Flows on the Delta gage at the lower end of the river are 900CFS and dropping with clear water. You should be able to find some fish just about anywhere in the system up through Dunsmuir, be careful if you go. For recent hatches, Baetis hatches in the afternoons along with some Grannom Caddis were the predominant staples for fish along most of the river. You will most likely be nymphing with an indicator dropping a black Perdigon, BP Weiss Nymph, Olive Hotspot, or Jigged Mercer Micro May. Always try a Rubberlegs in this river. And a stripped Sculpin is a good bet to work this time of year.

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