Upper Sac: 10-4-2008

Upper Sacramento
580 CFS
Rain




The section of the river I wanted to start at was flowing like dirty toilet water. "I'd go up high..." is what KP says the night before....No kidding, man, flows tripled overnight! Up high was clear and cold. October Caddis are out in small numbers, "definitely an upper to mid river bug," says Bob from Ted Fay Fly Shop. You got that right.

We managed to get into fish in the AM and afternoon. Baetis came off and little dries worked with ease. These fish were defintely hammered this summer, takes were subtle and quick...if you know what I mean. Water quality sucked from Sims down, was decent from Dunsmuir to Conant, and normal (gin) Cantera to the lake.

It will be nutty on Wednesday/Thursday. Flows are back to around 200 CFS.