Lake McClure

The Lake McSwain Fall Trout Derby is back – and it’s slated for the first weekend in October. Based on the overwhelming popularity and interest, the Fall Derby will continue to rely on the smart phone app FishDonkey. “We’re expecting another great turnout and hopefully some great weather,” said Brooke Gutierrez, Director of MID Parks and…

(Merced Irrigation District update) Under current coronavirus health orders, the definition of local residency for access to Lakes McClure…

(Merced Irrigation District press release) Camping will resume at all Lakes McClure and McSwain recreation areas for nearby, local residents…

(MID press release) Residents within 10 miles of Lake McClure, as well as residents within Coulterville and La Grange, will have access to limited recreation at Lakes McClure and McSwain, Merced Irrigation District announced today. This is in addition to the access provided to residents from Mariposa County and the Eastern…

The Merced Irrigation District has announced a limited re-opening of its recreation facilities at Lakes McClure and McSwain. The re-opening…

A second tagged trout has been pulled from Lake McClure, netting $1,000 for Dillon Tallent of Riverbank. It was caught less than a week after the first of six…

As part of an enormous effort to restore fishing in Lake McClure, six large trout were tagged and turned loose in the reservoir. Each is worth $1,000 and was sent swimming among 150,000 pounds of trout that were stocked in the reservoir in early July. One of the tagged trout has already been caught, netting Joshua Moua of Merced a $1,000…