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Sacramento River - Upper Fish Report for 9-22-2026
Sacramento River - Upper Fish Report for 9-22-2026
Temps at the Delta gage just above the lake continue to remain below 65 F
Sacramento River - Upper - Siskiyou, CA

by The Fly Shop
9-22-2026
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Fishing conditions: Fair to Good
Report: Temps at the Delta gage just above the lake continue to remain below 65 F. Fish up top are definitely eating October Caddis cased nymphs. The Posse Bugger can be a good fly for that along with the good ol' Rubberlegs. Expect to see more lake fish traveling upstream to head to their spawning grounds, you can get them on streamers. The other flies to have now on the Upper continue to be Zebra Midges in #18 or smaller, BP Weiss nymphs, black S&Ms, black Micro Mays and any other teeny, tiny nymph chucked into the frothy stuff is the best tactic during the day. Towards dark you can head hunt with smaller dark Missing links and Adams. Always have Rubberlegs, Perdigons, BP Weiss Nymphs, Poopahs, Zebra Midges and Bird's Nests to round out your offerings.
Upper Sacramento Flows at Delta
Upper Sacramento Flows at Delta
Hot Flies:
Dry Flies:
• Sedgeback October Caddis - #10
• Low Water Baetis - #18
• Adams - #12-20
• Mercer's Missing Link - Dark #14-16
• Parachute Adams - #14-18
Nymphs/Wet Flies:
• Mercer's Tungsten October Pupa
• Skip's TB October Caddis
• CB Birds Nest - #10-14
• Red Copper John - #16-18
• Zebra Midge - #18-20
• Mercury Black Beauty
• Mercer's Glass Bead Micro May - #22
• Mercer's GB Dark Stone - #8
• Mercer's Dark Stone - #6
• Pat's Rubber Legs - Brown #6-8
• Jigged Birds Nest - #14-16
• Gordon's Amber Wing Prince - #12-18
• Mercer's CB Micro Mayfly - #16-18
• Walt's Worm
Streamers & Leeches:
• Sheila Sculpin
• Woolly Buggers
• Zack's Stillwater Swimming Leech - #8
Dry Flies:
• Sedgeback October Caddis - #10
• Low Water Baetis - #18
• Adams - #12-20
• Mercer's Missing Link - Dark #14-16
• Parachute Adams - #14-18
Nymphs/Wet Flies:
• Mercer's Tungsten October Pupa
• Skip's TB October Caddis
• CB Birds Nest - #10-14
• Red Copper John - #16-18
• Zebra Midge - #18-20
• Mercury Black Beauty
• Mercer's Glass Bead Micro May - #22
• Mercer's GB Dark Stone - #8
• Mercer's Dark Stone - #6
• Pat's Rubber Legs - Brown #6-8
• Jigged Birds Nest - #14-16
• Gordon's Amber Wing Prince - #12-18
• Mercer's CB Micro Mayfly - #16-18
• Walt's Worm
Streamers & Leeches:
• Sheila Sculpin
• Woolly Buggers
• Zack's Stillwater Swimming Leech - #8
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The Fly Shop Reports
for Tuesday, September 22nd
Sacramento River - Lower: Fishing has remained very good at times, and a little slow during other
McCloud River: The river continues to fish well up top below the dam through the Conservancy
Pit River: The river is in good shape and the temps are good in Pit 3 & 4
Trinity River: The flows are being drawn down today and tomorrow, we'll see 450 CFS by the end of the day tomorrow
The Fly Shop Reports
for Thursday, September 10th
Trinity River: The river is in good shape
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