Utah Fish Report
Hat Creek Fish Report for 1-7-2026


This is the slow season for Hat Creek

Hat Creek - CA (Shasta County)


by The Fly Shop
1-7-2026
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Fishing conditions:  Fair to Good

Report: This is the slow season for Hat Creek and you will see predominantly Blue Wing Olives and midges if you see a hatch at all. Some good days can be had in the flats and lower in the system below Highway 299 with the winter stoneflies. We would also like to take this chance to remind folks who fish the Powerhouse 2 riffle that the wild trout spawn in this section. Use caution to stay off of any redds and let the fish do their thing so we have a healthy fish population.



More Reports

The Fly Shop Reports
for Monday, January 5th

Sacramento River - Lower: Lower Sacramento River Report
Trinity River: Releases will go back up to 1,500 CFS on Wednesday, January 7th

The Fly Shop Reports
for Thursday, January 1st

Fall River: While the Fall is open to fishing year round, it is probably cold and slow
Klamath River - Upper - CA: The river is definitely showing signs from the last storm and we will see big flows
McCloud River: The storm over Christmas added quite a bit of flow and blew the river out
Pit River: Releases at Pit 3 remain at 350 CFS which is still a good flow
Sacramento River - Upper: The recent storm had the Upper rocking & rolling flowing over 20,000 CFS at the lake!
Baum Lake: Still solid reports coming in from Baum Lake
Iron Canyon Reservoir: Iron Canyon can be a winter time sleeper if the road conditions are good
Shasta Lake: This place could be one of the best locations to fish in the coming days with the storms on the way
Lewiston Lake: Lewiston Lake Fishing Report
Manzanita Lake: With more snow on the way and the highway through the park closed, we'd suggest fishing elsewhere
McCloud Reservoir: This mountain lake can be a killer producer in the winter
Pyramid Lake, CA: With continued unsettled weather patterns bombing us here in California, that means this lake is fishing great!