upper-sacramento-river

Upper Sacramento River is a river in California.

It ranks #2 among the 17 waters of California in the registry, and is of national prominence.

Its official name is Sacramento River.

Also called Upper Sac.

Fished for trout.

Species: rainbow trout and brown trout.

USGS GNIS record: 1654949.

It shares a watercourse with Lower Sacramento River, California.

Stretches: Box Canyon and Dunsmuir.

Access points: Dog Creek and Sims Flat.

Cantara (access). It is fishable. Site of the 1991 Cantara Loop derailment; pocket water and pools; a mile of gravel road from Cantara Street. Also called Cantara Loop.

It is upstream of Dunsmuir.

It is downstream of Ney Springs.

Lower Conant (access). It is fishable. One of two Conant access points.

It is upstream of Flume Creek.

It is downstream of Upper Conant.

Upper Conant (access). It is fishable. One of two Conant access points.

It is upstream of Lower Conant.

It is downstream of Sweetbriar.

Castella (access). It is fishable. USFS picnic/camping area with river trail.

It is upstream of Sweetbriar.

It is downstream of Soda Creek.

Dunsmuir City Park (access). It is fishable.

It is on the stretch Dunsmuir.

McCardle Flat (access). It is fishable. Left fork to parking and an extended stretch; right fork ends at a large pool about 100 yards away.

It is upstream of Delta.

It is downstream of LaMoine.

Mossbrae Falls (feature). It is fishable. Cold-water source; reached from Dunsmuir (Prospect Avenue) at low flows only.

Ney Springs (access). It is fishable. Windy gravel road to a picnic area; runs and pocket water up, very long pool down; about a quarter mile to Cantara.

It is upstream of Cantara.

It is downstream of Box Canyon.

Pollard Flat (access). It is fishable. Paved road to picnic area; some pools reached by walking the railroad bridge downriver.

It is upstream of LaMoine.

It is downstream of Gipson.

Shotgun Creek (access). It is fishable. Dirt road off I-5; deep pools, rocky shoreline.

It is upstream of Gipson.

It is downstream of Sims Flat.

Soda Creek (access). It is fishable. Bridge crossing; pocket water and runs above and below.

It is upstream of Castella.

It is downstream of Dunsmuir.

Sweetbriar (access). It is fishable. Sweetbriar Bridge; water above and a long run below.

It is upstream of Upper Conant.

It is downstream of Castella.

Delta (access). It is fishable. Vollmers exit; bass and Shasta Lake trout water.

It is upstream of Dog Creek.

It is downstream of McCardle Flat.

Flume Creek (access). It is fishable. Two access points; river narrows between large rocks about a quarter mile below the creek mouth.

It is upstream of Sims Flat.

It is downstream of Lower Conant.

Gipson (access). It is fishable. Broad parking used by rail workers; riprap and deep water limit wading.

It is upstream of Pollard Flat.

It is downstream of Shotgun Creek.

LaMoine (access). It is fishable. Long slow stretches; bass begin to appear.

It is upstream of McCardle Flat.

It is downstream of Pollard Flat.

Sourced from 3 independent fly sites.

Sources: CalFlyFisher, ecoangler.com, gbflycasters.org, ggacc.org, The Perfect Fly Store and switchfisher.com.

Access, closures and rules change; check with the state agency before you go.