General Information: Flows are at 8000 cfs. We are starting to see steelhead in the lower part of the river and the salmon are also around but have not started to go onto the redds just yet. The guides are reporting good fishing in both areas and the customers are returning with lots of smiles on their faces.

Fishing Conditions & Hatches: The most productive methods have been indicator nymphing the deeper runs and dropoffs. Smaller flies and the Superfloss Rubberleg seem to work best in the mornings, with caddis pupa productive all afternoon and evening.

Flies:
?Ģ Bead Head Amber Wing Prince Nymph #16
?Ģ Tan Fox's Poopah (beaded and non-beaded #14-16
?Ģ Drifting Flashback P.T.#16-18
?Ģ Micro Mayfly (Black, Brown, or Olive) #16-18
?Ģ Superfloss Rubberleg (Brown)

The Fly Shop's Tips: ??Our guides have fished this river for years...decades actually. We're on this river EVERY DAY that it is fishable, from 35,000 cfs to 3,500 cfs, from rain, snow and sleet to 115 degrees. The Fly Shop's guides wrote the book on nymph fishing the Lower Sacramento River. We've been fishing this section of river for over 25 years now!! During that time, we've found that the best technique, by far, is slack-line nymphing with a strike indicator. Long, natural, drag-free drifts are essential. Please take special care not to fish on or around spawning trout. A great rule of thumb for the Lower Sac is if you can see them you shouldn't be fishing for them. At least for the spring. Common courtesy at times is the only vehicle for education. Be a good ambassador for the river and set an example of politeness.