May 19, 2025
When the Cottonwood's drifting around you can count on the shad being in town. If you like shad, you can book Luke, Ben or Andrew on the Feather and/or Lower Sac. Colin's been on Hat Creek and Fall River. Hat's been hot and cold for both of us but Fall River's been red hot for Colin. Brian's been on the Lower Sac and had mixed results with a good day recently. Give the big river some time to settle down and it should come back into shape. Flow changes have impacted fishing but they're supposed to stabilize in the next week or two. Consistency should improve fishing. The Upper Sac flows are still a bit high which makes the fishing and wading tough. Flows are dropping and trips will be a safe bet in a week or two. It's game on just about everywhere.