Memorial Weekend Guide Notes Update
Bob Grace
Upper Sac 5/20
It’s dry fly season on the Upper Sac! Prolific hatches are happening in different areas. You can go to one place and see very few and then go to a new spot and there they are. Currently, it’s mostly mayflies, but the golden stones are just starting to show and some salmon flies are still fluttering about. Some small caddis, midges, termites, flying ants and craneflies are in the mix as well. The fish have really fattened up this month as they have been filling up on a variety of options. In the evenings, the fish are actively feeding at the surface and if presented right, will often hit aggressively. It’s hard to beat seeing a trout come up from the depths and inhale your fly. Today, I pursued a rising fish and got him to rise to my fly 3 times before I finally got the hook set. The last time was by slightly twitching my Golden Stone style Chubby Chernobyl. Fishing a stimulator or golden chubby chernobyl for a dry and a brush hog, duracell, or perdigon dropper is the way to go right now, or just keep it simple and fish a dry fly when the fish are rising. Great smaller flies (size 12-18) are parachute adams, flying ants, mayfly emergers, and mosquitoes. It’s shaping up to be a beautiful end of May!
