Report: Happy New Year! Releases from Keswick are currently 10,000 CFS, on Wednesday, January 7th, they will be increased to 15,000 CFS. We have storms on the way and the lake is nearing it's upper capacity to handle runoff and big storms. The river is actually in pretty good shape today, the storms will more than likely blow the river below the I-5 bridge in Anderson as Churn Creek will be pretty muddy. There are still good BWO, PMD and Caddis hatches. We'll have to see how the river fishes over the next few days, it is definitely very blown below Anderson & Cow Creek. The next set of storms will have diminishing impacts on the clarity as everything has been cleaned out. On cloudy / foggy days we have seen some massive Blue Wing Olive hatches and a lot of midges in the mornings. Good flies are the BP Weiss Nymphs, Olive Hotspots, black Zebra Midges, Cinnamon Poopahs, Bird's Nests, Amber Bubbleback Caddis, and Rubberlegs. We'll keep an eye on what this santa storm brings and post updates here.

To get a day on the books with one of our guides this spring, give Bryan a call in Outfitters at 800-669-3474

The Fly Shop does not offer a shuttle service. Kim at Sac River Shuttle can get your shuttle done seven days a week. You can reach her at (530) 782-9090

Access To the Lower Sacramento
The Lower Sacramento has many publicly accessible areas with good wading opportunities when the flows are below 7,500 CFS. Stop by the shop and we'd be happy to point you in the right direction.

Fishing Large Rivers Can be Frustrating
There are many great places you can get in and wade this blue ribbon tail water. Having said that, the absolute best method to fish the Sac is from a drift boat. Aside from being able to access all of the water, you can fish the long runs on a dead, perfect drift which is deadly on these legendary wild rainbows. And who would be a better oarsman than one of our Professional Guides? They know every nook and cranny of the river, what insects are and will be hatching, and the setups and methods that will get you onto the fish of a lifetime.

Recommended Equipment & Setups
Most of our fishing, whether from a drift boat, or wading when the releases are low enough, is done dead drifting nymphs. The Fly Shop's Signature Indicator Rod is nine and a half feet of indicator nymph fishing perfection designed by our professional staff right here on the Lower Sac. Teamed up with a 6 or 7 weight Scientific Anglers Amplitude Anadro Floating Fly Line or a Rio Intouch Xtreme Indicator Fly Line it will put a center pin rig to shame.

Hot Flies:

Dry Flies:
• Mercer's Missing Link, Dark
• Spotlight Caddis Emerger - Spotlight Caddis Emerger
• Comparadun - BWO, PMD

Nymphs/Wet Flies:
• Jigged Birds Nest - Natural, Hot Spot #14-16
• Fox's Poopah - #12-14
• Bubbleback Caddis, - Amber #14
• Olive Hot Spot, - #18
• Weiss Nymph, -
• Peaches n' Green, -
• Peaches n' Cream, -
• Ginger Snap, -
• Pat's Rubber Legs - #4-8

Eggs:
• Micro Spawn - Peachy King, Shrimp Pink
• Boles Bazookas - Shrimp Pink, Peachy King