McCumber Reservoir is a reservoir in California, near Shasta County.
Stocking records show that the following fish or strains were stocked here. A historical stocking does not by itself prove that a self-sustaining population remains today.
McCumber Reservoir is a reservoir in Shasta County, California and covers about 52.7 acres, reaches about 35.5 feet at its deepest point and holds roughly 430 acre-feet.
McCumber Reservoir can be broken down in a few passes: shallow cover, the first break, and the deepest useful water.
Fish listed for McCumber Reservoir include Sacramento Pikeminnow, and Sacramento Sucker.
Rainbow Trout have also been stocked here; that proves fish were released, but it does not promise that they are still common or easy to catch; slow down after the first bite.
Start where two things meet: weeds and open water, rock and mud, a point and a drop, or clear water and dirty water; fish that edge at more than one depth before leaving it; check the coolest inflow, then use wind to narrow the search.
Shallow water is worth a careful look in spring and again during fall; bright summer days favor shade, weeds, or deeper breaks; under ice, a small depth change can be more useful than a long move; start with the cover closest to deep water, then fish isolated cover before a long empty edge.
A medium spinning rod, 8-pound line, a small box of jigs, a few crankbaits, and a simple bottom rig cover most situations; change depth or speed before changing every piece of tackle; work a creek turn before a flat bank, then try a brighter bait when the water is dirty.
Record the wind, water color, depth of the best pass, and cover after a bite; those four notes are more useful on the next trip than a long list of spots that did not produce; pause the bait on each small drop, then keep the presentation close to useful cover.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.