Utah Fish Report
Sacramento River - Upper Fish Report for 1-7-2026
Sacramento River - Upper Fish Report for 1-7-2026
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
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
More Reports
The Fly Shop Reports
for Wednesday, January 7th
Hat Creek: This is the slow season for Hat Creek
Sacramento River - Lower: Current release from Keswick is 15,000 CFS
McCloud River: The gage at Ah-Di-Na is showing the flow is still over 800 CFS
Pit River: All reaches of the Pit below Lake Britton are high
Trinity River: They bumped the release from Lewiston to 1,500 CFS this morning
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
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