530 Outfitters Fly Fishing Guides Our friends at 530 Outfitters have a super sweet summer special upcoming. This is fishing you can only get in Nor Cal. From 530 Outfitters: Like every year, we’re...
LCO Staff reports on May 31, 2026 Another successful surf clinic in the books! We had a gaggle of anglers out to Crissy Field last Sunday casting switch rods and shooting heads and finding fish hun...
Happy Nguyen reports on May 25th, 2026 The American River shad run is in full force right now, and we’re officially in peak season. If you’ve been thinking about getting out, this is the time to ...
Matt "Gilligan" Koles reports on May 24th, 2026 Solid fishing all up and down the Truckee River. Good flows just about everywhere on the river. Big still below Boca and down into Reno. Like, you m...
Jarrett Coons of Sierra Mountain Trout reports on May 24th, 2026 Lake Elev.- 6778.2 Surface Temp- 57*F+- It didn’t take long for the fish Crowley Fish Foundation plants to get out into the lake.We’...
Captain Bryce Tedford reports on May 24th, 2026 Delta Fishing Report: A change of season is coming to the Delta! Spring striper season is winding down & water temperatures are winding up, that...
Riley Renick of Wild Waters Fly Fishing reports on May 26th, 2026 McCloud The McCloud is firing on all cylinders — and the word is out. Fish population in the McCloud this year seems to be very h...
Johnny Feaster reports on May 26th, 2026 Putah Creek & Lake Berryessa Fishing Report By Local Guide Johnny Feaster Lake Berryessa Water Temps: 72-78°F (surface) Depth: Fish holding around 9-1...
Capatain Ben Thompson reports on May 27th, 2026 Lower Yuba report: The flow gauge on the river is currently down, but the current scheduled release from Lake Englebright is 2,034 cfs as of today...
Captain Gregg Holland reports on May 26th, 2026 The moon has finally worked around to give us good morning tides on the Bay. The stripers this season are some of the best grade I've seen in many ye...
Matth Heron reports on March 22nd, 2026 This week’s fly fishing report covers the Truckee River (CA), Little Truckee River, Truckee River (Nevada Side). Conditions are reported from the perspective...
Johnny Feaster reports on March 20th, 2026 Lake Berryessa Water Temps: 65-70°F (surface) Depth: Fish holding around 9-15 feet Leader Length: 6–9 ft leaders have been most effective Primary Method...
Riley Renick of Wild Waters Fly Fishing reports of March 19th, 2026 Spring Fishing Report – Wild Waters Fly Fishing Here at Wild Waters, it’s time to put away the steelhead rods and dust off the 5...
Captain Bryce Tedford reports on March 18th, 2026 Happy end to winter & welcome to spring 2026 Just took a much needed month off for the holidays & to get the 2026 season in order. Just cou...
Captain Ben Thompson reports on March 19th, 2026 Lower Yuba River Report: I got to run some trips on the Yuba after it cleaned up and got into fishable shape after the Colgate pipe bursting upstre...
Captain Ben Thompson reports on February 13th, 2026 The last few weeks have been pretty awesome on the Yuba. Pretty consistent skwala action with a few steelhead thrown into the mix have made for ...
Lost Coast Outfitters reports on February 13th, 2026 The pulse flows are over for now and the fish are around! The river has returned to its low and clear state, running around 300 CFS out of Lewis...
Jarett Coons of Sierra Mountain Trout Guides reports on February 13th, 2026 Lower Owens Flow- 100 CFSWater Temp 48*F +- Weather: it was t-shirt weather this week, with a little pressure change tha...
Captain Bryce Tedford reports on February 13th, 2026 CA Delta Fishing Report: Happy Winter 2026! Just completed a much needed month off for the holidays & to get my 2026 season in order. Just c...
Johnny Feaster reports on February 13th, 2026 Lake Berryessa Fishing Report - February 2026 By Local Guide Johnny FeasterWater Temps: 54–58°F (surface)Depth: fish holding around 30 feetLeader Lengt...
Matt Heron Reports on January 7th, 2026 Truckee River Fly Fishing Report Updated: 1/7/2026 This week’s fly fishing report covers the Truckee River (CA), Little Truckee River. Conditions are ...
Riley Renick of Wild Waters Fly Fishing reports on January 7th, 2026 It’s been an unusual start to the winter. Plenty of rain, very little snow. Between the holidays and blown out rivers, we have n...
LCO Staff Winter Fly Fishing Options You might think the middle of winter isn't the greatest time to go fly fishing, and if you live in Montana, you might be right. But, luckily, in California, we ...
LCO Staffer August Kennedy Reports on January 7th, 2026 Well, the flows are coming back up. The river is on the rise, and will most likely stay that way until February, when the river officially bl...
Fred Rowe of Sierra Bright Dot Fly Fishing Reports on December 4th, 2025 Fall is quickly looking like winter. Amazing how the trees leaves turned bright yellows and reds and how quickly the leaves ...
Riley Renick of Wild Waters Fly Fishing Reports on December 1st, 2025 We just wrapped up our last fall trips on the McCloud, Klamath, and Trinity. After a busyseason, the guides are finally getting...
Captain Patrick MacKenzie Reports on December 1st, 2025 Napa River: Clarity: 1-3ft Temp: 58-60F Fishing has been great this November - fewer numbers than early season, but quality fish. After nex...
Captain Bryce Tedford Reports on December 1st, 2025 Body of Water: California Delta Rating : Fair to Good Flows : Not Applicable Water Temps : 52-58 degrees Water clarity : clear to a bit off...
Captain Ben Thompson Reports on December 1st, 2025 The Lower Yuba is sitting around 1,025 cfs and has excellent clarity. Fishing has been good and sometimes excellent. Large midday BWO hatches o...
Matt "Gilligan" Koles Reports on December 1st, 2025 . Winter on the Truckee River, though it don't feel like it yet. Cold overnight lows, but mild afternoons. We do need some weather. Flows have r...
LCO Staff Reports on November 25th, 2025 Our own intrepid angler Augustus Kennedy III spent most of the last week on the Trinity River, flogging the water from sun up to sunset each day. Here's wha...
LCO Staff Reports on November 25th, 2025 It's late season on the Delta, but there's still time to get some bass thumb. November is big fish season on the Delta. Though the water and air temps are c...
Captain Ben Thompson Reports on November 8th, 2025 Lower Yuba Report: Flows have been sitting pretty steady at a little over 1,100 CFS, on the Lower Yuba. With salmon still around, eggs have be...
Captain Patrick Mackenzie reports on November 6th, 2025 Napa River Clarity - Off -2ft Temp: 64F Fishing has been good so far this season with good numbers of fish in San Pablo Bay Wildlife Re...
Captain Bryce Tedford Reports on November 6th, 2025 California Delta Fishing Report: The weather has been exceptional, but striper fishing has been a grind throughout Oct. Just had a storm come th...
Wild Waters Fly Fishing reports on November 7th, 2025 Fall Fishing Report — 11/7/25 Wild Waters Fly Fishing Fall has settled in. The most recent storm didn’t quite deliver what was forecasted, but ...
Lost Coast Outfitters Staff Reports on Halloween The World Series Bite is happening, even as the dastardly Dodgers are on the verge of defeat at the hands of the heroic Canadians. Air and water tem...
Captain Gregg Holland Reports on September 18th, 2025 The Bay is fishing well now with nice groups of bass passing through on their way to the Delta. The World Series bite is just around the corner...
Ben Thompson Reports on September 19th, 2025 Lower Yuba Report: Fall is upon us and the transitioning of the seasons is happening. Salmon are moving into the river and being seen daily. I have se...
Johnny Feaster Reports on September 19th, 2025 Putah CreekTarget Species: Rainbow TroutFishing Method: Nymphs with IndicatorLeader Length: 6 to 8 feetCFS: 300-400Fishing Overview: Flows have droppe...
Jarrett Coons of Sierra Mountain Trout Guide Reports on September 19th, 2025 The bite is still great on Crowley Lake. The days are comfortable and the mornings aregetting chilly. Most of the fish a...
Captain Bryce Tedford Reports on Septmeber 18th, 2025 Fall fishing is just starting to roll as water temperatures have been hovering above 70 degrees. With nearly 100 degree days, it’s been a mix o...
Jarett Coons of Sierra Mountain Trout Guides reports on August 22nd, 2025 Crowley lake Lake Elev.- 6766.8 Surface Temp. 66+- It’s a great time to be on Crowley! We’ve made it through the heat of su...
Lost Coast Outfitters crew reports on August 19th, 2025 The Trinity and Klamath are in excellent shape and putting out fresh summer steelhead right now. This is the time of year to fish Muddlers an...
LCO crew reports on August 18th, 2025 Mostly good things to report from da beach. Stripers have returned to Ocean Beach and Pacifica. It seems the water has finally warmed up after the coldest summ...
Johnny Feaster reports on August 15th, 2025 Lake Berryessa Water Temperature: 75-80Target Species: BassFishing Method: Top water and streamersLeader Length: 6 to 9 feetFishing overview: With the re...
Captain Bryce Tedford Reports on August 14th, 2025 August has been a bit of a grind. We've been finding good numbers of smaller fish, but not seeing many of the larger bass I have come to expect th...
Captain Gregg Holland Reports on August 14th, 2025 SF Bay is holding good numbers of stripers, both North & South Bay. We have been focusing on North Bay islands fishing the beaches and rocks. ...
