The Upper is raging

Sacramento River - Upper - Shasta, CA (Shasta County)


by The Fly Shop
2-5-2025
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As with all of the major tributaries to Lake Shasta, the Upper is raging. Right now it is dropping down through 11,000 CFS. We'd recommend fishing Hat Creek or Baum Lake. We'll stay on top of the flows and update the report when it drops back in.

Upper Sacramento Flows at Delta

Hot Flies: 

Dry Flies:
• Sedgeback October Caddis - #10
• 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
• 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
• Jigged Birds Nest - #14-16
• Gordon's Amber Wing Prince - #12-18
• Mercer's CB Micro Mayfly - #16-18
• Walt's Worm
Streamers & Leeches:
• Sheila Sculpin
• Woolly Buggers
• Zack's Stillwater Swimming Leech - #8




More Reports

The Fly Shop Reports
for Wednesday, February 5th, 2025

Hat Creek: Hat Creek valley did not receive a lot of snow
McCloud River: McCloud is not a viable option to fish for now
Pit River: Great river to fish a Euro rod!

The Fly Shop Reports
for Thursday, January 23rd, 2025

Hat Creek:  The weather has been great!
Sacramento River - Lower: The weather has been pretty nice!
McCloud River: Recent reports have been mixed
Pit River: Flows are coming back down
Trinity River: Fishing has been good
Sacramento River - Upper: Should be able to find some fish!
Baum Lake: Lots of Rainbows and Browns with some other nice fish!
Shasta Lake: Many opportunities for some great fishing
Pyramid Lake, CA: The fishing continues to be solid