Fish Report for 10-20-2021

The storms this next week should do great things for this river

10-20-2021
The Fly Shop

Report: The storms this next week should do great things for this river adding cold water the the system. Expect it to come up and drop back in after the projected deluge on Sunday. The tributaries will add color, so go high up past Dunsmuir if need be. There are definitely October Caddis coming off, swinging pupa patterns should be on your technique checklist. Also, Blue Wing Olives and midges will continue to be good producers, Sweet Peas, Zebra Midges, S&Ms are working well in the mornings. Some fish will chase sculpin patterns too. This pulse in flows will begin drawing the big 'bows up from Shasta Lake.

Upper Sacramento Flows at Delta

Hot Flies: 
Dry Flies:
D&D Cripple - March Brown
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
Morrish 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
GB Birds Nest - #12-14
Gordon's Amber Wing Prince - #12-18
Swink's BTS
Mercer's CB Micro Mayfly - #14-16

Streamers & Leeches:
Sheila Sculpin
Woolly Buggers
Muddler Minnows - #10



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for Wednesday, October 20th, 2021
Fall River: The weather up in the Fall River Valley will take a turn this week
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McCloud River: The river continues to clear slowly
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