Nevada Fish Reports logo

Nevada Fish Report
Hat Creek Fish Report for 5-12-2026


Seeing more Salmonflies down by the weir in the lower section

Hat Creek - CA (Shasta County)


by The Fly Shop
5-12-2026
Website

Fishing conditions:  Good

Report: We are seeing more Salmonflies down by the weir in the lower section, there are Yellow Sallies and caddis coming off in the Powerhouse 2 Riffle daily. 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. The spawn in the riffles should be finishing up, but keep an eye out for the redds.




More Reports

The Fly Shop Reports
for Tuesday, May 5th

Fall River: Good reports from the guides this past week
Hat Creek: Some Golden Stoneflies and PMDs are beginning to show
McCloud River: The river is fishing very well and will continue to improve over the coming weeks
Pit River: The river has dropped in and is fishing well from Pit 3 down through 5
Sacramento River - Upper: The fishing up in Dunsmuir is so-so, the river is still high through town
Shasta Lake: Still putting out some great fishing this week
Lewiston Lake: The lake is a sleeper and definitely worth checking out now
Manzanita Lake: The lake is really waking up now and fishing well for the early season

The Fly Shop Reports
for Wednesday, April 29th

Hat Creek: Up on Hat the caddis are beginning to show in force
Sacramento River - Upper: The flows on the low end are still above 1,300 CFS and dropping slowly