This is a great river to fish a Euro rod and we highly recommend it

Pit River - CA


by The Fly Shop
4-6-2026
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Fishing conditions:  Poor

Report: No news on the clarity of the river, the flows continue to be higher than what you would want to fish it. Overall, this river should be coming into shape in a couple of weeks and with the warm weather there should be a lot of mayflies and stoneflies coming off. We can't wait! In the meantime, you should check out the McCloud and Hat Creek.

This is a great river to fish a Euro rod and we highly recommend it. Be careful though, this can be a slippery river to wade. We recommend a wading staff when fishing the Pit.

Be aware that the flows on the Pit can and will change without notice, so definitely check before you go! And be prepared to get out when the river begins to rise.

Here are some useful links to monitor the flows:
Pit 3 - Below Pit 3 Dam
Pit 5 - Through Big Bend
Hot Flies:

Dry Flies:
Stimulator - Orange
Foam October Caddis
Potter's October Caddis
Mercer's Skating October Caddis
Adams - #14-18
Mayfly Cripples - #12-16

Nymphs/Wet Flies:
Mercer's Tungsten October Pupa
Skip’s TB October Caddis
Dark Lords - #12-16
Flashback Pheasant Tail - #14-16
Beaded Zebra Midge - #18
Mercer's Poxyback Dark Stone - #6
GB Black A.P. - #10-12
CB Micro Mayflies - #16-18
Red Copper Johns - #16-18
Pat's Brown Rubberleg - #6-8
Gordon's Amber Wing Prince - #14-18
Jigged Birds Nest - #14-16
Walt's Worm
Streamers & Leeches:
Zack's Swimming Leech - #8



More Reports

The Fly Shop Reports
for Monday, April 6th
Sacramento River - Lower: The river is in great shape with good clarity
Sacramento River - Upper: Flows are just above 1,000 CFS at the lake and the river is warming
Baum Lake: Baum Lake Fishing Report
Shasta Lake: The lake is Going off!
Lewiston Lake: The spring is a great time to fish Lewiston
McCloud River: The lake is very low right now

The Fly Shop Reports
for Friday, April 3rd
Hat Creek: The salmonflies and golden stones will be coming off soon
Trinity River: Flows are just above 500 CFS today