Utah Fish Report
Sacramento River - Upper Fish Report for 5-5-2026
Sacramento River - Upper Fish Report for 5-5-2026
The fishing up in Dunsmuir is so-so, the river is still high through town
Sacramento River - Upper - Siskiyou, CA
by The Fly Shop
5-5-2026
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Fishing conditions: Fair
Report: The fishing up in Dunsmuir is so-so, the river is still high through town. Some have said the Salmonflies have come and gone. Golden Stones should be coming off soon. The flows on the lower end are now in the 900 CFS range. Checking out Simms and above would be where we would suggest. Keep a variety of Chubby Chernobyls on hand and fish dry-dropper. On sunny days you can possibly get a hatch, so a well-stocked dry box would be a shame to leave at home. We'd recommend fishing Hat Creek or the McCloud at Ash Camp for now.
Upper Sacramento Flows at Delta
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
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
Regional Still Waters
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The Fly Shop Reports
for Tuesday, May 5th
Fall River: Good reports from the guides this past week
Hat Creek: Some Golden Stoneflies and PMDs are beginning to show
McCloud River: The river is fishing very well and will continue to improve over the coming weeks
Pit River: The river has dropped in and is fishing well from Pit 3 down through 5
The Fly Shop Reports
for Wednesday, April 29th
Hat Creek: Up on Hat the caddis are beginning to show in force
Sacramento River - Upper: The flows on the low end are still above 1,300 CFS and dropping slowly
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