Current River Conditions: Current release on the Lower Sacramneto is 8,500 cfs, increasing to 9500 cfs on Friday May 20th. Good hatches of golden stones, yellow sallies, PMD's, water color in Redding all the way down to Anderson is excellent.

The fishing has been great! Sometimes May can produce a few tough days on the Lower Sac, but this year is different. Although many rainbows are sitting on redds, spawning, we are easily finding eager fish taking flies in all the usual places. In the event you spot some rainbows holding in shallow water, go easy on them, they are probably producing the future of this great fishery! Top Fly Shop Guide Mike Parker reports in that Pat's Rubber Legs and Hogan's S&M have been his best flies lately.

Bridge News: All of the construction projects have finished their in-river work, so there are no longer hazards in the river at any of the bridges, and there are no longer flow-related boating restrictions anywhere on the river. Yeah!