Clearwater Lodge on the Pit River: Northern California's Premier Fly Fishing Lodge

he Clearwater Lodge on the Pit River is a magnificent Arts and Crafts building completed in 1921. Using lava rock and clear fir from the surrounding forests, skilled craftsmen created a masterwork of lodge architecture unique in California. Paneled walls and tall beamed ceilings rise above the clear fir floors. The original copper and stained glass chandeliers illuminate the Great Room. A massive stone fireplace with cozy inglenooks on either side invite you to linger and relax. Comfortable Mission chairs and settles offer places for reading and chatting around the fireplace. The Library is the perfect place for relaxing with friends, enjoying a glass of wine, and sharing stories of the day's adventures. Magnificent old sycamore trees create a canopy of shade on the wide front porch. There are chairs among the oaks and pines on the beautiful grounds for relaxing.




Inside the Great Room

The Lodge originally served as the headquarters facility for the building of the nearby Pit One Powerhouse. It has evolved into a renowned fly fishing destination that has hosted anglers exploring the wonderful variety of trout waters of northeastern California for over 80 years. These waters include Fall River and Hat Creek, the two spring creeks, and the Pit, McCloud and upper Sacramento, freestone rivers with pools, pockets, riffles, and runs. We float the Pit from the Lodge in rafts and drift boats. In addition, there are several smaller spring creeks and freestone water as well as superb stillwaters that we fish regularly.

Located in a park-like setting on the Pit River, midway between Burney and Fall River Mills, Clearwater Lodge caters primarily to fly fishers as well as golfers with fine meals, accommodations, guiding, and fly fishing schools. The Lodge offers seven comfortable bedrooms in the main building, each features a queen bed and a private bath. Fly fishing prints decorate the walls and the rooms feature antiques and oriental rugs. After a day astream, you can look forward to excellent family style meals from a chef who understands that fishing builds hearty appetites. Modern amenities including wireless internet access and air conditioning.




Welcome to Clearwater Lodge!

The Annex, connected to the Lodge by a portico, provides European-style lodging accommodations, with six single bedrooms and two large shared baths. The Annex's spacious sitting room features a natural rock fireplace and is perfect for gathering with friends to discuss the day's fishing and golf.

Three individual Cottages, set away from the Lodge among trees and lawns, offer one and two bedroom accommodations.

Clearwater Lodge's exceptional guide team ensures a great fishing experience. At our tackle shop, we offer a selection of the season's best flies and appropriate tackle, including premium rods, reels, waders and wading shoes for our guests' use.

For non-anglers, Lassen Volcanic National Park is less than an hour south, Mt Shasta an hour north. The nearby Fall River Mills golf course is regarded as one of the best rural courses in the state.

Clearwater Lodge is a five hour drive from San Francisco, one hour east of the airport in Redding, and three hours north of Reno, Nevada. Open every day of trout season, from late April to mid-November.

Let the elegant simplicity of the Clearwater Lodge take you back to the Arts and Crafts era when attention to detail and pride of craftsmanship were a part of daily life. Come fish with us this season.




The Great Room

Each year we are pleased to host private groups of golfers, anglers, and aspiring anglers at Clearwater Lodge. Company outings, family reunions, birthdays, medical, legal, and business meetings, simply entertaining clients: whatever your group or your agenda, we can arrange a memorable program for you. I can tailor the fly fishing instruction and private guiding to your group's interests and abilities - and to your budget. With our extensive selection of quality fly fishing gear available for the use of our guests, your group can be introduced to the pleasures of fly fishing at Clearwater Lodge without having to buy any major tackle items. For information about these outings, please call me at the Clearwater office: (530) 336-5005.