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Mount Shasta Nordic Center (xc-skiing) Open, Updates on Facebook Page

The Mount Shasta Nordic Center has opened, and the community-supported non-profit group is posting snow grooming updates on their Facebook page.

Mount Shasta Nordic Center's Facebook page

The Nordic Center – located just down the road from the Mount Shasta Ski Park – offers families and aerobic athletes another winter option – it’s the perfect place to go for a winter picnic and a quick (and aerobically healthy) ski tour among the pines.

Simply put, it’s another beautiful place in Siskiyou County to visit.

Area skiers are skiing comfortably now, and waiting for more snow to fall.

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Weekly Siskiyou Fun Facts: 2009-12-27

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Weekly Siskiyou Fun Facts: 2009-12-20

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Fly Fishing Guide Lands 27″ Upper Sacramento Brown Trout (Yes, There Are Big Fish Here)

While fly fishing the Upper Sacramento River in winter can be a humbling experience, local fly fishing guide Wayne proved it’s sometimes worth it.

27" Upper Sacramento River Brown Trout

On Tuesday, he landed a 27″ Brown trout on the upper half of the river, and managed to snap a couple photos of what some would consider the Brown Trout of a Lifetime.

He was fishing a #2 black woolly bugger (a streamer type fly) just as the river was starting to come up (due to rain and snow melt). With the rising waters stirring up the fish, that’s not a bad time to fish a big streamer and see what’s biting.

In this case, what was biting was plenty big enough.

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Winter Backcountry Skiing Kicking Into High Gear on Mount Shasta

Winter storms are finally dumping snow on Mount Shasta, and the area’s backcountry skiers are taking advantage!

Skis & snow on Mount Shasta (image courtesy MtShastaFunGuide.com)

Skis & snow on Mount Shasta (image courtesy MtShastaFunGuide.com)

With more storms forecast, it’s clear that the backcountry ski season is finally getting started. Don’t miss the early season snow.

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Winter Fly Fishing in Siskiyou County Can Be Excellent

While many of the state’s best fishing waters are closed, Sisikyou County offers anglers several great fishing choices, including:

  • Catch & release fishing on the Upper Sacramento
  • Good fishing for big, stocked trout on Lake Siskiyou
  • Steelhead on the Klamath River
Winter fly fishing on the Upper Sacramento River

Solitude is common in winter.

Rumors of a 27″ brown trout caught (and released) by an Upper Sacramento River fly fishing guide seem to be true.

Meanwhile, on the right days, the Blue-Winged Olive (BWO) hatches remain steady, though the recent cold temperatures have kept the fish from moving a lot.

One local blogger

Local fly fishing guide Craig Nielsen has done well recently for Klamath River steelhead (read his fishing report here), and the reports of good-t0-great fishing on Lake Siskiyou keep coming in.

In other words, winter in Siskiyou County isn’t limited to skiing and snowshoeing (though the skiing on the mountain is supposed to be excellent). The fishing is often worth a trip too…

Blue Winged Olive dry fly

Tiny flies catch big trout on the Upper Sacramento in Winter

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Weekly Siskiyou Fun Facts: 2009-12-06

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Birding Video Showcases Variety of Species Available in Upper Klamath Basin

Ready to take a tour of the Upper Klamath’s birding possibilities? This wonderful video takes you on an armchair ride through what is one of the USA’s most interesting birding areas – the Upper Klamath:

Here’s what the producer had to say:

This video gives a glimpse at a few of the multitude of bird species that can be found in the Upper Klamath Basin of Oregon and California in early April. Virtually all the birds migrating on the Pacific Flyway come through this area in the spring and fall. The largest group of bald eagles in the lower 48 states assembles here during the winter. Many species are residents year-around. The Klamath Basin Birding Trail was created to help visitors find the widest array of bird species possible. This area is truly a bird-watchers paradise. For all the details see: http://www.klamathbirdingtrails.com

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