Nevada Fish Report
Sacramento River Fish Report for 12-19-2011
Sacramento River Fish Report for 12-19-2011
Rainbow's are active on the Lower Sac and the weather is producing a caddis hatch
Sacramento River - CA
by The Fly Shop
12-19-2011
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Current River Conditions:
River flows on the Lower Sacramento are 5,000 cfs. The weather has been fantastic! For the coming week, the weather forecast calls for partly cloudy skies and daytime temperatures hovering around a comfortable 60 ?f. The fishing has been fair to good. Angler's are catching rainbows!
Insect hatches include caddis! We saw a few hydropsyche caddis this week! Typically a summertime hatch, the hydro's emerge on sunny, warm days and it has been just warm enough. Fly patterns like #14 Bird's Nests, #14 Zaddis and #14 Cinnamon Poopahs do a great job of imitating this fluttering, moth-like insect. Adding to the list, we can't leave out BWOs and baetis. Tiny #16-18 mayflies in olive and brown are the most notable hatches at this time of year. A few rainbows out there are looking for eggs. Try egg patterns in orange, peach, shrimp pink colors. A few anglers have been doing well swining alvins, leeches and matukas in the riffles and tail-outs.
If you plan on wading the Lower Sacramento here in Redding, CA., consider purchasing a PFD and a wading staff!
Click here for up to date Lower Sacramento flow
"Good fishing can be found at these private water destinations this winter: Luk Lake and Steiner Lake"
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". At this time of year, look for hatches of Baetis, BWOs and midges. The "egg" bite is slowing down and mostly done.
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!
Nymphs/Wet Flies:
• Mercer's Sac Fry
• Pale Alvin #6-12
• Zack's Soft Alevin
• Zack's Zaddis Amber #12-14
• Fox's Beeottis
• Fox's Cinnamon Poopah #12-14
• Drifting Flashback #18
• Eng Thing #14-16
• Mercer's Gidget
• Pat's Rubberlegs #4-8
• Zack's Thurmantor Stone
• CB Birds Nest #12-16
• S&M #16-18 (Any Color)
• Pseudo May #18 Olive
• Red Micro Mayfly #16-18
• Skip Nymph #16
Streamers/Leeches:
• Muddler Minnow #10
• Freshwater Clouser Olive/White
• Spruce Matuka
Eggs:
• MC Redd Reaper
• Micro Spawn
• Single Eggs
• Surreal Eggs
• Boles Bazookas
the weather is caus
River flows on the Lower Sacramento are 5,000 cfs. The weather has been fantastic! For the coming week, the weather forecast calls for partly cloudy skies and daytime temperatures hovering around a comfortable 60 ?f. The fishing has been fair to good. Angler's are catching rainbows!
Insect hatches include caddis! We saw a few hydropsyche caddis this week! Typically a summertime hatch, the hydro's emerge on sunny, warm days and it has been just warm enough. Fly patterns like #14 Bird's Nests, #14 Zaddis and #14 Cinnamon Poopahs do a great job of imitating this fluttering, moth-like insect. Adding to the list, we can't leave out BWOs and baetis. Tiny #16-18 mayflies in olive and brown are the most notable hatches at this time of year. A few rainbows out there are looking for eggs. Try egg patterns in orange, peach, shrimp pink colors. A few anglers have been doing well swining alvins, leeches and matukas in the riffles and tail-outs.
If you plan on wading the Lower Sacramento here in Redding, CA., consider purchasing a PFD and a wading staff!
Click here for up to date Lower Sacramento flow
"Good fishing can be found at these private water destinations this winter: Luk Lake and Steiner Lake"
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". At this time of year, look for hatches of Baetis, BWOs and midges. The "egg" bite is slowing down and mostly done.
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!
Nymphs/Wet Flies:
• Mercer's Sac Fry
• Pale Alvin #6-12
• Zack's Soft Alevin
• Zack's Zaddis Amber #12-14
• Fox's Beeottis
• Fox's Cinnamon Poopah #12-14
• Drifting Flashback #18
• Eng Thing #14-16
• Mercer's Gidget
• Pat's Rubberlegs #4-8
• Zack's Thurmantor Stone
• CB Birds Nest #12-16
• S&M #16-18 (Any Color)
• Pseudo May #18 Olive
• Red Micro Mayfly #16-18
• Skip Nymph #16
Streamers/Leeches:
• Muddler Minnow #10
• Freshwater Clouser Olive/White
• Spruce Matuka
Eggs:
• MC Redd Reaper
• Micro Spawn
• Single Eggs
• Surreal Eggs
• Boles Bazookas
the weather is caus
More Reports
The Fly Shop Reports
for Monday, December 19th, 2011Trinity River: Steelhead Fishing on the Trinity River is Good to Great
Klamath River - Upper - CA: Conditions on the Klamath have been excellent. The fishing has been good too!
Pit River: Not a lot of news from the Pit River. Conditions are great and that typically means good fishing.
Baum Lake: Baum has been fishing great!
Lewiston Lake: Fishing has been good on Lewiston Lake
Iron Canyon Reservoir: The weather has yet to shut Iron Canyon Reservoir down. The fishing should be great!
Manzanita Lake: The Manzanita report remains the same as last week. Very Cold and the fishing is tough!
McCumber Reservoir: Close to ice out conditions on McCumber, yo should have the lake to yourself
Keswick Reservoir: The fishing has been fair on Keswick this week.
The Fly Shop Reports
for Sunday, December 11th, 2011Sacramento River: The Upper Sac is fishing great
Klamath River - Upper - CA: The Klamath is fishiing great right now for the famous "Klamath Chrome"
Pit River: You should find good fishing on the Pit river! Water conditions are excellent this week.
Baum Lake: December is one of the most popular month to fish this lake, which is really like a spring creek.
Iron Canyon Reservoir: The fishing should be great at Iron Canyon, though reports are scarce
Manzanita Lake: The fishing is tough right now, but the fish are still hungry
McCumber Reservoir: It's almost ice out conditions on McCumber. The days are sun filled and angler friendly
Trinity River: Gilligan reports on his Trinity River Trip
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