Hat Creek · Weekly report
Hat Creek fishing report
Current conditions in brief
As of October 29, 2026: Hat Creek is quiet, with no shop update since October 20. The upstream gauge holds about 110–120 CFS and the water is cooling. Expect BWOs and midges in the flats and Powerhouse 2 riffle. Fish a small dry with a size 18 or smaller nymph dropper, or size 18–22 Adams and Baetis dries.
Conditions
- Flow: About 110–120 CFS, steady all week. That's the USGS gauge on upper Hat Creek, well above the wild trout water, so treat it as a trend, not a Powerhouse 2 number.
- Water temp: About 44–47°F at the same gauge, a degree or so colder than last week.
- Bugs: BWOs and midges. October Caddis should be showing in the upper riffles about now, but I don't have a fresh report confirming it.
Read this week's full report: Hat Creek Fishing Report – Small Bugs, Colder Water
Hat Creek questions this week
Is the Hat Creek fishing well right now?
As of October 29, 2026: There's not much new on Hat Creek this week. The latest shop report is still from 10/20, so this report leans on the gauge, the weather and how Hat usually fishes heading into November. That report pointed to BWO and midge hatches in the flats and around the Powerhouse 2 riffle, with October Caddis…
All Hat Creek reports
- Hat Creek Fishing Report – Small Bugs, Colder Water ()
- Hat Creek Fishing Report – BWOs, Midges and Frosty Mornings ()
- Hat Creek Fishing Report – Cold Spring Water, Fall BWOs and Pre-Spawn Browns ()
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