Nevada Fish Report
Sacramento River Fish Report for 10-9-2011
Sacramento River Fish Report for 10-9-2011
Fishing on the Lower Sac is going from Good to Great
Sacramento River - CA
by The Fly Shop
10-9-2011
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Current River Conditions:
River flows are 8,200 CFS. The fishing has been fair at times, then great! Partly sunny skies in the forecast will provide comfortable angling conditions for you! There are some King Salmon just starting to dig redds. The "Sac's" wild rainbow trout are eating orange Boles Bazookas, Sockeye Bazooka's, Salmon Egg Micro Spawn egg patterns. For all the wade anglers checking in, the flows are not ideal for wade fishing right now. Get in a drift boat for the best Lower Sac expereince. Bring a couple Blue Wing Olive nymphs and dries. Hogan's S&M, Zack's Pseudo May nymph have been good flies. A few fish can be found eating off the surface near the edges of the river mid day. A couple of our guided guests did fantastic on Cutter's E/C Caddis yesterday!
Click here for up to date Lower Sacramento flow
The Fly Shop's ? Tips:
Fishing a long, 9' leader tapered to 3x (the second fly can be attached using 4X) with a big indicator and an SSG split shot will get the flies down to the fish. If you are wading the river and not in a drift boat, add another AAA or even a second SSG to your rig. The sooner the flies get to the bottom of the river, the more time you spend "fishing". Look for the first of the fall-run Chinooks setting up in shallow water, fanning the rivers gravel and preparing for the Autumn spawn. Trout are always near the spawning salmon.
Bridge News:
All of the construction projects have finished their in-river work, so there are no longer hazards in the river at any of the bridges, and there are no longer flow-related boating restrictions anywhere on the river. Yeah!
River Fact:
How did the Sacramento River get it's name? In 1808, Spanish explorer Gabriel Moraga, on a journey to find suitable sites for the construction of missions, became the first foreigner to see the river clearly. Judging its huge breadth and power he named it Rio de good Sacramentos, or "River of the Blessed Sacrament".
Flies:
Dries:
• Mercer's Missing Link #14-16
• Parachute Profile Spinner BWO
• Norman's Loop Wing BWO
• D&D Cripple-Any!
• E/C Caddis Tan or Olive
Nymphs/Wet Flies:
• Pat's Rubberlegs #4-8
• Eng Thing #16
• Black Zebra Midge #16-18
• GB Flashback Olive PT #16-18
• CB Birds Nest #12-16
• S&M #16-18 (Any Color)
• Pseudo May #18 Olive
• Red Micro Mayfly #16-18
• Cinnamon BH Poopah #12-14
• Skip Nymph #16
Streamers/Leeches:
• Muddler Minnow #10
• Freshwater Clouser Olive/White
Eggs:
• MC Redd Reaper Peachy King
• Micro Spawn Salmon Egg
• Single Eggs (Any)
• Surreal Eggs (Any)
• Boles Bazookas (Any)
River flows are 8,200 CFS. The fishing has been fair at times, then great! Partly sunny skies in the forecast will provide comfortable angling conditions for you! There are some King Salmon just starting to dig redds. The "Sac's" wild rainbow trout are eating orange Boles Bazookas, Sockeye Bazooka's, Salmon Egg Micro Spawn egg patterns. For all the wade anglers checking in, the flows are not ideal for wade fishing right now. Get in a drift boat for the best Lower Sac expereince. Bring a couple Blue Wing Olive nymphs and dries. Hogan's S&M, Zack's Pseudo May nymph have been good flies. A few fish can be found eating off the surface near the edges of the river mid day. A couple of our guided guests did fantastic on Cutter's E/C Caddis yesterday!
Click here for up to date Lower Sacramento flow
The Fly Shop's ? Tips:
Fishing a long, 9' leader tapered to 3x (the second fly can be attached using 4X) with a big indicator and an SSG split shot will get the flies down to the fish. If you are wading the river and not in a drift boat, add another AAA or even a second SSG to your rig. The sooner the flies get to the bottom of the river, the more time you spend "fishing". Look for the first of the fall-run Chinooks setting up in shallow water, fanning the rivers gravel and preparing for the Autumn spawn. Trout are always near the spawning salmon.
Bridge News:
All of the construction projects have finished their in-river work, so there are no longer hazards in the river at any of the bridges, and there are no longer flow-related boating restrictions anywhere on the river. Yeah!
River Fact:
How did the Sacramento River get it's name? In 1808, Spanish explorer Gabriel Moraga, on a journey to find suitable sites for the construction of missions, became the first foreigner to see the river clearly. Judging its huge breadth and power he named it Rio de good Sacramentos, or "River of the Blessed Sacrament".
Flies:
Dries:
• Mercer's Missing Link #14-16
• Parachute Profile Spinner BWO
• Norman's Loop Wing BWO
• D&D Cripple-Any!
• E/C Caddis Tan or Olive
Nymphs/Wet Flies:
• Pat's Rubberlegs #4-8
• Eng Thing #16
• Black Zebra Midge #16-18
• GB Flashback Olive PT #16-18
• CB Birds Nest #12-16
• S&M #16-18 (Any Color)
• Pseudo May #18 Olive
• Red Micro Mayfly #16-18
• Cinnamon BH Poopah #12-14
• Skip Nymph #16
Streamers/Leeches:
• Muddler Minnow #10
• Freshwater Clouser Olive/White
Eggs:
• MC Redd Reaper Peachy King
• Micro Spawn Salmon Egg
• Single Eggs (Any)
• Surreal Eggs (Any)
• Boles Bazookas (Any)
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