Smoke is a factor but the river continues to fish well

Pit River - CA (Modoc County)

Photo Credit: Courtesy of The Fly Shop

by The Fly Shop
8-17-2021
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Smoke is a factor in the drainage, some days it has been quite bad. However, the river continues to fish well. Just keep your thermometer handy and quit when the water temps go north of 65 degrees. The fish will be found in frothy water and pockets, this is perfect Euronymph water. The Olive Hot Spot, Rubberlegs, and small black Baetis offerings are working well. Evening caddis hatches are pretty common, fish Bird's Nests and Poopahs in the day as well, swing soft hackles in the evening and tie on a Missing Link or Elk Hair Caddis when the fish are finally coming up top.

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
Chernobyl Ant
Fat Albert
Adams - #14-18
Elk Hair Caddis - Tan #12-16
Mayfly Cripples - #12-16

Nymphs/Wet Flies:
Mercer's Tungsten October Pupa
Morrish October Pupa
Skip’s TB October Caddis
Black A.P. - #12
Dark Lords - #12-16
Flashback Pheasant Tail - #14-16
Beaded Zebra Midge - #18
BH Hellgrammite - #6
Mercer's Poxyback Dark Stone - #6
GB Black A.P. - #10-12
CB Micro Mayflies - #14-18
Red Copper Johns - #16-18
Pat's Brown Rubberleg - #6-8
Gordon's Amber Wing Prince - #14-18
GB Bird's Nest - #10-16

Streamers & Leeches:
Zack's Swimming Leech - #8






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