Shasta Area Fishing Report

[Craig Nielsen]

Fishing conditions on the Klamath, Upper Sac, McCloud, Pit, Hat Creek, Fall River and Lower Sac are not going to get much better! The flows have dropped and are steady, the bugs are hatching and the fish are on 'em.

Thunderstorms are in the forecast and the overcast sky has improved fishing midday. This will continue provided storms are not too severe.

The Salmonfly hatch on the Klamath is in full swing. Some of the fish are taking softly as they are stuffed to the gills!

The Upper Sac, McCloud and Pit have good hatches of Stoneflies, Mayflies and Caddis making it the best time of year for dry fly fishing. Flows are low and clear making them very wadeable though the water clarity has made them a bit more technical than usual for this time of year.

Hat Creek and Fall River hatches are in full swing and the Lower Sac continues to put out trophy trout though with the weather it has been turning a bit on and off. Water clarity has improved on the Lower Sac so that the evening dry bite has picked up.

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