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Fish Report for 7-4-2023
Sacramento River Upper Fishing Report
7-4-2023
The Fly Shop
Report: Flows continue to back off with the Delta gage fluctuating between 440 and 560 CFS daily. Temps on this gage are beginning to bump up towards 70 degrees in the late afternoon, if you are fishing below Simms play your fish quickly and keep them in the water. With just a hint of some color in the water, the fish are happy. Up top some residual Stoneflies are coming off and you can still get fish to take a Salmonfly or Golden Stone dry. Good rigs are a Chubby Chernobyl with a brown Rubberleg dropper. Some Blue Wing Olives and midges coming off will have fish sipping in the shady slicks. Smaller, dark Missing Links in #16 & 18 are working well. Keep you eyes peeled for ant falls. Besides the Rubberlegs, Perdigons, Sweet Peas, and #16 S&Ms in olive and brown are good patterns to drop.
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, June 14th, 2023Hat Creek - Middle: Hat Creek continues to fish really well
Sacramento River - Lower: Flows have remained steady on the Sac
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Pit River: If you want some great Euronymph or highsticking action, Pit 3 is THE place to be right now
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