Hat Creek - Upper - CA

Vanessa and Tyler Tilcock of Redding with a nice stringer of trout caught at the Free Kid's Fishing Day. These were Vanessa's first fish caught ever. Photo courtesy of Amanda Simmons.

The fishing has been good with only limited fishing pressure on the creek.

Hat Creek is producing some nice Brook Trout

Colorful Hat Creek brook trout caught and released while fishing near Old Station, Shasta County. CDFW regularly plants Hat Creek during the general trout season in California.