Fall River Fish Report for 5-12-2025
Once we are past this unsettled weather the mayfly hatches will continue to increase through the month
Fall River - Fall River Mills, CA (Shasta County)

by The Fly Shop
5-12-2025
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Once we are past this unsettled weather the mayfly hatches will continue to increase through the month. A PMD spinner fall will happen in the morning, around 8 or 9, with the duns coming off beginning around mid day. Cloudy days will have Green Drakes coming off Fish will eat streamers and Balanced Leeches. Good flies for the PMDs are the PMD Challenged in #14and the CDC Biot Spinner in #18. There are a ton of good Green Drake flies, the main thing is to put one in front of the fish. This spring should be a banger, if you would like to get on the calendar with one of or Fall River guides, give a call Bryan in Outfitters at 800-669-3474 to set up a trip!
Hot Flies:
• Lance's Jigged X-May
• Weiss BP Nymph
• Norman's Wiggletails
• Pheasant Tails
• Mercer's Missing Link
• Zug Bugs
• Zack's Stillwater Swimming Leeches
More Reports
The Fly Shop Reports
for Tuesday, May 6th
Fall River: Good numbers of fish are in the upper reaches in and around the Spring Creek bridge and Zug Bug
Hat Creek: The upper riffle continues to fish well
Sacramento River - Lower: Releases for now are stabilized at 8,000 CFS
McCloud River: The tributary flows continue to drop and the river is in great shape
Pit River: Flows are dropping, but still high
Sacramento River - Upper: The spring snow melt is happening and will be bumping the flows daily
The Fly Shop Reports
for Wednesday, April 30th
Fall River: Good numbers of fish are in the upper reaches in and around the Spring Creek bridge and Zug Bug
Hat Creek: Overall the Powerhouse 2 Riffle is fishing well
Sacramento River - Lower: The BoR has raised the river to 11,000 CFS yesterday
McCloud River: Flows from Lake McCloud are 218 CFS and 305 CFS through Ah-Di-Na which has it dropping into shape nicely
Sacramento River - Upper: The spring snow melt is happening and will be bumping the flows daily
Baum Lake: Some Callibaetis are beginning to come off and Damsels and Dragonflies are as well
Shasta Lake: Spots, Smallies and some Crappie are hitting the net consistently on Shasta

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