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	Cruising There are four major river plus a number of smaller ones, and cruising can become an all-day affair if you don't have a goal in mind. The lake is that big! One of the most beautiful cruises is just out of Holiday Harbor. As you drift past the docks and into the McCloud arm, you are presented with towering limestone cliffs and unending green forests. It's really quite a sight. When you get to the confluence of the McCloud and Pit you will see the combined railroad/Interstate-5 bridge. You probably drove over it to get to the harbor, unless you are renting from Bridgebay or Jones Valley. Go under the bridge and continue west to get to the Dam. The Sacramento River arm joins the lake a bit before you reach the Dam, and there are a couple of large creek arms farther to the west. These smaller arms and the Dam area are excellent spots to troll for trout and salmon. If you go up the Sacramento Arm, there are a couple of notable creek arms to explore, the O'Brien and the Salt Creek arms. These are good for bass, sunfish, and catfish (as are most areas that are not steep sided).   The Squaw Creek arm has a lot of shallow areas that are good for wading and finding spawning bass. There are a lot of pretty spots here, and it is our favorite destination on the lake. I particular like the long narrow coves where you can literally hide your houseboat from the rest of the world. Finally, the Pit arm is long, narrow, and steep sided. Nonetheless, it is one of the few areas on the lake where you can find submerged stumps and trees that largemouth like so much. I've also read that you can catch some really large sturgeon in the Pit, although I've never tried to myself. Apparently they were stocked there by the DFG in the early 1980's as an experiment, and now they could be well over 100 pounds. Yikes!
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