It is cooling off in the Hat Creek Valley and the lake is fishing well

Baum Lake - Cassel, CA (Shasta County)


by The Fly Shop
10-22-2025
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It is cooling off in the Hat Creek Valley and the lake is fishing well. This is Blue Wing Olive season, look for afternoon hatches daily with a lot coming off if it is cloudy. Good flies will depend upon what fish you are targeting, the stockers will chase Crystal Buggers and swung Zug Bugs. For the BWOs, bring your S&Ms, ZT's Jig Nations, and BP Weiss Nymphs for nymphs and for dries the Milla Time May BWO and Hackle Stacker Baetis should have you covered. A full complement of assorted Adams and Dark Missing Links in #14 - 18 will keep you in good stead with whatever is hatching. Water Boatmen should be a thing still. Our guides have this place wired if you are looking for some tactical advice on fishing a great spring creek fishery with an expert!

Hot Flies: 

Dry Flies:
Adams - #18-20
Hackle Winged May - BWO
Harrop's Last Chance - All
Griffith's Gnat
Mercer's Missing Link - #14-18

Nymphs/Wet Flies:
Red Copper John - #18
GB Flashback PT - #14-20
Beaded Zebra Midge - #18-20
Mercer's Gidget
Mercer's CB Micro Mays - #16-18
GB Flashback PT - Olive #18
Beaded Zebra Midge - #16-20
Chromie - #18

Steamers & Leeches:
JGF Translucent Wiggle Tail - #10
Beaded Micro Buggers - #12
Zack's Damseleech - #14





The Fly Shop Reports
for Tuesday, October 21st

Sacramento River - Lower: Bunch of Fall Run Chinook salmon spawning all over the river!
Sacramento River - Upper: October Caddis are definitely coming off in and around Dunsmuir