
| Wild-Trout Waters of Lower Hat Creek | |
| Hidden World of Medicine Lake Highlands | p. 107 |
| The Splendid McCloud | p. 107 |
| Upper McCloud River | |
| Exhilarating and Challenging Lower McCloud River | |
| Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail Access: Castle Crags to Squaw Valley Creek | |
| Squaw Valley Creek and McCloud River PCT Fishing Access | |
| Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail Access: McCloud River to Lake Britton | |
| Ah-Di-Na River Access | |
| McCloud River Preserve | |
| Expansive Sacramento River | p. 112 |
| Bewitching Upper Sacramento and Trinity Divide Country Waters | |
| North Fork Sacramento River | |
| Middle Fork Sacramento River | |
| Toad and Porcupine Lakes | |
| South Fork Sacramento River | |
| Gumboot Lake | |
| Cliff Lakes, Terrace Lake, and Gray Rock Lakes | |
| Seven Lakes Basin | |
| Castle Lake | |
| Lake Siskiyou, and Wagon Creek | |
| Upper Sacramento River: Box Canyon to Shasta Lake | p. 114 |
| Smaller Sacramento River Tributary Waters | p. 116 |
| Battle Creek Drainage Waters | |
| North Fork Battle Creek Reservoir | |
| McCumber Reservoir | |
| The Idyllic Manzanita Lake | |
| Grace and Nora Lakes | |
| South Fork Battle Creek | |
| Main Stem Battle Creek | |
| Lassen Volcanic National Park Waters | |
| Mill Creek | |
| Majestic Lower Sacramento River | p. 119 |
| Public River Trail Access | |
| Whiskeytown Lake and Tributary Waters | |
| Poor Man's Steelhead: American Shad | |
| Lesser-Known West Slope Waters | |
| Middle Fork Stony Creek | |
| Sacramento Valley's Putah Creek | |
| Wild-Trout, Heritage Trout, and Catch-and-Release Waters | p. 122 |
| Fly-Fishing Waters by County (map) | p. 124 |
| Northern California Counties and Fly-Fishing Waters | p. 125 |
| Fish Distribution | p. 126 |
| Colusa County | |
| Del Norte County | |
| Glenn County | |
| Humboldt County | |
| Lake County | |
| Lassen County | |
| Marin County | |
| Mendocino County | |
| Modoc County | |
| Napa County | |
| Shasta County | |
| Siskiyou County | |
| Solano County | |
| Sonoma County | |
| Tehama County | |
| Trinity County | |
| Conclusion | p. 164 |
| California Fly-Fishing and Environmental Organizations | p. 165 |
| Fly Shops, Lodging and Other Services | p. 166 |
| Bibliography | p. 167 |
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