Hat Creek Fish Report for 4-3-2025
Recent trips to the Powerhouse 2 riffle have been fruitful for the few anglers who have gone
Hat Creek - CA (Shasta County)

by The Fly Shop
4-3-2025
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Recent trips to the Powerhouse 2 riffle have been fruitful for the few anglers who have gone. Smaller Baetis nymphs have been the predominant fish-getters, look to throw something like a Jigged Micro May or a Sweet pea. Primary emerging insects will probably continue with smaller mayflies like Baetis and midges. Zebra Midges in #18 or 20, S&M's in #18 and other Baetis nymphs fished under a larger dry is one of the more productive methods during the late fall and winter. Rubberlegs in the deeper holes will cajole a large fish to eat. We'll have some giant Caddis and Stonefly hatches soon. In the flats below the Powerhouse 2 Riffle, target sipping fish with the appropriately sized Adams, #18-20 would be about the largest we can recommend.
Hot Flies:
• Lance's Jigged X-May
• Rubberlegs
• Sweet Pea Jigged Baetis
• Pheasant Tails
• Mercer's Missing Link
• S&M Nymph
• Walt's Worm
• Peaches n' Green
• BP Weiss Nymph
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The Fly Shop Reports
for Thursday, April 3rdMcCloud River: The storm on Monday bumped the flows a little
Sacramento River - Upper: While it's still high, 3,000 CFS at the lake, the river is on the drop and a super nice color
Baum Lake: Look for more and bigger hatches as we roll into April
Shasta Lake: More good reports from the Float n' Fly crowd on Shasta
Pyramid Lake: The lake continues to fish well
The Fly Shop Reports
for Thursday, March 27thHat Creek - Middle: Smaller Baetis nymphs have been the predominant fish-getters
McCloud River: The river is in good shape for now and is a nice green on the lower end down by Shasta
Pit River: Big flows continue throughout the system, we can't recommend fishing on the Pit for now
Sacramento River - Upper: Flows on the lower end are rising through 3,100 CFS this morning
Baum Lake: The fishing is still stellar
Iron Canyon Reservoir: Might be worth checking out before the next round of storms!
Keswick Reservoir: Flows are high and inconsistent, with bad clarity
McCloud Reservoir: McCloud Reservoir Fishing Report
Pyramid Lake: The fishing should continue to remain steady as we move into early April

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