mtshasta.com – Outfitter & Actor – Jack Trout's Blog

*****MT SHASTA IS THE PLACE TO BE THIS 4 TH OF JULY!!! UPPER SAC DRY FLY IS OFF THE CHARTS!
McCLOUD RIVER DROPS AND DRY FLY FISHING IS EPIC SIZZLERS!! HAT CREEK GREEN DRAKE HATCHES.*****

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California’s poppies on Lake Siskiyou, enjoying the views as much as I did! The summer is here and now it’s time to head for Shasta.

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This has been such an amazing year, on June 16th it snowed on Mt Shasta! We do expect heat in the coming days, but pack for the four seasons, any kind of weather could happen this year!

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I found this fossil rock on the Upper Sac around Pollard this past week launching my raft!

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Rich enjoyed this hook-up near McCardle Flats…..(Golden Stones size 14)

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Nice trout Rich! Nice to see you and Jim, looks like fly fishing should be terrific this fall.

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This home is located in Dunsmuir and is one of the nicest vacation rentals I’ve seen. Sleeps up to 12 and rents from $150 to $185 per night. Pets Ok outside! Spectacular views, walk to the river and downtown. Available for 4 th of July week. 5 day min. on this home please. 530-926-4540 Jack Trout, Mtshasta.com Vacation Rentals

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Come on up, bring the family and act like a local for a week!!!(Can you click on the Google ads to your left, that’s how the site gets paid, Thanks JT)

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4 bedrooms 2 baths on 1/2 acre, Thank you!

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April Falls is becoming more and more dangerous as the water level lowers. Going down the middle is not an option I consider. I like to go river left just before the thumb rock and cut in around the hole. Respect April Falls people!

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Gary Cummings and Bob McEwan came a calling again. Remember their adventures from Chile in 2005? On this day fly fishing with nymphs was a little spotty, so half way down I decided to put on an E.C. Caddis size 14 and try our luck on the surface.

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Gary & Bob got hook-ups right away! We couldn’t keep the trout off and catching them out of the raft was the best part. Gary hooked a nice trout near McCardle Flats, and we had to go through “Rino Head” like that movie scene with Brad Pitt, in the; A River Runs Through It. Gary did keep his hat on though!

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This one was a real fighter, but Gary kept his tip up and directed him to safety

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Finally down to the pool where we could land the little festival goer!

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Nice Trout Gary! Isn’t it always great to catch trout on dry flies!! See you in the Fall, jt

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Bob also hooked many trout on dry flies, but non better than this one…

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Nice trout Bob! CONGRATULATIONS BOB McEWAN, YOU’RE MY SIZZLER OF THE WEEK AWARD WINNER!!
CONGRATULATIONS SIZZLER!!!

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4TH OF JULY IS ALMOST HERE, COME TO MT SHASTA TO ENJOY A GREAT TIME! WE HAVE GREAT RESTAURANTS, MUSIC, PARADES, RIVERS, LAKES, WATERFALLS AND THE MOUNTAIN!

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Mt Shasta won the best tasting water award in the State of California! It makes sense, look at Mt Shasta and you’ll know why.

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Mt Shasta Blvd on June 16th, 2006

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Billy Goats Tavern is a great place to hang out in Mt Shasta

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They had a party and a band the other night and we all had a great time!

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Here’s Guide Chuck Volckhausen and his girlfriend Jennifer Stout, head chef at the Trinity Cafe, Mt Shasta’s best restaurant.

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Billy Goats always has new micro brews on tap and a very friendly, local, Mt Shasta like atmosphere! With over 100 beers to choose from and great food, how can you go wrong?

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More than ever I love to go down to Lake Siskiyou and hang out on the shore, and swim its clean waters. Everywhere you look is a million dollar view! (don’t build on it please)!

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Come sail away! Lake Siskiyou is a great place to view the 4th of July fireworks, just be sure to have a red and green light in front, and a white light in the back of your boat. Be careful with fires by getting a permit at the Mt Shasta Forest Service Office 530-926-4511. Have a shovel and a bucket for water, in an approved pit with rocks around the pit. USFS has info on roads that might still be snowed in. Please buy cans, not bottles, near lakes and rivers.
Pack in – Pack out! KEEP THE MT SHASTA AREA CLEAN, IT’S HERE FOR ALL OF US!

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What a place on earth! Lake Siskiyou becomes important to us all now that the summer heat is here! Be ready for temps in the 80’s and 90’s Sizzlers!!! All the rivers are in the best shape now for fly fishing, go get’em!*****HOPE YOU ENJOYED THOSE ADVENTURES, STAY TUNED AS I VISIT THE SMITH RIVER, HIT UP THE OYSTER FEST IN ARCATA, GUIDE THE McCLOUD RIVER
DRY FLY FRENZY AND WALK ON WATER ON THE UPPER SAC! THANKS FOR WATCHING, JACK TROUT

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EMAILS FROM YOU:

Jack

Our trip last week on the Upper Sac was terrific! Rafting the river with a
first class navigator was exciting; worth the “price of admission”! Your
call to switch to dry flies during the float was timely, with many, many
hookups with quality fish. All together, a truly memorable day with Jack
Trout!

Gary Cummings

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