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Sacramento River - Upper Fish Report for 1-1-2026
Sacramento River - Upper Fish Report for 1-1-2026
The recent storm had the Upper rocking & rolling flowing over 20,000 CFS at the lake!
Sacramento River - Upper - Shasta, CA (Shasta County)
by The Fly Shop
1-1-2026
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Fishing conditions: Fair
Report: The recent storm had the Upper rocking & rolling flowing over 20,000 CFS at the lake! It is still over 3,000 CFS as of today, and with more storms on the way, it will surge again. If you are looking for somewhere to fish, go up to Dunsmuir. Be careful if you do go. Fish midge pupae and Blue Wing Olive nymphs. Soon fish will be susceptible to sculpins in the riffles, bring your streamer or trout Spey rod and some Slumpbusters.
Upper Sacramento Flows at Delta
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
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
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for Thursday, January 1st
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Pit River: Releases at Pit 3 remain at 350 CFS which is still a good flow
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