The river looks like it is finally dropping in!

Sacramento River - Upper - Siskiyou, CA


by The Fly Shop
5-14-2026
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Fishing conditions:  Good

Report: The river looks like it is finally dropping in! There are a variety of mayflies coming off, March Browns, Callibaetis, PMDs, and Drakes, so have your dry box ready to go with an assortment of Adams/Parachute Adams to be ready for what you see. The salmonflies either have or have not hatched according to who you ask. Either way, be prepared with some Chubby Chernobyls and they work well for a dry-dropper setup. Always have Rubberlegs, Perdigons, BP Weiss Nymphs, Poopahs, Zebra Midges and Bird's Nests to round out your offerings. The Upper is ready to go!

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




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