FISHING REPORT

Updated - 5/7/24

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Current River Conditions: normal and clear

Fishing Report-Fair to Good: The Fly Shop in Redding https://www.theflyshop.com reports "Reports on the lower end of the river by Britton have us warming up our Salmonfly presentation. Definitely bring your Rubberleg game to this section. As the days are heating up, every storm will bring the Green Drakes out to play. Callibaetis will be found in the slower sections between the Powerhouse 2 Riffle and the 299 bridge. PMDs continue to come off intermittently. Spring is happening, we have a storm over the next few days. Bring your Hackle Stackers, Griffith's Gnats, and a stealthy approach. The PMD Challenged in #14, Milla Time May PMD #16, Sparkle Stacker PMD #18, and the Mayfly Cripple Limeston #16 are good dries during a hatch. Nymph-wise, the BP Weiss nymph, X-Mays in #18, or Sweet Peas are great to have along with some Peaches n' Green. And please remember to respect other anglers and the spawning Rainbows."

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There is more to Hat Creek than the popular section between Powerhouse #2 and the Lake Britton inlet barrier. Note that there are miles and miles of creek upstream that get regular fish plants.  The Cassel area and Baum Lake which are both quite close to Powerhouse #2 have some excellent fishing and many of the same bugs as the special regs section below PH #2. 

Great patterns for fishing down deep are #18 Red Copper Johns, #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 Click Here to Go To Our Fly Catalog

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 Click Here to Go To Our Fly Catalog

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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