Sacramento River - Upper Fish Report for 10-31-2024
The river is fishing well!
Sacramento River - Upper - Shasta, CA (Shasta County)
by The Fly Shop
10-31-2024
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The river is fishing well, there are fish coming up from the lake, and the October Caddis hatch is happening. Baetis hatches in the afternoons along with some Grannom Caddis are the predominant staples for fish along most of the river. The Octobers are coming off mainly around Dunsmuir. While you may dream of fishing a big Stimulator and getting topwater eats, this will happen mainly towards dark for now. For the most part fishing a dry-dropper rig with a large Chubby Chernobyl and dropping a black Perdigon, BP Weiss Nymph, Olive Hotspot, or Jigged Mercer Micro May will do the most work for you. Bring some dark Missing Links in #14-16 and some Chubby Chernobyls in #8, and Adams in #14 - 18. For the October pupae, Mercer's TB October Pupa is a good one, dead drift it or swing it. October is a great month to fish the Upper Sac!
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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Pit River: Varied Reports From Pit River
Trinity River: Should Be a Great Season on the Trinity!
The Fly Shop Reports
for Thursday, October 17thFall River: Fall is Showing Up!
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Sacramento River - Lower: Lower Sacramento Updates
McCloud River: McCloud is in Super Shape!
Pit River: Varied Reports From Pit River
Trinity River: The Trinity continues to fish well!
Sacramento River - Upper: October Caddis Hatch is Beginning on the Upper Sacramento!
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