FISHING REPORT

Updated - 5/8/25

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Current River Conditions: Normal

Fishing Report-Good: The Fly ShopShop in Redding https://www.theflyshop.com reports "The best chances at fish on the top end on the Powerhouse 2 Riffle will be in the morning prior to the sun peeking over the horizon and towards dark. The Salmonfly hatch is moving upstream, the middle section below the 299 bridge will see the most bugs. Fish are coming to Rubberlegs and Perdigons below 299. A lot of Callibaetis are beginning to show on the PH2 Riffle. Your fly box should contain Rubberlegs, the Hunchback or Jigged Green Drake nymph, and since the fish don't care and there are always Blue Wing Olives and Midges hatching, S&M's and Zebra Midges. This is a spring creek, a full box of Adams in #12 - 18 and dark Missing Links in #14 - 16 should have you covered for any noses poking up."

Great patterns for fishing down deep are #18 Red Copper John's, #18 bead head flashback Pheasant Tails, #18 Micro Mayflies, #4 Black Rubber Legs, #14 Olive Birdsnests, #12 Poxy Stones.  For dries: #20 Trico Spinners, #16 Rusty Spinners, Quigly Hackle Stacker (or similar), Tent Wing Caddis, Little Yellow Sally (EH Caddis style). Click here if you need some:   https://bit.ly/2VjDpT3

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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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