General Information :

Flows are at 8,250 cfs out of Keswick Dam. Due to the hot spell expected for later this week, flows will be increasing starting on 5/14 up to 12,000 cfs, then gradually decreasing back down to 8,500 cfs by 5/16.

The fishing has been good as long as the wind stays down. Windy days have been a little tough, no so much because the fish aren't eating as because it's just plain hard to get a good drift.

The most popular float lately has been Bonnyview to Balls Ferry, as the upper river is not drift-able right now because of the Cypress St. Bridge Construction Zone. From Bonnyview downstream all the way to Red Bluff, however, the fishing has been good.

Please read "The Fly Shop's Tips" below for information regarding boating on the Sacramento River in Redding. These boating conditions are not affecting the fishing right now, but will limit access to the upper stretches of river from May through September. Fortunately, there are plenty of other great drifts to fish during those months!

The most productive methods have been indicator nymphing the deeper runs and dropoffs, with yellow-colored egg patterns, brown rubberleg nymphs, and caddis pupa imitations.

The dry fly fishing has slowed recently, but should begin to pick up again in the evenings now that the days are warming up. With warmer weather, we'll start to see the summertime hydropsyche caddis soon.

Flies:

• Yellow MicroSpawn #12
• Amber-wing Prince Nymph #14-16
• Drifting Flashback P.T.#14-18
• Micro Mayfly (Black, Brown, or Olive) #14-18
• Superfloss Rubberleg (Brown/Brown)

• Cinnamon Poopah #12 Non Bead

• Cinnamon Poopah #14 CopperBead

• Hogan's S&M Nymph

The Fly Shop's Tips:  The City of Redding voted on 3/18 to close the Sacramento River at Cypress Street Bridge to ALL BOATING ACTIVITY at any flows 7,000 cfs and higher. The Boat Passage will remain open to drift boats at flows lower than 7,000 cfs, though it is still recommended ONLY for experienced rowers as there are some serious hazards in the river at the bridge construction project, with only a narrow chute (20 feet wide) to navigate.

Also, there is bridge construction on the North Street Bridge just upstream from Anderson River Park. If you're boating on this stretch of river, make sure that you take the posted route through the construction zone, it is the only safe way to go. As flows continue to increase to summer highs, inexperienced boaters should stay home until all of the bridge construction projects are finished.

General Information :  

Flows have been gradually decreasing on the Upper Sac as snowmelt is slowly starting to slow down. We're expecting a slight increase again this weekend with the hot weather forecasted, but after that push flows should continue to decrease and the river may be in great shape before the end of the month. It is fishable now in the upstream stretches near and above the town of Dunsmuir, and has been fishing fair to good, with salmonflies flying in the air and crawling on the bottom, and some golden stones starting as well. Caddisflies in the evening, and several species of mayflies hatching sporadically throughout the day.

Nymphing is most productive with stonefly nymphs, small mayflies, and caddis. Some dry fly activity in the evenings, but unpredictable. We are starting to see some salmonflies in the upper stretches of river, too.

Fishing Conditions & Hatches:

Look for the slower moving runs and deeper, slower pools, and use plenty of split shot to get your flies down to the fish.

Golden Stonflies and Salmonflies are starting to move around, some caddis in the afternoons, and mayflies include PMDs and still a few March Browns.

Flies:

• GB Pheasant Tail Nymphs #16-18;
• Mercers Micro May #16-18;
• Red Copper John #16;
• Prince #14-16*
• Z-Wing grn. #16
• Dark Lord #14-16
• Rubberlegs #6-8
• Zebra Midge Black or Red #16
• Copper Beaded Frostbite Midge #16
• GB Hares Ear #10, #16
• GB Biot Epoxy Golden Stone

General Information :

Fishing is good to great on the Pit! Flows are slightly up but very fishable and in good condition on Pit 3, 4 and 5, and the fishing has been good on all three. The stoneflies are moving around on the bottom and starting to fly around, and there have been some good caddis hatches on some afternoons as well as several different mayflies, including March Browns and Pale Evening Duns, hatching in the afternoons. Nymphing has been most productive, but if a hatch occurs dry flies work well, too. As the weather continues to warm, the dry fly fishing should continue to improve over the next few weeks.

Fishing Conditions & Hatches:

Salmonflies and Golden Stoneflies are emerging on the rocks and starting to fly around, enticing a few Pit River Rainbows to rise to big stimulators and other stonefly dries.

Several different mayflies are hatching, including March Browns, Pale Evening Duns, and Pale Morning Duns.

Some caddis flying, too, in the late afternoons and evenings.

Flies:

• Red Copper Johns #14-16
• Black/Brown Rubberlegs #6-8
• Mercer's Z-Wing #14-16
• GB Black A.P #12-18
• GB Prince nymph #14-16
• Dark Lord #14-16
• Midges
• Shafer's 3D Nymphs #10
• Poxyback Micro Stone

• Fox's GB Poopah Olive #12
• North Fork Special #12

• GB Hares Ears #10-#16
• GB Biotpoxy Golden Stone #8-#14

General Information :

The Spring Water Releases on the Trinity River have begun (started on April 20), bringing the river gradually up to 6,100 cfs by May 6. Between May 6 and June 6 the flows will continually decline to 2,000 cfs. From June 6 to July 7, the flows will stay at 2,000 cfs, dropping to 700 cfs by July 14 and down to 450 cfs by July 28, where they will remain until October.

Fishing Conditions & Hatches:

High spring flows make for difficult, unsafe wading and boating conditions on the river.

Flies:

• Red Copper Johns #12-16
• Blue Copper Johns # 12-16
• Mercer's GB Biot Poxyback Stonefly #8-12
• Mercer's Poxyback Hare's Ear #10-14
• Schaefer 3-D Nymph Black #6-#10
• MC Redd Reaper Pink/Orange and Gold Nugget
• Micro Spawn: Shrimp Pink and Orange

• Magnum Strip Minnow

• San Juan Worm

• Mr. Fox's Sleeches

Updated 5/13/08

General Information :  

BLOWN OUT, but should be fishable again before the weekend, as flows are supposed to drop back down by May 15...

IMPORTANT: PG&E is has scheduled flow increases that will blow the river out starting on May 5 and ending on May 15.

Both Golden Stoneflies and Salmonflies are moving around on the bottom, and a few starting to fly around as well.

Look for some caddis hatching in the evenings, and lots of different mayflies throughout the day, including a few March Browns, PMDs, probably some Pale Evening Duns, too.

• GB Pheasant Tail Nymph #14-18
• Parachute Adams #12-16
• Mercers Micro May #16-18
• Black/Brown Superfloss Rubberlegs Stonefly #6-8
• Mercer's Poxyback Biot Golden Stone #8-12
• GB Para Adams #16-18
• Red Copper John #14-16

• Birds Nests All sizes and colors

General Information : The Fall has been fishing fair to poor, with little to no insect activity. The water has been cold and a little off-color, with not much weed growth yet. With not many bugs hatching, the best success has been on small leeches on sinking lines.

That said, it's looking like the PMD Spinnerfall hatch is getting ready to start popping any day now. The birds have been looking for bugs, and everything is warming up nicely in the Fall River Valley. Anglers on the Fall should expect good to great fishing to start very soon, with the first sign of insect activity.

It has still been very cold in the Fall River Valley, so not many hatches yet on Fall River. Once things start to warm up a bit, the PMD spinnerfall should get going by mid-May.

• Copper Micro May
• Hogan's S&M Nymph
• GB Superflash PT
• Hale Bopp Leechs (olive & black)
• Harrop's Last Chance Cripple PMD
• Parachute Adams
• Cutters E/C Caddis

• Tilt Wing Duns

Water Conditions: Good! Hat Creek is fishing well, with fish eating stonefly and mayfly nymphs readily in the fastwater sections. Little Yellow Stones have been working to bring fish to the surface in the riffles. Carbon Flats, of course, is always a chess-game: fish there have been rising in the evenings to small mayflies and micro caddis.

The salmonflies are just now starting to move on the bottom, and should start emerging any day now.

Salmonflies and Little Yellow Stones should be crawling around on the bottom, and possibly a few flying as well.

PMDs, March Browns, and Pale Evening Duns on and off throughout the day, and small caddis in the evening.

• Mercer's Poxyback Biot Golden Stonefly #12-14
• Micro May Flies (Olive and Black)
• PT Nymphs #16-18
• Superfloss Rubberlegs #6 (brown/black)
• Gordon Prince #16-18
• Quigley Spider Variant PMD

• Green Drake Profile Dun

• Cutters E/C Caddis

Flows are still high, but are finally showing signs of starting to drop. There will be some good fishing from now until Mid-June up above I-5. Salmonflies and Golden Stones will be showing up. After that the water will be too warm for trout and steelhead. You'll have to wait for the fall run in September.

Fishing Conditions & Hatches:

• Rogue Foam Stones
• The Thing from Uranus
• All versions of Birds nests and Prince Nymphs
• Stimulators
• Copper Johns
• Superfloss Rubberlegs

Some spring steelhead still in the system and some shad starting to show down low.

• Olive Caddis Pupa imitations
• San Juan Worms
• Flashback P.T.'s #16
• Milt's Belly Up Smelt
• Zack Master Shad
• TFS Shad Fly

Water Conditions:

Good. Flows are ideal on Keswick, and recent fishing has been good.

Not much dry fly activity, but fishing sub-surface with nymphs and streamers has been effective.

• #14-16 Pheasant Tail Nymphs (beaded or non-beaded)
• #14-18 Micro Mayflies (Brown or Olive)
• Fox's Peacock Cone Bugger

• Burk's Aggravator Prince #6

• Marlee Zebra Midge #12

Fair to poor. A few fish being caught with small nymphs under indicators, but Lewiston Lake really hasn't started picking up yet.

• GB Poxyback PMD #18
• GB Brassies 20
• Chromies
• Poxy Back Baetis Nymphs 18 -20
• Woolybuggers 6 -10
• Poxyback Callibaetis nymph 16-18
• Zebra Midges 16-20's
• MicroMayfly nymphs #16-20
• PT nymphs
• Scuds

This is an uncrowded reservoir that begs you to learn it.

When the salmon flies and golden stones hatch below the reservoir, they will fly up and land on the lake. Fish will actually look up for them and eat big dry flies, otherwise, using a sinking line with clousers works great.

Flies:

• Zebra Midges 16-20's
• Clouser Minnows #6
• Stimulators
• Wooly Buggers/Leeches

Iron Canyon is fishing fair to poor, as the bait crowd has moved in. Most of the action on the fly has been on streamers fished on sinking lines, They've stocked recently near the boat ramp, so some of the fish are concentrated near there.

The reported action has been fishing nymphs under indicators. With a little dry fly action occuring in the later part of the evenings.

• Wooly Buggers
• Mercer's Black Micromay #14
• San Juan Worm Red
• Chromie
• Small Stimulators

• Rainbow Trout

Fishing at Baum Lake has been fair, with some fish taken on ruby-eyed leeches and the occasional midge. Small micro mayflies and callibaetis nymphs producing as well, and Parachute Adams when a hatch comes off.

The midge activity on Baum is usually good. Intermediate lines with woolly buggers and other streamer/leech patterns almost always produce fish. The key is SLOW strips! The water is clear, so the fish have lots of visibility. Use lighter, longer leaders, delicate presentations with dries and midges, but with sinking lines and streamers, a short, stout leader/tippet is the ticket.

• Ruby Eye Leech
• Crystal Buggers (blk, olv, white) #12
• PT nymphs #16-20
• Parachute Adams #18-22
• Midgeling #18-20
• Zebra Midge #16-20
• Griffiths Gnat #18-20
• Frostbite Midge #18
• Tilt Wing Duns BWO #20
• Last Chance Cripple, Baetis #20

Good. The water is clear at Eastman, and fishing is good. Ruby-leeches on sinking lines are the best producers, but small nymphs under indicators are working well, too. Some dry fly activity in the afternoons.

Ruby Eyed Leeches

#18 Gidget

#16 P.T.

The road into Manzanita is now open! Fishing has been slow so far, with the bulk of activity in the middle of the day. As it continues to warm, the next few weeks should start getting good up there. If you've never fished Manzanita before, it's truly one of the most beautiful stillwater fisheries anywhere.

We love to visit this high mountain gem! Damsels, Dragons, Midges, Caddis, Callibaetis, and terrestrials (ants/beetles) all can provide action! Expect callibaetis nymphs and midge pupa to be most productive here.

• Midge Pupa
• Damsel Nymphs and Spent adults
• Callibaetis nymphs, emergers, and adults
• Elk Hair Caddis #14
• Leeches and buggers
• Profile BWO Spinner 18
• Flying Ants
• Small PT Nymphs
• Foam Beetles

Fishing well. The water is low, but rising, and the fish are hungry after ice-out two weeks ago. The launch ramp is free of snow, and midges seem to be the most productive.

Early season McCumber fish are usually hungry. Small midges, or leeches on intermediate lines, should produce fish.

• Poxyback Callibaetis Nymph 18
• Chromies #18
• B.H. Brassies 18 - 20
• Crystal Buggers 10-12
• Beaded Flashback P.T. Nymph 16
• Bead Head Leeches 8
• Spotlight Callibaetis 16
• CB Micro Mayfly Olive #16
• Damsel nymphs and adults
• Hare's Ear
• Mercer Midgeling 18-20.

Water Conditions: NOW OPEN

Fishing is good on both lakes and the stream at Antelope Creek Ranch, with hungry fish finally getting to eat after the long, cold winter.

The main hatches so far have been midges, but Callibaetis will start coming off in the next few weeks as the weather warms. Stripping leeches and woolly buggers has been very productive for big fish in the lakes. Terrestrials (especially ants and beetles) have been good on both lakes and the stream.

This lodge is swiftly becoming one of the most popular private fly fishing ranches in California!

At 5,000 ft. elevation, the waters here normally stay cold year 'round! The stream sits 20 ft. from the lodge, and almost every bend has rainbow or brown trout lurking in the undercut banks! And the two scenic lakes on the ranch are full of trophy rainbow and brown trout.

LAKES
• Black, purple, chartreuse, brown and olive Leeches or Buggers
• #16-18 PT nymphs
• #10 Dragon Nymph
• #16-18 Frostbite Midge
• Copper Johns #18
• Princes #18
• Zebra Midgeling
• Glass Bead Gee Leech
• Yellow Zonker
• Callibaetis dries and emergers
STREAM
• #14-18 PT and Prince nymphs
• #16 parachute Adams
• #14-16 Ant
• #14-16 Black Beetle
• #16 Adams Emerger
• #12 Black Leech.

The fishing has been good at Bailey Creek Lodge on the big lake and the stream. There have been good hatches on Bailey Creek, including Golden Stoneflies, Little Yellow Stoneflies, Caddis, and PMDs. On the lake, the Callibaetis are starting to com off midday, and damselflies should start to hatch very soon.

Two excellent lakes (one trophy trout lake and one lake with monster bass), and lodging with wonderful home-cooked meals, pro billiards table, and a new pool/spa area -- make Bailey Creek Ranch a relaxing getaway for the serious and the not so serious angler. This is one of Northern California's Premier Private Ranches.

Lakes
• Buggers
• Dragon Nymphs
• Leeches
• Parachute Adams
• Midge Pupa
• Chernoybl Ants
Stream
• Buggers
• Prince Nymphs
• Pheasant Tails
• Adams
• Elk Hair Caddis
• Golden Stone Nymphs
• Hare's Ear.

Battle Creek typically fishes very well as soon as runoff dissipates (usually early June). From June through July there can be great nymphing and often times some good hatches, especially the Golden Stoneflies. Tough wading, a true rugged wilderness adventure, but a place any diehard angler will immediately fall in love with.

This fabulous secluded freestone stream harbors tremendous populations of 100% wild, native trout in the 12-18 inch range. It's like having miles of the Pit or McCloud River all to yourself! This is adventurous fishing, with no trails and paths. Only physically fit anglers need apply. This is how fishing should be!

• Super Floss Rubber Legs Brown #6
• Copper John Red # 14 & 16
• Dark Lords # 12 & 14
• STB Zebra Midge Black #16 & 18

• Raider Salmonfly

Clear Creek opens in early June, once the snowmelt dissipates.

We are lucky to have access on one of the longest stretches of private streams in California. Three cabins and six miles of stream can make for a great weekend! You'll get about 2 miles of stream and a cabin to yourself!

• Black, Chartruse, Olive - Crystal Buggers #6-12
• Hoppers #8-12
• Parachute Adams #16-18
• Flashback PT nymphs #14-18
• Midge Pupa #18-22
• Golden Stone dries/nymphs
• Black ants/beetles.

Water Conditions:

Hat Creek Ranch is fishing well, with a few nice fish rising consistently in the creek, and both lakes fishing well with Callibaetis in the afternoons and wooly buggers the rest of the time. In May and June there are some good hatches of stoneflies (both Salmonflies and little yellow stones), caddis, and PMDs, including smaller hatches of several other types of mayflies.

This is one of our favorite new ranches! With an idyllic cabin right on the banks of upper Hat Creek, private access to your own stretch of the creek as well as a trout-filled pond, all within minutes of Burney and all of the great public accesses nearby, you're bound to fall in love with the Hermsmeyer Hat Creek Ranch, too.

Dry Flies:
• Quigley Hackle Stackers
• #12 Parachute Adams
• #14 Tan Elk Hair Caddis

#6-10 Orange Stimulators
Nymphs:
• #14 Fox's Poopah
• #14 Black Micro Mayfly
• #12 Mercer's Poxyback Stonefly
• #18 Black Zebra Midge

The float-tube fishing on Lake Christine has been good lately, with consistent subsurface activity on midges and streamers, and some pretty good dry fly activity with big attractors such as Chernobyl Ants. More importantly, the Callibaetis hatches have begun to pick up around midday, and will continue getting stronger as the weather warms.

Some midday dry fly activity, but the most productive fishing lately has been streamers and midges.

The dry fly fishing will consistently get better as the weather warms with big callibaetis hatches throughout May and June.

• Last Chance Cripples
• CDC Biot Spinners
• Freshwater Clousers
• Crystal Buggers (Black or Olive)
• Parachute Adams
• Might May Callibaetis

See above for Fall River fishing Report:

This beautiful 4 bedroom, 2.5 bath house sits 10 feet from Fall River! It comes fully equiped with a hot tub, BBQ, and 3 boats - with NEW gas motors - ready to go fishing! (Make sure that you read the confirmation and instructions on gas motor operation before using!) This is a perfect getaway for a group of 6-8 people. New Carpet and furniture as well!

• Norman's Wiggle Tail #14-18
• H.B.I. or BS nymphs #16-20
• Mercer's Micro-Mayfly Nymph #16-18
• Quigly's Micro Caddis
• Mercer's Gidget
• PMD Silhouette Dun #16-18
• Parachute Adams #20
• Scum Dun PMD #18
• Light Cahill #18
• Zug Bug #14-18
• Crystal Buggers Olv-Blk #8-12
• Leeches #10-12
• Flashback P.T. Nymphs #14-18
• Fox's Micro Poopah #18
• Tilt Wing Duns
• Last Chance Cripples.

Fishing Well! Some Big Fish on streamers, and a few rising to big attractors as well, with midges producing fish when nothing else will.

Rock Creek is booked solid through the spring this year, with earliest available dates in June.

Callibaetis time in the spring, and throwing big streamers will almost always produce some monster trout. And don't forget those midges!

• Overly's Spotlight Callibaetis #16
• Parachute Ants #16
• Foam Beetles #12-16
• Midge Pupa #16-20
• Crystal Buggers
• Lawson's Thorax Dun - BWO
• Griffith's Gnat
• Harrops Last Chance Cripple, both Callibaetis and Baetis
• Hatchmaster Midge
• Glass Bead Gee Leeches
• Yellow Zonker
• CH Firetiger Bugger
• Mr. Fox's Sleech - PinkRubberWorm

Be sure to wash/bleach your wading boots and gear before heading out to another river. Actually, someone just finished a study and here's what they found. Mix equal parts Formula 409 Disinfectant and water then soak gear for 5 minutes. If this method is not possible, spray gear with the same mixture from a squirt bottle and keep wet for 5 minutes. This has shown to kill 100% of the mudnsnails with minimal damage to gear. Pay particular attention to the inside of boots, under laces and inside tongue gussets! Let's help to stop the infestation whenever and wherever we can!! Educate yourself and take responsibility, assume there are snails everywhere. The future of our waters are in YOUR hands! Do something about it!
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