Sacramento River - Upper Fish Report for 8-1-2024
Dry fly on the Upper is still going through the summer
Sacramento River - Upper - Shasta, CA (Shasta County)
by The Fly Shop
8-1-2024
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Early morning and late evening dry fly on the Upper is still going through the summer. We strongly recommend fishing above Simms due to the water temps rising into the lethal range for trout down by the lake at Delta. Good dry fly fishing continues in the morning and late evenings. The dark Missing Link in #14-16 and some Chubby Chernobyls in #8 are good options along with your Adams in #14 - 18. Fish are eating Duracells, Frenchies, Walt's Worm and just about any well-presented Perdigon. Fish them under Chubby Chernobyls and you can pick up a fish or two on the Chubby. Good BWO and a few PMDs are coming off. Look for your best chances at dry fly towards dark. Fish up around Dunsmuir and you should have a good day!
Upper Sacramento Flows at Delta
Hot Flies:
Dry Flies:
• Sedgeback October Caddis - #10
• Low Water Baetis - #18
• Adams - #12-20
• Mercer's Missing Link - Dark #14-16
• Parachute Adams - #14-18
Nymphs/Wet Flies:
• Mercer's Tungsten October Pupa
• Skip's TB October Caddis
• CB Birds Nest - #10-14
• Red Copper John - #16-18
• Zebra Midge - #18-20
• Mercury Black Beauty
• Mercer's Glass Bead Micro May - #22
• Mercer's GB Dark Stone - #8
• Mercer's Dark Stone - #6
• Pat's Rubber Legs - Brown #6-8
• Jigged Birds Nest - #14-16
• Gordon's Amber Wing Prince - #12-18
• Mercer's CB Micro Mayfly - #16-18
• Walt's Worm
Streamers & Leeches:
• Sheila Sculpin
• Woolly Buggers
• Zack's Stillwater Swimming Leech - #8
More Reports
The Fly Shop Reports
for Thursday, August 1stFall River: The river has been fishing solid
Hat Creek: Difficult to find feeding fish on Hat Creek
Klamath River - Lower: Dams are Being Removed on Klamath River
McCloud River: McCloud River Clarity is All Over the Place
Pit River: Fishing Continues to be Very Good
Trinity River: Trinity River Updates
The Fly Shop Reports
for Saturday, July 27thSacramento River - Garcia Bend: Lots of Activities on the Lower Sacramento River
Keswick Reservoir: The reservoir is fishing well
Lewiston Lake: The Lake is a Good Option
McCloud Reservoir: Target the Inlet when at McCloud
Pyramid Lake, CA: The season has closed at Pyramid
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