Summer Fishing Report:
May 14th, 2009

Things here in early summer have been shaping up well.  The water flows have lowered and fish are on the rise, literally.  Dry fly action has begun on both the Upper Sac and McCloud Rivers.  We have had many fisherman coming in reporting good success on both rivers.  With the lower flows, wading out is much more possible.  Early evening hatches have been occurring.  We are having many people picking up Blue winged olive, Blue Dunn, and Adams patterns.  12 and 14 size flies seem to be the most popular.  During the day, nymphs have been producing the best results.  Princes with micro-mayfly droppers still seem to be the pattern of choice.

A lot of the reports have been coming from fisherman on the Sacramento River.  Many of them have been fishing below Sweetbrier, or from the Cantara Loop Area.  Even though there was a train derailment earlier this month at Cantara Loop, it is still easily accessible.  Good luck out there, and remember, keep that line tight.

John Kennedy Jr.
Sportsmen's Den
www.mtshastasports.com

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The Upper Sac. begins at the base of Box Canyon Dam on Lake Siskiyou (near the city of Mt. Shasta, CA). Its crystal clear water flows south for 40 miles through a beautiful mountain landscape, the towns of Dunsmuir and Castella and feeds Shasta Lake near Lakehead. Cold springs entering from the canyon walls, stream bed and tributary streams from side canyons, keep the water temperature good for trout all summer. Once rearing steelhead, salmon, and the Shasta Rainbow trout, the Sac. is now hailed as one of the most prolific wild trout streams in the west, boasting estimated populations from 3,000-7,000 trout per mile!

The Pit River originated from the Warner Mountains in the northeast corner of California, near Alturas, and drains the largest expanse of territory of any Sacramento River Tributary. It flows generally southwest through high desert, then drops into steep canyons below Lake Britton, near Burney. Fall River, Hat Creek and the McCloud River are among the many streams than contribute to the large volume of water that feeds the Pit River, leading to Shasta Lake. Conditions can vary greatly on this river with spring runoff, rain, and summer heat being some of the factors. When the conditions are right, the fishing can be unbelievable, with the average girthy rainbow sometimes measuring over 15 inches long.

Information provided by Ron Hart of Hart's Guide Service

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For more Fishing Information, please contact us here at the store  at (530) 926-2295, or try
one of the Northern California guides listed below:

	Hart's Guide Service, Ron and Terry Hart (530) 926-2431, E-mail