More Pics Accommodations: 3 individual cabins sleeping up to 4 guests each Cost: $175 - $250pp,per,day; $25/daynon-angler Dates: $175 - $250/day per angler; $25/day non-angler Duration: Open Location: Near Redding, California Not Included: Food, bedding Physical: Low Species: Rainbow, Brown Technical: Beginner-Advanced Technique: Fly Fishing Only

Clear Creek Ranch - N. California

A Fisherman’s dream. Each of Clear Creek’s pools harbor a mix of burly rainbows and wild brown trout.

The Fishing:

Clear Creek flows right through the middle of the ranch and offers nearly 7 miles of freestone fishing for rainbows and resident browns. This ranch was acquired in stages, the first being a dice game in downtown Redding in 1926. The Kutras Family purchased the last portion in 1954 and the rest is history. There are fenced in meadows at various spots on the ranch where you will see cattle or horses munching away in some years. This stream is not particularly large, but the under lying bed rock forces most of the water in this canyon to the surface, and as a result some of the pools are quite deep, and always crystal clear.

Clear Creek has a variety of water. Long, open pools, riffles, and pocket water lined with trees. There is classic dry fly fishing almost every day of the season in the bigger pools and one can ply the shallower water in between with bushy dry flies. Nymph and streamer fishing fill in the rest of the time. Expect the highest water levels in June & the warmest weather in August. Whatever the conditions, the trout are always there.

There are numerous small, spring fed tributaries and several springs on the property adding cold water to the creek and keeping Clear Creek in fishable condition all summer. Fish and Game biologists tell us it's a very rich system with excellent populations of Stoneflies, Caddisflies, Mayflies, Midges, Terrestrials, and awesome numbers of baitfish, all resulting in a healthy population of trout from minnows to 20” plus monsters.

The Accommodations:

The Upper and Lower Cabins have comfortable bunks, and are furnished with a propane stove top, utensils, dishes, pots and pans, and picnic table inside, as well as a gas barbecue and deck chairs plus benches on the deck outside. There are flush toilets and showers only steps away from each of these cabins.

The Middle Cabin is the owners' cabin and has an upstairs loft with two twin beds. and a fold-out couch on the main floor. The bath room is inside this cabin. The downstairs area is quite spacious and most or our big groups do all their cooking and eating here. There is a gas-fired fireplace, a swamp cooler and a remote start generator for lights. A propane refrigerator & micro wave oven round out the middle cabins amenities.

The 3 cabins are located in the center of the ranch, are isolated from one another and when you rent one of the cabins it comes with the exclusive use of two miles of the stream. You just need to bring food, a sleeping bag or blankets, pillow and fishing gear and you will be ready for a most enjoyable experience.

Rates:

The cabins can accommodate up to four people, making it ideal for families or small groups. Groups of four fishermen can have two beats to fish and if your group is 6 anglers or more the entire ranch is yours.