He said a person can find many excellent fly fishing spots in Tehama County, but among his preferred locations are Deer Creek, Battle Creek and Mill Creek. Battle Creek is in both Shasta and Tehama counties, about 16 miles north of Red Bluff and one mile west of the Coleman Fish Hatchery. Its waters are fish-rich, well known for spring- and winter-run chi- nook salmon, as well as rainbow and steel- head trout. Mill Creek — more of a small river than a creek — is fed from the melting snow and ther- mal springs of Mt.
Through It," Fox con- tends that about 40 per- cent of fishermen still prefer the fly to the lure.
Chinook Salmon are considered a top prize for area fishermen.
Lassen, and among the best fish habitats in the North State because of the lack of dams and extensive roadless areas. It is
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home to such species as coho, fall chinook and chum salmon, steelhead and coastal cutthroat trout. Other fishing spots of interest in Tehama County include Arts
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