Merced River-Mcswain Dam, CA
left side of bridge
Outing Information
- Date
- Start/End Time
- 6:30am to 5:30pm
- Best Fishing Time
- 2:00pm to 5:00pm
- Rating
- Great
- Classification
- Public
- Water Temp
- 45.0°F
- Water Clarity
- Clear - 5'+ visibility
- Water Level
- -
- User
- Darren Lockwood
Fish Caught
Brown Trout
| Caught | Avg Size | Pattern | Optional Fields |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16" | Berkley PowerBait(r) | |
| 1 | 16" |
Rainbow Trout
| Caught | Avg Size | Pattern | Optional Fields |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 10" | Berkley PowerBait(r) | |
| 4 | 10" |
Weather
| Skies | Morning | Afternoon | Evening |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mostly Sunny | X | X | |
| Mostly Cloudy | X | ||
| Precipitation | |||
| None | X | X | X |
| Wind | |||
| None | X | ||
| Very Light - <5 knots | X | X |
- Air Temp High/Low
- 57.0°F / 40.0°F
- Wind Direction
- -
- Weather Front
- -
- Barometer
- -
- Moon Phase
- 14% Full (Waxing crescent)
Other Patterns Tried
- Berkley PowerBait(r)
Hatches
No hatch information for this outing.
Insect Seining
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Fishing Partners
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Waypoints
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Tides
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Notes
Great day. bite was very slow in morning didn't catch first rainbow until about noon in cove near campgrounds on lake mcswain. left for other side of dam onto the merced river at around 1:30 and caught beautiful brown trout about 2.5-3 pounds. caught 3 other rainbows from same spot just to the left of the bridge. all of these fish were caught using two berkeley yellow power eggs on small red snelled hook with two small split shots for enough weight to make it float under the surface. rainbows were small but size of the brown shows this area has trophy size potential.