Report: We are just now, on Thursday, seeing the river bump as the first wave of this storm is arriving and we will see the flows and turbidity jump over the next few days. It will be big, you can find better places to fish over the weekend. For recent hatches, Baetis hatches in the afternoons along with some Grannom Caddis were the predominant staples for fish along most of the river. You will most likely be nymphing with an indicator dropping a black Perdigon, BP Weiss Nymph, Olive Hotspot, or Jigged Mercer Micro May. Rubberlegs in the big water may do the trick as it has in the past when it gets big and murky.

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