Hat Creek Fish Report for 5-12-2025
The upper riffle continues to fish well and the salmonflies are beginning to come off in force
Hat Creek - CA (Shasta County)

by The Fly Shop
5-12-2025
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The upper riffle continues to fish well and the salmonflies are beginning to come off in force. The lower reaches of the creek down towards Lake Britton will see the hatch first, expect those reaches to fish the best in a couple of weeks. In the meantime you will see more and more Green Drakes popping especially on the rainy days, this Sunday looks good. Your fly box should contain Rubberlegs, the Hunchback or Jigged Green Drake nymph, and since the fish don't care and there are always Blue Wing Olives and Midges hatching, S&M's and Zebra Midges. This is a spring creek, a full box of Adams in #12 - 18 and dark Missing Links in #14 - 16 should have you covered for any noses poking up.
Hot Flies:
• Lance's Jigged X-May
• Rubberlegs
• Sweet Pea Jigged Baetis
• Pheasant Tails
• Mercer's Missing Link
• S&M Nymph
• Walt's Worm
• Peaches n' Green
• BP Weiss Nymph
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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

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