Hat Creek · Weekly report
Hat Creek fishing report
Current conditions in brief
As of November 5, 2026: There's still no new shop report for Hat Creek since October 20. The upstream gauge is steady near 110 CFS with 44–47°F water. Expect BWOs and midges in the flats and October Caddis in the riffles. Fish a small dry with a size 18 or smaller nymph dropper, and avoid spawning browns near Powerhouse 2.
Conditions
- Flow: About 108–112 CFS all week on the USGS gauge on upper Hat Creek. That gauge sits well above the wild trout water, so read it as a trend, not a Powerhouse 2 number.
- Water temp: About 44–47°F at the same gauge, unchanged from last week.
- Bugs: BWOs and midges in the flats. October Caddis should be in the riffles, but I don't have a fresh report confirming it.
Read this week's full report: Hat Creek Fishing Report – Quiet Week, Fish Small
Hat Creek questions this week
Is the Hat Creek fishing well right now?
As of November 5, 2026: Honestly, there's very little new on Hat Creek. The most recent shop report is still from October 20, so this one is built on the gauge, the forecast, and how Hat usually fishes in early November. Flows and water temps have been rock-steady, and the warm, dry afternoons this week should make for…
All Hat Creek reports
- Hat Creek Fishing Report – Quiet Week, Fish Small ()
- 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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