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Hat Creek
FISHING REPORT
Updated - 7/12/26
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Current River Conditions: Normal

Fishing Report-Fair to Good: The Fly ShopShop (TM) in Redding https://www.theflyshop.com reports " Main hatches are caddis, Yellow Sallies, and the Tricos are starting up. Up by the Powerhouse you will get eats on the big bugs now too, in the flats not so much. PMDs and caddis are coming off in the flats, and there are Yellow Sallies and caddis coming off in the Powerhouse 2 Riffle daily. Fish Rusty Spinners in the morning and the PMD Challenged during the hatch. Stripping emergers/pupas like a #14 or 16 Cinnamon Fox Poopah or Bird's Nest will work. Bring your Adams in sizes #14 - 20 to match any mayflies coming off in the meadow sections, and fishing a Chubby Chernobyl or your favorite salmonfly dry just about anywhere as a dry-dropper setup can produce takes on the dry..

 

For more information call: The Fly Shop TM  www.theflyshop.com

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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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