Hat Creek

Type: Spring creek, California (West)
Designation: Wild Trout Water
USGS gauges: 1 live
Guides: 3 name it
Shops: 1 nearby

Today on the Hat Creek

Good: Good conditions: fish normally

Flow now: 111 ft³/s
Vs normal for Nov 5: Below normal
Water temp: 45.9°F (7.7°C)
Trend: Steady over 24 h
Last reading: Nov 5, 12:00 PM PST

At HAT C NR HAT CREEK CA (USGS 11355500) Provisional USGS data

Hat Creek is a spring creek in California, listed as Wild Trout Water by California Department of Fish and Wildlife / California Fish and Game Commission.

More about the Hat Creek

1 USGS gauge on the water reports flow. 3 guides and 1 shop nearby are listed here; the nearest destination hub is Redding & the Lower Sacramento.

Updated 5 Nov 2026 · Sources: Designated Wild Trout Waters (Fish and Game Commission), USGS Water Data

Lassen Peak reflected in upper Hat Creek, with autumn meadow grass and conifers — Photo credit
Upper Hat Creek below Lassen Peak, Lassen Volcanic National Park. Photo: NPS / Lassen Volcanic National Park, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Where it is

Hat Creek is a spring creek in California. Our destination hub Redding & the Lower Sacramento lists it among its waters, 49 mi away in a straight line.

Flow now at the gauge

HAT C NR HAT CREEK CA

USGS 11355500

Good: Good conditions: fish normally

If you're fishing for trout here: 45.9°F now, 47.1°F at most in 24 hours: under CDFW's 67°F line. California Department of Fish and Wildlife
Flow 111 ft³/s: below normal for Nov 5, over 77 years of USGS record. U.S. Geological Survey
Cold water, 45.9°F. NWS: cold shock is dangerous at 50-60°F and colder; “Always wear a life jacket in and around the water.” National Weather Service

What the agencies suggest

Carry a stream thermometer. Carry a pocket thermometer to monitor water temperature National Park Service

General guidance from the readings and the published lines named above, not a fishing forecast. Local rules and closures come first.

Discharge: 111 ft³/s
Gauge height: 2.16 ft
Water temp: 45.9°F (7.7°C)

Reading Nov 5, 12:00 PM PST · provisional USGS data

Below normal for Nov 5 Steady · 24 h

Discharge · last 7 days

Discharge, about hourly
Latest: 111 ft³/s at Nov 5, 12:00 PM PST

USGS provisional data may be revised. Source: USGS Water Data API continuous values.

View data as a table

Discharge, last 7 days: readings, about hourly, newest first. USGS provisional data may be revised. Missing hours or days are not filled in.
Time	Discharge (ft³/s)	Gauge height (ft)	Water temp (°F)
Nov 5, 12:00 PM PST	111	2.16	45.9
Nov 5, 11:00 AM PST	110	2.15	45
Nov 5, 10:00 AM PST	110	2.15	44.2
Nov 5, 9:00 AM PST	108	2.14	43.7
Nov 5, 8:00 AM PST	111	2.16	43.5
Nov 5, 7:00 AM PST	110	2.15	43.5
Nov 5, 6:00 AM PST	110	2.15	43.7
Nov 5, 5:00 AM PST	111	2.16	43.9
Nov 5, 4:00 AM PST	110	2.15	43.9
Nov 5, 3:00 AM PST	110	2.15	44.1
Nov 5, 2:00 AM PST	111	2.16	44.2
Nov 5, 1:00 AM PST	110	2.15	44.4
Nov 5, 12:00 AM PST	110	2.15	44.6
Nov 4, 11:00 PM PST	110	2.15	45
Nov 4, 10:00 PM PST	110	2.15	45.1
Nov 4, 9:00 PM PST	110	2.15	45.5
Nov 4, 8:00 PM PST	110	2.15	45.7
Nov 4, 7:00 PM PST	110	2.15	45.9
Nov 4, 6:00 PM PST	110	2.15	46.2
Nov 4, 5:00 PM PST	110	2.15	46.6
Nov 4, 4:00 PM PST	111	2.16	46.9
Nov 4, 3:00 PM PST	110	2.15	47.1
Nov 4, 2:00 PM PST	111	2.16	46.9
Nov 4, 1:00 PM PST	112	2.17	46.6
Nov 4, 12:00 PM PST	111	2.16	46
Nov 4, 11:00 AM PST	111	2.16	45.5
Nov 4, 10:00 AM PST	110	2.15	45.1
Nov 4, 9:00 AM PST	111	2.16	45
Nov 4, 8:00 AM PST	111	2.16	45
Nov 4, 7:00 AM PST	110	2.15	44.8
Nov 4, 6:00 AM PST	110	2.15	45
Nov 4, 5:00 AM PST	110	2.15	45
Nov 4, 4:00 AM PST	111	2.16	45
Nov 4, 3:00 AM PST	111	2.16	45
Nov 4, 2:00 AM PST	110	2.15	45
Nov 4, 1:00 AM PST	110	2.15	45
Nov 4, 12:00 AM PST	111	2.16	45.1
Nov 3, 11:00 PM PST	111	2.16	45.3
Nov 3, 10:00 PM PST	110	2.15	45.5
Nov 3, 9:00 PM PST	111	2.16	45.5
Nov 3, 8:00 PM PST	110	2.15	45.7
Nov 3, 7:00 PM PST	111	2.16	45.7
Nov 3, 6:00 PM PST	111	2.16	45.7
Nov 3, 5:00 PM PST	111	2.16	45.9
Nov 3, 4:00 PM PST	111	2.16	46
Nov 3, 3:00 PM PST	110	2.15	46
Nov 3, 2:00 PM PST	111	2.16	45.9
Nov 3, 1:00 PM PST	111	2.16	45.7
Nov 3, 12:00 PM PST	110	2.15	45.5
Nov 3, 11:00 AM PST	110	2.15	45.3
Nov 3, 10:00 AM PST	111	2.16	45
Nov 3, 9:00 AM PST	111	2.16	44.6
Nov 3, 8:00 AM PST	110	2.15	44.2
Nov 3, 7:00 AM PST	110	2.15	44.2
Nov 3, 6:00 AM PST	110	2.15	44.2
Nov 3, 5:00 AM PST	110	2.15	44.2
Nov 3, 4:00 AM PST	111	2.16	44.4
Nov 3, 3:00 AM PST	111	2.16	44.6
Nov 3, 2:00 AM PST	110	2.15	44.8
Nov 3, 1:00 AM PST	110	2.15	45
Nov 3, 12:00 AM PST	110	2.15	45.1
Nov 2, 11:00 PM PST	110	2.15	45.3
Nov 2, 10:00 PM PST	110	2.15	45.5
Nov 2, 9:00 PM PST	110	2.15	45.7
Nov 2, 8:00 PM PST	111	2.16	45.9
Nov 2, 7:00 PM PST	111	2.16	46
Nov 2, 6:00 PM PST	110	2.15	46.2
Nov 2, 5:00 PM PST	111	2.16	46.4
Nov 2, 4:00 PM PST	110	2.15	46.8
Nov 2, 3:00 PM PST	110	2.15	46.8
Nov 2, 2:00 PM PST	112	2.17	46.8
Nov 2, 1:00 PM PST	110	2.15	46.4
Nov 2, 12:00 PM PST	111	2.16	46
Nov 2, 11:00 AM PST	110	2.15	45.3
Nov 2, 10:00 AM PST	111	2.16	44.8
Nov 2, 9:00 AM PST	110	2.15	44.2
Nov 2, 8:00 AM PST	108	2.14	43.9
Nov 2, 7:00 AM PST	110	2.15	43.9
Nov 2, 6:00 AM PST	110	2.15	43.9
Nov 2, 5:00 AM PST	110	2.15	43.9
Nov 2, 4:00 AM PST	110	2.15	43.9
Nov 2, 3:00 AM PST	108	2.14	43.9
Nov 2, 2:00 AM PST	110	2.15	43.9
Nov 2, 1:00 AM PST	108	2.14	43.9
Nov 2, 12:00 AM PST	108	2.14	44.1
Nov 1, 11:00 PM PST	108	2.14	44.2
Nov 1, 10:00 PM PST	108	2.14	44.4
Nov 1, 9:00 PM PST	108	2.14	44.6
Nov 1, 8:00 PM PST	108	2.14	45
Nov 1, 7:00 PM PST	108	2.14	45.3
Nov 1, 6:00 PM PST	108	2.14	45.7
Nov 1, 5:00 PM PST	110	2.15	46
Nov 1, 4:00 PM PST	108	2.14	46.6
Nov 1, 3:00 PM PST	110	2.15	46.8
Nov 1, 2:00 PM PST	110	2.15	46.6
Nov 1, 1:00 PM PST	112	2.17	46.4
Nov 1, 12:00 PM PST	112	2.17	45.9
Nov 1, 11:00 AM PST	112	2.17	45.1
Nov 1, 10:00 AM PST	112	2.17	44.4
Nov 1, 9:00 AM PST	111	2.16	44.1
Nov 1, 8:00 AM PST	111	2.16	43.9
Nov 1, 7:00 AM PST	112	2.17	43.9
Nov 1, 6:00 AM PST	112	2.17	44.1
Nov 1, 5:00 AM PST	112	2.17	44.2
Nov 1, 4:00 AM PST	111	2.16	44.2
Nov 1, 3:00 AM PST	112	2.17	44.4
Nov 1, 2:00 AM PST	111	2.16	44.6
Nov 1, 1:00 AM PST	112	2.17	44.6
Nov 1, 1:00 AM PDT	111	2.16	44.8
Nov 1, 12:00 AM PDT	111	2.16	45
Oct 31, 11:00 PM PDT	112	2.17	45
Oct 31, 10:00 PM PDT	112	2.17	45.1
Oct 31, 9:00 PM PDT	112	2.17	45.1
Oct 31, 8:00 PM PDT	112	2.17	45.3
Oct 31, 7:00 PM PDT	112	2.17	45.5
Oct 31, 6:00 PM PDT	112	2.17	45.7
Oct 31, 5:00 PM PDT	111	2.16	45.9
Oct 31, 4:00 PM PDT	111	2.16	46
Oct 31, 3:00 PM PDT	112	2.17	46
Oct 31, 2:00 PM PDT	111	2.16	46
Oct 31, 1:00 PM PDT	112	2.17	45.7
Oct 31, 12:00 PM PDT	112	2.17	45.3
Oct 31, 11:00 AM PDT	112	2.17	44.8
Oct 31, 10:00 AM PDT	111	2.16	44.4
Oct 31, 9:00 AM PDT	112	2.17	44.1
Oct 31, 8:00 AM PDT	111	2.16	44.1
Oct 31, 7:00 AM PDT	111	2.16	44.1
Oct 31, 6:00 AM PDT	111	2.16	44.1
Oct 31, 5:00 AM PDT	112	2.17	44.2
Oct 31, 4:00 AM PDT	111	2.16	44.2
Oct 31, 3:00 AM PDT	111	2.16	44.4
Oct 31, 2:00 AM PDT	111	2.16	44.4
Oct 31, 1:00 AM PDT	111	2.16	44.6
Oct 31, 12:00 AM PDT	110	2.15	44.6
Oct 30, 11:00 PM PDT	110	2.15	44.8
Oct 30, 10:00 PM PDT	110	2.15	45.1
Oct 30, 9:00 PM PDT	111	2.16	45.3
Oct 30, 8:00 PM PDT	112	2.17	45.7
Oct 30, 7:00 PM PDT	112	2.17	46
Oct 30, 6:00 PM PDT	112	2.17	46.4
Oct 30, 5:00 PM PDT	112	2.17	46.8
Oct 30, 4:00 PM PDT	112	2.17	47.1
Oct 30, 3:00 PM PDT	111	2.16	47.3
Oct 30, 2:00 PM PDT	112	2.17	46.8
Oct 30, 1:00 PM PDT	112	2.17	46.2
Oct 30, 12:00 PM PDT	111	2.16	45.5
Oct 30, 11:00 AM PDT	111	2.16	44.8
Oct 30, 10:00 AM PDT	111	2.16	44.2
Oct 30, 9:00 AM PDT	111	2.16	44.1
Oct 30, 8:00 AM PDT	111	2.16	43.9
Oct 30, 7:00 AM PDT	111	2.16	43.9
Oct 30, 6:00 AM PDT	112	2.17	43.9
Oct 30, 5:00 AM PDT	111	2.16	43.9
Oct 30, 4:00 AM PDT	111	2.16	44.1
Oct 30, 3:00 AM PDT	111	2.16	44.2
Oct 30, 2:00 AM PDT	111	2.16	44.2
Oct 30, 1:00 AM PDT	112	2.17	44.4
Oct 30, 12:00 AM PDT	111	2.16	44.6
Oct 29, 11:00 PM PDT	112	2.17	44.8
Oct 29, 10:00 PM PDT	111	2.16	45.1
Oct 29, 9:00 PM PDT	112	2.17	45.3
Oct 29, 8:00 PM PDT	112	2.17	45.7
Oct 29, 7:00 PM PDT	111	2.16	46
Oct 29, 6:00 PM PDT	111	2.16	46.4
Oct 29, 5:00 PM PDT	112	2.17	46.8
Oct 29, 4:00 PM PDT	112	2.17	46.8
Oct 29, 3:00 PM PDT	111	2.16	46.8
Oct 29, 2:00 PM PDT	112	2.17	46.4
Oct 29, 1:30 PM PDT	112	2.17	46

What this level means general guidance

Normal for Nov 5: 114–146 ft³/s (middle half of 77 years of record). Now: 111 ft³/s, below normal.

Below normal for this date. 111 ft³/s is between the 10th and 25th percentiles of daily mean flow for Nov 5 at this gauge over 77 years of record: 10th 86.8, 25th 114, median 125, 75th 146, 90th 167 ft³/s.

Daily means on record for Nov 5: lowest 73 ft³/s, highest 192 ft³/s.

Classes as USGS labels them (hyswap: flow categories (WDFN_stats schema) (U.S. Geological Survey) ); percentiles from the USGS daily statistics (U.S. Geological Survey) (approved daily means; the reading is provisional and instantaneous).

Steady over 24 hours (+0% discharge). Rising or falling means a change of more than 10% in discharge (or 0.2 ft of gauge height) over 24 hours; our rule of thumb, not a USGS class.

The National Weather Service has no flood-stage gauge here, so no official flood category is shown.

Conditions for fishing general guidance

Water temperature for trout, salmon and steelhead

Under CDFW's 67°F line. Water 45.9°F now; the highest in the last 24 hours was 47.1°F. That is not over the 67°F CDFW uses for its voluntary “Hoot Owl” watchlist: “Sustained afternoon water temperatures exceeding 67 degrees Fahrenheit for trout fisheries could trigger additions to the list.” Water warms in the afternoon; check again later in the day.
CDFW Recommends “Hoot Owl” Practices for Fishing Inland Waters During Drought (15 July 2022) (California Department of Fish and Wildlife)

Species

This gauge is on our page for Hat Creek, but no agency page we read lists its species.

Safety

Cold water. Water 45.9°F. NWS: “Cold shock can be just as severe and dangerous from water temperatures of 50-60°F (10-15°C) as it is from water at 35°F (2°C).” “Always wear a life jacket in and around the water.”
Cold Water Hazards and Safety (National Weather Service)
Turn Around Don't Drown. “A mere 6 inches of fast-moving flood water can knock over an adult.” No flow number makes a crossing safe; if in doubt, stay out.
Turn Around Don't Drown (National Weather Service)

Guidance from the readings above and the published thresholds named with each line; not a fishing forecast, a safety guarantee or a statement about access. Local rules and closures come first.

Open the USGS gauge page

Checked Nov 5, 12:28 PM PST; readings refresh at most every 15 minutes and statistics daily. Provisional USGS data can be revised. Conditions change: re-check before you go. This is general guidance, not a fishing forecast, a safety guarantee or a statement about access.

Reading the gauges…

Check any river's flow

Follow Hat Creek for flow alerts

Pick one of its USGS gauges and hear from us when the flow moves into or out of its usual range for the date, or crosses a flow you set. We check the public USGS reading every 2 hours and email only when it crosses, at most once every 6 hours. Flow alone is not a fishing forecast or a safety call.

Follow this water

Signed in: one step. Otherwise we email a confirmation link first. Every alert has one-click links to stop it.

Where to fish

Start from the agency's public access map. Nothing on this page grants or implies access: check the agency map, posted signs and landowner permission before you fish.

Nothing on this page grants or implies access.

CDFW Fishing Guide map

Hat Creek on the map

Gauges, shops and guides within 40 miles

Restrooms Access map

Map of Hat Creek with 1 USGS gauge.

Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors · OpenFreeMap · © OpenMapTiles

Restrooms near Hat Creek

Restrooms within 2 miles of Hat Creek in a straight line, nearest first, with what anglers found when they went. The map says a restroom is there, not whether it is clean or open today.

Skip the map; every place is in the list below

Map of 2 restrooms near Hat Creek, numbered as in the list, with the water’s point marked.

Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors · OpenFreeMap · © OpenMapTiles

Restroom
0.3 mi away in a straight line
- Public (mapped)
Not rated yet — be the first to tell other anglers if it's clean.
Directions
We don't know yet: is it clean? · flush or vault? · free? · step-free? — tell other anglers: show the questions
- Is it clean?
- Flush or vault?
- Free?
- Step-free?
Mapped on OpenStreetMap · see or fix it on the map
Restroom
1.3 mi away in a straight line
Not rated yet — be the first to tell other anglers if it's clean.
Directions
We don't know yet: is it clean? · flush or vault? · free? · open to everyone? · step-free? — tell other anglers: show the questions
- Is it clean?
- Flush or vault?
- Free?
- Open to everyone?
- Step-free?
Mapped on OpenStreetMap · see or fix it on the map

Restroom locations and map details: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database License, read Oct 24, 2026. Ratings, answers and photos are members' own; who shared them is never shown, and every photo is reviewed before it appears. Visits older than 18 months no longer count. Distances are straight-line miles, not driving. Nothing here grants access to private land. Community guidelines.

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Regulations

Seasons, limits, special regulations and closures for each reach are on the agency pages below. Read them before you go.

Official designation: Wild Trout Water

Each comes from the agency's own published list; where the list names a reach it is quoted. A designation applies to the listed reach, not necessarily the whole water. Listed in the finder under trout.

Wild Trout Water
On the Designated Wild Trout Waters (Fish and Game Commission) list (California Department of Fish and Wildlife / California Fish and Game Commission, read 2026-10-16). All waters with this designation
- from Lake Britton upstream to Hat No. 2 powerhouse

The water on the map

Measured from the NHDPlus High Resolution (flowlines and waterbodies) (U.S. Geological Survey, read 2026-11-04) for this water’s own mapped feature. Rounded figures; they describe the channel, not today’s conditions.

Length: 48.7 mi (46 in CA)
Drains: 234 sq mi
Drop: 3,564 ft · 73.2 ft/mi
Flows into: Pit River
Watershed: Lower Pit

Public land along it

Areas the Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), public access (U.S. Geological Survey, Gap Analysis Project, read 2026-11-05) lists as owned or held in easement and open to the public, crossed by the mapped channel. Boundaries are mapped, not surveyed. Nothing on this page grants or implies access: check the agency map, posted signs and landowner permission before you fish.

16.8 of 46 mi on public land

Lassen National ForestForest Service · 13.3 mi
Lassen Volcanic National ParkNational Park Service · 3.4 mi
Applegate Field OfficeBureau of Land Management · 0.2 mi

Nothing on this page grants or implies access.

Stocking records

From the agency’s own records (Fish Planting Schedule, California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), read 2026-11-04), listed as Hat Creek Middle (Shasta County); Hat Creek Upper (Shasta County). Check the agency for this season.

Past stockings, not a schedule

2026: Trout in Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug (27 stockings).

Agency records

Guides and shops near Hat Creek

Listings marked Unclaimed are built from open map records and the business's own website: confirm licensing, rates, dates and hours directly.

3 guides name it on their website

Guides

Cast & Drift Fly Fishing
Cottonwood, CA · 48 mi
Beginners & lessons · Lodge packages · Sacramento & Pit
- Unclaimed
- Veteran-owned
Names this water
View guide
AF
Ac Fly Fishing
Redding, CA · 50 mi
Wade trips · Spey & two-handed · Sacramento & McCloud
- Unclaimed
Names this water
View guide
MoJoBella Fly Fishing®
Redding, CA · 51 mi
Walk-and-wade · Drift boat · Sacramento & McCloud
- Unclaimed
Names this water
View guide

All California guides

1 shop nearby

SA
Shasta Angler & Intermountain Marine
Fall River Mills, CA
Fishing shop
- Unclaimed
View shop

All California shops

Species and hatches

The hatch and season chart for this water's region.

When the bugs come off

Regional hatch months: California

12 hatches charted for the region, not measured on this water. From California Fly Fisher (secondary sources: an angling organisation or magazine, not an agency).

January: no charted hatch
February: no charted hatch
March: no charted hatch
April: 1 charted hatch
May: 7 charted hatches
June: 11 charted hatches
July: 10 charted hatches
August: 7 charted hatches
September: 5 charted hatches
October: 3 charted hatches
November: 1 charted hatch
December: no charted hatch

American grannom (April to September) · Golden stonefly (May to July) · Green drake (May to July) · Pale morning dun (May to August) · Saddle-case caddis (May to September) · Salmonfly (May to June) · and 6 more on the chart

California hatch chart

Plan your stay

Fishing lodges nearby

All lodges

Hat Creek Lodge
Old Station, California
Fishing lodge · 1.1 mi
- Unclaimed
Hat Creek Hereford Ranch RV Park & Campground
Hat Creek, California
RV park · 8.9 mi
- Unclaimed

Getting there

RDD · Redding · 47 mi straight-lineFlights (opens in a new tab)
TKF · Truckee · 116 mi straight-lineFlights (opens in a new tab)
RNO · Reno · 120 mi straight-lineFlights (opens in a new tab)

About this

Miles are straight-line distances, not drive times.
Airports: scheduled passenger service, from OurAirports (public domain) (2026-11-04).
Lodges are listed when their own website talks about fishing. Prices and availability are the lodge's own.

Redding & the Lower Sacramento

Redding & the Lower Sacramento lists Hat Creek among its waters, but the hub's centre is 49 miles away in a straight line, so the trip planner builds a trip around the water itself: the guides and shops listed within 40 miles of it, its gauges and its nearest towns and airports.

Lists this water · 49 mi away

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Gear checklist

A practical checklist for fly fishing small mountain trout streams: a short 3–4 weight rod, light line, a few buoyant dries and simple wet-wading gear, with estimated prices and where to buy.

An angler stands on a boulder at the edge of a fast forest stream and fishes the run

Small mountain streams

7′6″–8′6″ rod, 3–4 weight, floating line · Brook, cutthroat, rainbow and brown trout

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Videos for this water (5)

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Seams, shelves and soft water, shown on real rivers.

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How I Learned to Read Water (Fly Fishing)Embedded from YouTube · Mad River Outfitters · not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear. Watch on YouTube
How To Read The Water with Tom RosenbauerEmbedded from YouTube · The New Fly Fisher · not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear. Watch on YouTube
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Indicator rigs, depth and detecting the take.

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90° Nymph RigEmbedded from YouTube · Huge Fly Fisherman · not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear. Watch on YouTube
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A water page organises discovery. It does not assert public access, legal access, current fish presence, guide availability or fishing conditions.

Flows, gauge statistics and flood stages come from USGS and the National Weather Service when the page is shown. Regulations, stocking, species and season statements link to the agency that publishes them; this page copies only the species names and the quoted sentences. Guide and shop listings come from the Legendary directories. Position: the USGS gauge HAT C NR HAT CREEK CA. Water type is our own classification.