Fishing continues to be quite good

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


by The Fly Shop
7-15-2025
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Fishing on the top end of the river continues to be quite good, lower down the fish are getting into their summer game of refusing everything but your little black offerings. If you are planning to go bring a thermometer, the low end of the river has water temps reaching nearly 70 F. Higher up around Dunsmuir the Golden Stones continue to come off. In that area, the #12-14 Poxyback GS Biot Yellow Stones, Jigged Bird's Nest, Red Copper Johns, and the large #14 RK's Sin City are all good flies right now. Keep your Elk Hair Caddis, some big and small Adams and Simulators available for the evenings.

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 Tuesday, July 15th

Fall River: The Hex hatch is on the wane
Hat Creek: Hat Creek Updates
Klamath River - Middle: Definitely worth fishing!
Sacramento River: Lower Sacramento Updates
McCloud River: More good reports on the McCloud
Pit River: Be aware of the flows!
Trinity River: Solid reports on the Trinity

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