Included in your fishing package at Luk Lake is a full or half day of fishing at beautiful Luk Lake.

Not included in your fishing package at Luk Lake are CA fishing license, fly fishing equipment, boat rental (if needed), and items of a personal nature.

The Fly Shop® is not in the insurance business, but we recommend Travel Guard (AIG) and Global Rescue (IMG) coverage as a service with a desire to see your best interests protected. It is impossible to know when an unfortunate situation (loss of luggage, fly rods, illness in the family, or an accident) may occur. However, such things can and do happen, and this insurance can provide a means of recourse against non-refundable financial losses.

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Non-angling companions can have a wonderful time at Rolling Hills Casino. They offer golf on their true "links style" course, fine dining, gambling, arcade, hunting and clay shooting, and several other options.

March through May:
Spring is the transition time at Luk Lake, a time when the rainbow trout fishing remains good to great and the bass fishing begins to pick up. It's not at all uncommon during this time of year to catch both trophy rainbow trout and trophy-sized largemouth bass all in the same day!

The weather begins to warm in the springtime, bringing on some of the lakes better hatches and creating more dry fly action for cruising trout. Emerging midges are still commonplace, but they also are frequently accompanied by hatches of Callibaetis mayflies, damselflies, and terrestrial insects such as ants and beetles.

Suspending small midges or mayfly nymphs under indicators can still be very productive, while a slow strip on intermediate or sinking lines can be deadly with wet flies, damselfly nymphs, and leeches.

As water temperatures warm up a bit in the spring, Luk Lake's resident bass populations begin to become quite active. These bass are aggressive, predatory, and territorial fish, prone to attack surface patterns such as poppers, frogs, even mice. They'll also prey on other fishes, making streamer patterns and other typical bass flies effective. The bass generally call Luk Lake's shoreline weeds and structure home, and working both topwater and wet fly patterns along this aquatic vegetation will almost always result in some action.

June through August:
Summer in Northern California is known for its heat, and daytime highs at Luk Lake are no exception. The warm temperatures increase Luk Lake's water temperatures to unhealthy levels for the lake's rainbow trout, most of which try to hunker down at the bottom of the lake where there's enough oxygen to survive. We do not allow fishing for trout at Luk Lake in the summer time as it can be lethal for the fish.

These warm water temperatures, however, are ideal for warmwater fish like bass, making the summer time a great time to target bass at Luk Lake. The best fishing can be early and late in the day, when outside air temperatures are more comfortable and the light is low on the lake. The warmer water makes the bass very aggressive, and early morning and late evening present ideal conditions for topwater bass fishing with poppers, frogs, and mice patterns.

Dragonflies and damselflies also come out in force in the hot summer months, and the lake's bass are prone to attacking these flying insects throughout the day, as well as targeting both dragonfly and damselfly nymphs stripped subsurface on intermediate or floating lines. Sometimes in the middle of the day, the best techniques can be a slow stripped leech or worm pattern fished deep on the bottom on a full sinking line.

September to early November:
Fall remains good for bass fishing at Luk Lake. Daytime temperatures are quite comfortable, and the fishing for Luk Lake's resident bass is consistent throughout the fall. The lake waters remain warm and unhealthy for trout, so we continue to refrain from targeting trout until the water temperatures drop in early November.

November through February:
The winter season at Luk Lake is prime time to target its trophy-sized rainbow trout. Water temperatures remain ideal for trout feeding and active fish throughout these cooler months, and daytime temperatures are typically cool but comfortable for anglers, too. There's always a chance of wintry weather, so it can be a good idea to check the local forecasts before coming, but as long as it's not dumping inches of rain or extremely windy, the lake usually fishes great.

The most consistent wintertime fishing is generally stripping leeches, woolly buggers, damselfly nymphs, or other streamer patterns on either floating, intermediate, or even full sinking lines. Still, it's not uncommon to observe cruising fish slurping emerging midges in the middle of the day, and Stillwater anglers with the patience to suspend midge larvae patterns under indicators frequently find this technique to be very effective.

beds), kitchen, and comfortable sitting room. The Lodge rents out for $300 a night for any size group (up to 12 people maximum), with a two-night minimum stay.

Lodge Arrival/Departure:
Normal arrival time is 3:00 P.M. or later on the day of arrival. Departure time is 11:00 A.M. or earlier on your last day at the lake. Someone will be on hand on the day of arrival to give you a key and a brief orientation of the Lodge. If you will be arriving late, please let us know ahead of time so that we can arrange your check-in. If there is no one fishing the lake before or after you, we can sometimes make adjustments to arrival and departure times, if coordinated ahead of time.

Parking:
Please park only in the area by the boathouse and boat launch, or in front of the Lodge. Take care not to park your vehicle in tall weeds as a hot exhaust system can start a fire.

Phone/Web:
There is no land-line phone at the Lodge, or wireless internet connection. However, cell phones do work at Luk Lake and at the Lodge.

Fishing Regulations:
All Department of Fish and Wildlife Regulations are to be strictly followed while using this property.

Pets:
Pets are allowed on the property, but they are only allowed in the back mudroom at the Lodge. If pets are brought into any of the other Lodge rooms a substantial cleaning fee will be added to your bill.

Smoking:
Remember, there is no smoking in the lodge. You are welcome to enjoy your smokes outside on the deck or down by the lake. However, please don't litter with those butts!.

Housekeeping:
Upon leaving there is no need to strip the beds, just pull back the sheets and leave towels on hooks to dry. Please take a few moments to tidy up the kitchens before you leave.

Fires:
There are NO open fires on this property!

Grocery Shopping:
If you need to grocery shop, there is a Safeway store in Corning located at 600 Edith St (530-824-2467).