Pit River Fish Report for 7-13-2023
Pit 3 continues to fish well
Pit River - CA (Modoc County)
by The Fly Shop
7-13-2023
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Pit 3 continues to fish well, and the reaches below have some good spots as well. The flows are super stable and reasonable at 330 CFS, this is a great height to fish this stretch. Below the Pit 4 dam is ~400 CFS, and through Big Bend is ~510 CFS. Flows below the powerhouses, 3, 4 & 5, all continue to be large and variable so this is a risky place to fish. Highsticking a TJ Hooker or Rubberlegs, or on a Euronymph rod, is a great way to catch a ton of fish. Any of the Perdigons or Olive Hotspot are also solid flies right now. Salmonflies and Golden Stones are coming off, you can throw dries or do the dry-dropper thing. Be careful, though! This can be a slippery river to wade.
As always, the flows on the Pit can and will change without notice, so definitely check before you go! And be prepared to get out when the river begins to rise.
Here are some useful links to monitor the flows:
Pit 3 - Below Pit 3 Dam
Pit 5 - Through Big Bend
Hot Flies: Dry Flies:
• Stimulator - Orange
• Foam October Caddis
• Potter's October Caddis
• Mercer's Skating October Caddis
• Chernobyl Ant
• Fat Albert
• Adams - #14-18
• Elk Hair Caddis - Tan #12-16
• Mayfly Cripples - #12-16
Nymphs/Wet Flies:
• Mercer's Tungsten October Pupa
• Morrish October Pupa
• Skip’s TB October Caddis
• Black A.P. - #12
• Dark Lords - #12-16
• Flashback Pheasant Tail - #14-16
• Beaded Zebra Midge - #18
• BH Hellgrammite - #6
• Mercer's Poxyback Dark Stone - #6
• GB Black A.P. - #10-12
• CB Micro Mayflies - #14-18
• Red Copper Johns - #16-18
• Pat's Brown Rubberleg - #6-8
• Gordon's Amber Wing Prince - #14-18
• GB Bird's Nest - #10-16
Streamers & Leeches:
• Zack's Swimming Leech - #8
More Reports
The Fly Shop Reports
for Thursday, July 13th, 2023Fall River: The are Baetis, PMDs and Callibaetis hatching now
Hat Creek - Middle: With summer here Hat is fishing well on the bookends, mid day can be quite slow
Sacramento River - Lower: The releases from Keswick were adjusted down to their published target of 10,500 CFS
McCloud River: PMD's and Caddis should be coming on strong now
The Fly Shop Reports
for Tuesday, July 4th, 2023Fall River: Fall River Fishing Report
Hat Creek: With summer here Hat is fishing well on the bookends
Sacramento River - Lower: Sacramento River Lower Fishing Report
McCloud River: McCloud River Fishing Report
Pit River: Pit River Fishing Report
Sacramento River - Upper: Sacramento River Upper Fishing Report
Baum Lake: Baum Lake Fishing Report
Shasta Lake: California's largest reservoir is fishing great
Manzanita Lake: Manzanita Lake Fishing Report
McCloud Reservoir: McCloud Reservoir Fishing Report
Pyramid Lake, CA: The lake has closed for the season
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