Utah Fish Report
Sacramento River Fish Report for 7-28-2013
Sacramento River Fish Report for 7-28-2013
Upper Sac fishing can be amazing early in the morning. Tough mid-day. Great again near sunset.
Sacramento River - CA
by The Fly Shop
7-28-2013
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Current River Conditions: Midges, midges, midges. Small black #16-18. Try flies like a Zebra Midge or a Mercury Black Beauty. There is mile upon mile of great water on this stream. Finding water all to yourself is not difficult. Shane Kohlbeck has been fishing this stream in recent days and doing well!
The Fly Shop's?? Tips: Fish small #16-18 dark colored nymphs in addition to #6-8 dark stonefly patterns for best results. Have a few #16 Parachute Adams handy. Pat's rubber legs is another good fly to have in your fly box. The rainbows of the Upper Sacramento river eat flies that are served up deep, in the rocks. Sometimes the indicator gets in the way of detecting strikes. These fish are really good at sampling a pattern, then spitting it out. Try fishing using the "high-stick" and "short line" technique. Use one or two SSG sized split shot to get the flies down fast. Buy lots of flies! You will loose many to the rocks!
Fish woolly buggers!
When nymphing on the Upper Sacramento River, always use double the amount of shot in order to get the flies down to the fish in the faster, bubbly water. If a run calls for one SSG, put on two. If you're not ticking the bottom from time to time (yes, this means losing a few flies), you're probably not getting down to where the fish are feeding. Use stronger tippet like 2X-3X for bigger flies in the #6-10 range, 4X for smaller #16-18. Keep your first fly within 6-8 inches of your split shot. Stronger tippet means fewer flies will be left on the bottom of the river. Sink tip lines with streamers attached are a good plan when there is room to cast.
Water Flows:
• Upper Sacramento River Flows
Suggested Fly Patterns:
Dry Flies:
• Cutter's E/C Caddis Olive #16
• Mercer's Missing Link Dark - #14-16
• Brooks Headlite Sally
• The Thing From Uranus - Golden Stone
• Aanes Mojo Stonefly Adult - Golden Stone
• Parachute Adams - #14-16
• Adams - #16-18
Nymphs/Wet Flies:
• Zebra Midge #18-20
• Mercury Black Beauty
• Mercer's Glass Bead Micro May #22
• Zack's Pseudo May - Black #16-18
• Zack's Thermanator Dark Stone #6
• Mercer's GB Dark Stone #8
• Sylvie's TB Rock Worm
• Mercer's Dark Stone #6
• Pat's Rubber Legs - Brown #6-8
• GB Birds Nest - #12-14
• Gordon's Amber Wing Prince #12-18
• Swink's BTS
• Micro Mayfly - #14-16
Streamers/Leeches:
• Sheila Sculpin
• Woolly Buggers
• Muddler Minnows - #10
Fly Fishing Gear:
• The Fly Shop's?? Tapered Nylon Leaders
• The Fly Shop's?? Tough Nylon Tippet
• Simms?? Dry Creek™ Chest Pack
• Patagonia's?? Double Haul
• C&F S Series Waterproof Fly Boxes
• Dr. Slick/TFS Quick Release Forceps
The Fly Shop's?? Tips: Fish small #16-18 dark colored nymphs in addition to #6-8 dark stonefly patterns for best results. Have a few #16 Parachute Adams handy. Pat's rubber legs is another good fly to have in your fly box. The rainbows of the Upper Sacramento river eat flies that are served up deep, in the rocks. Sometimes the indicator gets in the way of detecting strikes. These fish are really good at sampling a pattern, then spitting it out. Try fishing using the "high-stick" and "short line" technique. Use one or two SSG sized split shot to get the flies down fast. Buy lots of flies! You will loose many to the rocks!
Fish woolly buggers!
When nymphing on the Upper Sacramento River, always use double the amount of shot in order to get the flies down to the fish in the faster, bubbly water. If a run calls for one SSG, put on two. If you're not ticking the bottom from time to time (yes, this means losing a few flies), you're probably not getting down to where the fish are feeding. Use stronger tippet like 2X-3X for bigger flies in the #6-10 range, 4X for smaller #16-18. Keep your first fly within 6-8 inches of your split shot. Stronger tippet means fewer flies will be left on the bottom of the river. Sink tip lines with streamers attached are a good plan when there is room to cast.
Water Flows:
• Upper Sacramento River Flows
Suggested Fly Patterns:
Dry Flies:
• Cutter's E/C Caddis Olive #16
• Mercer's Missing Link Dark - #14-16
• Brooks Headlite Sally
• The Thing From Uranus - Golden Stone
• Aanes Mojo Stonefly Adult - Golden Stone
• Parachute Adams - #14-16
• Adams - #16-18
Nymphs/Wet Flies:
• Zebra Midge #18-20
• Mercury Black Beauty
• Mercer's Glass Bead Micro May #22
• Zack's Pseudo May - Black #16-18
• Zack's Thermanator Dark Stone #6
• Mercer's GB Dark Stone #8
• Sylvie's TB Rock Worm
• Mercer's Dark Stone #6
• Pat's Rubber Legs - Brown #6-8
• GB Birds Nest - #12-14
• Gordon's Amber Wing Prince #12-18
• Swink's BTS
• Micro Mayfly - #14-16
Streamers/Leeches:
• Sheila Sculpin
• Woolly Buggers
• Muddler Minnows - #10
Fly Fishing Gear:
• The Fly Shop's?? Tapered Nylon Leaders
• The Fly Shop's?? Tough Nylon Tippet
• Simms?? Dry Creek™ Chest Pack
• Patagonia's?? Double Haul
• C&F S Series Waterproof Fly Boxes
• Dr. Slick/TFS Quick Release Forceps
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Sacramento River: Fishing on the Lower Sac has been fair for some, tough for others.
McCloud River: The McCloud River is producing a really fun fly fishing experience!
Pit River: You will find good fishing on the Pit River, but expect to move around for best results
Trinity River: Fishing on the Trinty River has been pretty good, but we expect better fishing later
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for Friday, July 19th, 2013Hat Creek: A good time to fish at Hat Creek is at sundown
Klamath River - Upper - CA: Fishing is fair to "not so good" for steelhead and 1/2 pounders on the Klamath.
Sacramento River: The best time to fish the Lower Sac is either in the mornings or before sunset
McCloud River: The McCloud has been fishing great.
Pit River: You will find good fishing on the Pit, but expect to move around
Trinity River: Fishing is good on the Trinity River, both Steelhead & Salmon are being caught
Sacramento River: Best fishing on the Upper Sac happens in the AM hours and tapers after 12:00 PM.
Baum Lake: The weeds are making it tough to fish at Baum Lake
Iron Canyon Reservoir: The fishing at Iron Canyon Reservoir is not bad, not great.
Keswick Reservoir: Fishing on the Keswick Reservoir is poor, the flows need to increase
McCumber Reservoir: The fishing has been tough due to long warm summer days.
Lewiston Lake: Lewiston has some seriously big rainbows here. Some go well over 22".
Manzanita Lake: The best fishing at Manzanita Lake happens in the morning.
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