Hirz Bay Campground

The lake dropped about 4.6 ft over the past week. At 992 ft the ramp here is effectively out of service — the pavement ends above the waterline. Centimudi at Shasta Dam launches the lowest on the lake.

Gage reading for 2026-8-28

• OvernightClear57°F
• SaturdaySunny86°F
• Saturday NightClear57°F
• SundaySunny89°F

Clear. Low around 57, with temperatures rising to around 59 overnight. North northeast wind around 3 mph.

No active National Weather Service alerts and no CAL FIRE incident within 45 miles as of this morning's check. Fire restrictions can still be in force, so read the forest order before you light anything.

Sources: National Weather Service active alerts and CAL FIRE incident feed

McCloud Arm fishing report

Summer pattern on the McCloud Arm. Bass are off the banks and holding on the first drop — points, submerged brush and the shaded side of rock walls hold fish through the middle of the day. Get the topwater work done before the ski boats wake up, then go to a dropshot or a small jig on the same spots. Trollers are running downriggers well below the surface for kokanee and rainbows; the fish are stacked wherever the temperature breaks. The lake is sitting near 992 ft, so shoreline structure that held fish last month may be high and dry now.

What is biting

Spotted and smallmouth bass, kokanee, rainbow trout

Where in the water column

Bass 15–35 ft on structure, kokanee and trout 45–90 ft on the thermocline

Built from the Shasta Dam water temperature and elevation gages plus seasonal patterns on this arm. Reported 2026-08-29.

Obrien · I-5

About 3 mi from the campground — useful for road surface, smoke and haze, not for checking your site.