Current flows into the lake are topping 4,500 CFS

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


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

Report: Current flows into the lake are topping 4,500 CFS. We'd recommend fishing elsewhere, like Baum Lake or Luk Lake. We'll keep you up to date when it drops in again.

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