Fall River Fish Report for 9-29-2023
The weather continues to cool off in the Fall River Valley
Fall River - Fall River Mills, CA (Shasta County)
by The Fly Shop
9-29-2023
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The weather continues to cool off in the Fall River Valley and the hatching insects are getting smaller. The grasses have pretty much all died off and making your way underneath the bridges should be no problem. Callibaetis are coming off in most reaches, think size #18 or smaller. The Angler's Curse, Canis Mayflies, are likewise a predominant hatch during the mid morning along with a good Blue Wing Olive hatch most days in the afternoons. Blue Wing Olives are beginning to show in greater numbers in the afternoons. Water Boatmen are good to throw when no hatches are bringing the fish up top. Theo's Boatman or an Amber Bubbleback Caddis work very well when swung and stripped. Otherwise, nymphs like the Sweet Pea, olive and brown S&Ms #16 & 18, Olive Hotspot in #18, and the Red Headed Stepchild and RK Sin City in #18 continue to be super effective. Try some leeches fished deep for the large fish in cutbanks.
Hot Flies: TB Drowned Rusty Spinner, PMD's, Norman's Wiggletails, Pheasant Tails, Mercer's Missing Link, Zug Bugs, and Leeches.
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The Fly Shop Reports
for Thursday, September 14th, 2023Fall River: The weather continues to cool off in the Fall River Valley
Hat Creek: The storms have come and gone and the Hat Creek Valley is cooling of
Sacramento River - Lower: Flows have been lowered and the drops now can affect fishing somewhat
McCloud River: The river continues to clear with the gage now solidly below 7 NTU
Pit River: Solid reports of good fishing on the river this week
Trinity River: We are seeing some decent numbers of fish in the system
Sacramento River - Upper: The river is in great shape from the top to the bottom
The Fly Shop Reports
for Thursday, September 7th, 2023Fall River: We are getting some cool nights and will get some rain tomorrow and Saturday morning
Hat Creek - Middle: Hoppers are still around and some fish will come up to eat them if you are stealthy
Klamath River - Middle: The lower river saw some cloudiness and is now clearing up
McCloud River: The river continues to clear on the gage and from what we see on the lower end
Pit River: The river is cooling off and fishing well from Pit 3 down past Big Bend to the JB Black Powerhouse
Trinity River: There are a few fish in the system and the water is in good shape
Sacramento River - Upper: The river is in great shape from the top to the bottom
Baum Lake: The lake has had consistent hatches of Blue Wing Olives lately that have fish looking up
Shasta Lake: You will find Spotted Bass early and late cruising the shoreline
Manzanita Lake: The weather is beginning to cool off and Manzanita is a good option
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