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Fish Report for 12-30-2021
The river flows have been on a sort of roller coaster the past couple of weeks
12-30-2021
The Fly Shop
The river flows have been on a sort of roller coaster the past couple of weeks, the clarity as well. We are seeing things on the drop now on the gage at Delta and the river above Sims will probably worth a look. It will be higher, so find spots if your normal hole is difficult to fish. Try your sculpin patterns near the bottom. At this point in the season the insects that will be hatching will be Blue Wing Olives and midges, Sweet Peas, Zebra Midges, S&Ms will continue to be the best producers for those dead drifting or high sticking nymphs. As always during this time of year, Interstate 5 will become messy and can close when the storms get going, so plan your trip accordingly and keep an eye on the Caltrans site for road conditions.
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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The Fly Shop Reports
for Thursday, December 30th, 2021Fall River: Fall River Report
Hat Creek: The Hat Creek valley received more snow
Klamath River - Middle: There are still plenty of fish and some larger ones showing up
Sacramento River - Lower: As the tributaries clear over the weekend it should become clearer and worth a look
McCloud River: The river continues to clear and drop after the storms
Pit River: Big flows up on Pit 3 below Britton continue
Trinity River: The T is fishing as well as it has in the past five years this season
Baum Lake: Baum Lake is fishing well
Keswick Reservoir: The clarity should be much improved from the past two months
Shasta Lake: Shasta has had consist, good bass fishing the past month
Lewiston Lake: Lewiston Lake is fishing well right now
Manzanita Lake: The lake is frozen over and there is quite a bit of snow in the area
The Fly Shop Reports
for Friday, December 24th, 2021Klamath River - Lower: Rubberlegs and smaller nymphs are getting the job done
Sacramento River - Lower: With the late fall run Chinooks here and spawning, throw on an egg pattern
Trinity River: Even with the storms this past week there are plenty of fish around
Sacramento River - Upper: The storms are bringing the river up and blowing the lower end of the river out on the peak flows
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