Current River Conditions:
Flows are a perfect 11,500 cfs. The fly fishing on the Sac has been good. Great reports keep coming in from our fishing guides. Water conditions are just right, green in color and about 10 feet of visibility. Everybody seems to be getting into rainbows. Better anglers will get better results. For now, the Lower Sacramento offers nothing less than a productive experience. Anglers with a good hook-set are doing best! Expect rainbow trout in the 16" range. They fight hard! Rainbows going over 18" are common! Dry fly fishing using Cutter's E/C Caddis can happen in the early evening! Try a #16-18 black Zebra Midge. Nor Cal's finest guide, Ernie Denison has been racking up the numbers throwing this fly.

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The Fly Shop's ? Tips:
As the weather warms up, rainbows will start keying on various caddis nymph patterns like Fox's Cinnamon Poopah #12. In the late afternoons and early evenings, anglers should find fish rising in the shallow glides and tail outs of the big riffles on the Sac. Look for midge and baetis hatches in the mornings. Have #16-18 Red Zebra Midges on your leader in the mornings, Fish #12-16 Birds Nests in the afternoon. The best way to fish the Lower Sacramento is out of a drift boat, especially at this time of year! Fish nymph patterns using a big indicator and 0.8 to 1.6 gram shot, using 3x - 4x tippet. Depth between indicator and shot can be from 5ft.-8ft. Start looking for rising rainbows along the edges of the river and in shallow tail outs. Try a yellow micro spawn!

Bridge News:
All of the construction projects have finished their in-river work, so there are no longer hazards in the river at any of the bridges, and there are no longer flow-related boating restrictions anywhere on the river. Yeah!

River Fact:
How did the Sacramento River get it's name? In 1808, Spanish explorer Gabriel Moraga, on a journey to find suitable sites for the construction of missions, became the first foreigner to see the river clearly. Judging its huge breadth and power he named it Rio de los Sacramentos, or "River of the Blessed Sacrament". (Wikipedia. Sacramento River : History)

Flies:

Dries:
• Mercer's Missing Link #14-16
• Tilt Wing Dun-PMD #18
• Light Cahill #14-16
• Sparkle Dun Sulphur #16

Nymphs/Wet Flies:
• Pat's Rubberlegs #4-8
• Eng Thing #16
• Black Zebra Midge #16-18
• GB Flashback Olive PT #16-18
• CB Birds Nest #12-16
• S&M #16-18 (Any Color)
• TB Pseudo May #16-18 Brn/Olive
• Zaddis Amber #12-14
• Red Micro Mayfly #16-18
• Cinnamon BH Poopah #12-14
• Skip Nymph #16

Streamers/Leeches:
• Muddler Minnow #10
• Freshwater Clouser Olive/White

Eggs:
• Micro Spawn Oregon Cheese
• Boles Bazookas (Any)