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Baum was wonderful. Delightful weather (40s at night, 75 in the daytime), clear, cool water (52 in the morning, 58 in the late afternoon), tons of bugs (massive damsel hatch... I have never seen so many of the pretty little blue buggers flying around, black caddis, brown caddis and three different types of mayflies), and the fishing was decent... I boated 22 for Friday and Saturday, all 12-16" and CLEAN, no copepods on any of them.
Hardly anyone there... maybe 4-6 boats and float tubes on Friday, and Saturday I got on the water right at daylight and NOBODY showed up until about 9:30AM... gorgeous morning and I had the entire lake to myself!
Fishing the damsel hatch north of the reed island, first cast to a visible riser resulted in a fish that was a good two feet long hammering my nymph, tailwalking and jumping three times, the he busted my 5X leader. Not didn't come untied, it was a clean break in the tippet. Wish I'd been able to have him on longer than the 10 seconds we danced!
Saturday I met a nice couple who said they are on this board and I being old and feeble-minded can't remember their names.... but it was nice chatting with you anyway. Whoever they were, they caught more fish in one day than I did in two!
Man I love fishing at Baum Lake!
Hat Creek Hereford Ranch was great too. My campsite was three times the size of the ones at the PG&E Cassel campground, covered with lush grass, plenty of shade. I was next to the pasture with the cattle in it and it was SO pretty and peaceful!
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