FISHING REPORT

Updated - 9/8/26

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Current River Conditions: Normal

Fishing Report-Fair to Good: The Fly Shop (TM) in Redding https://www.theflyshop.com reports " The Hat Creek valley is cooling off and we should see some October Caddis coming off soon in the riffles above the 299 bridge. For now you should get a good BWO and midge hatch in the flats and Powerhouse 2 Riffle area. Dry-dropper rigs will allow you to pick up a fish or two on the dry, BP Weiss and the Weiss Firefly, Olive Hotspots, Sweet Peas, Zebra Midges and anything #18 or smaller is the name of the game for a dropper there. Bring the small dries, #18 - 22 Adams, and any Baetis dries you have. BWO nymphs to bring are the Sweet Pea, Zack's BWO Jig Nation, Olive S&M, Black Micro May, Rubberlegs, and whatever is jammed in the fly cup stuffed on the bottom of your pack - sometimes on Hat you get the inside slider when you're looking for the fastball. Hat Creek is fun in the fall!

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Recommended General All Around Patterns
See hatch chart at bottom of the page

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Nymphs

Bead Head Pheasant Tail #12, #14 & #16 & #18, Hot Bead San Juan Worm, #8, #10 & #12 Kiene's Golden Brown Stone Nymph , Copper John/red or copper #14, #16, #18, Bead Head

Prince Nymph (various sizes), Wooly Bugger/rusty, black, Black Rubber Legs #2, tungsten bead Zebra Midge/black, brown, red, Fox's Poopah #14 & #16. Scud/pink #14, Bird's Nest #14 & #16, Micro Mayfly, Little Sloan Stone #14, #16, Vinci's "Depth Charge Bird's Nest"/olive, black, or natural

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Dries 

Stimulator #2-#12, Adams Parachute #14 & #16 & #18, Elk Hair Caddis #14 & #16, .Trico Parachute #20, Parachute PMD #16, Quigley Cripple/gray #14 & #16, and #18, Elk Hair Caddis #14 & #16, Cutter's EC Caddis #16, Rusty Spinner #16 & #18, Fat Albert #10

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