Upper Sacramento River

Current Report   - October 14. 2007 - Sunday

Fall is cooling off the Upper Sac and the fish are starting to feed up for winter now. The October Caddis should  start hatching soon which really gets the fish excited. The next month or so is very good fishing. Go now..........

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**The river is open all year now. Call the Ted Fay Fly Shop for current info - (530) 235-2969

**The Ted Fay Fly Shop has moved "down stream" to larger nicer quarters right across the street from the most popular breakfast place, the Cornerstone restaurant.

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General Stream Information

This is one of the top trout streams in Nor Cal with easy access along Interstate 5 plus good restaurants and lodging in Dunsmuir  and Mount Shasta. Dunsmuir was originally a busy railroad town but now it is more of a fishing village and tourist stop. Ted Fay almost single handedly put Dunsmuir on the map as far as fly fishing goes. He tied his famous weighted Bombers, guided fisherman and had a motel with a small fly shop too. One of his proteges, Joe Kimsey, carried on the tradition and now Bob Grace is taking his place running one of the oldest fly shops in California, the Ted Fay Fly Shop in Dunsmuir.

The Upper Sacramento River flows south out of Lake Siskiyou and shares the canyon most of the way down to Lake Shasta with Interstate Highway 5 and the infamous Southern Pacific Rail Road. There are dozen of turn-offs and many great access points making the river very fishable for the general public. Being able to walk the railroad tracks makes getting along the river a much easier proposition.

Normally June is the top month depending on the snow pack, run-off and weather conditions. Then again in the Fall it can be very good. The river is open all year now. We recommend getting a good fly fishing guide for at least a day to get bonded with the river.

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Tackle

Most use a 9' #4 or 5 line rod with a floating line for this river. You can use a clear slow sinking line in some of the deep hole down near Shasta Lake. Have some fresh 9' 5x leaders for dries and some 7.5' 4x for nymphing. Have some fresh matching 3x to 6x tippet.

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Upper Sacramento Maps

• Courtesy FlyFishNorCal web site.
• StreamTime printed map available $5.95

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Fishing Guides

• Kiene's Upper Sac Guide recommendations.
  

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Local Fly Shop

• Ted Fay Fly Shop in Dunsmuir

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Lodging

• Fred Gordon's Tree House right on the river
• Chamber of Commerce list

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Dinning

• Chamber of Commerce list

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Books

• CA Blue Ribbon Trout Streams by Sunderland & Lackey
• Fly Fisher's Guide to Northern California by Seth Norman
• No Nonsense Guide to Fly Fishing in Northern California by Ken Hanley