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Delivering some steelhead stoke on this Monday morning. New video up on YouTube link in profile. If you need help getting geared up to steelhead fish or need a guide come see us or DM and we can help you get the right gear. #shoplocal #keepemwet...

This is the time of the year I like to hop in my car and head north to go Steelheading. Planning the trip from afar can be daunting. I am going to share a few tools I use to plan my trip.

• Weather Forecast Discussion
  
• Low Flow Closure
• River Forecast Center
  
• Flows
  
• Weather Prediction Center
  
• Total Accumulated Precipitation
  
• Weather Forecast
  
• Climate Prediction

John Rickard reports on 4.19.18

The Coast

Whether you just can’t give up swinging the Spey rod, chasing steelhead or just love fishing on the coast, the Smith River is your bet. The river closes at the end of the month and is dropping into perfect shape for her last days of the season. Flows will be around 3000 this weekend. 

Still… chrome bright fish enter from the sea and charge upstream to spawn....

Rick Cox reports on 4.12.18

Smith, Rogue, and The Umpqua

Coastal Steelhead fishing is coming to an end, but it’s not over yet.  It’s Spring, we’ve been fishing in T-shirts and been fishing in Snow.  Last couple of weeks we spent days on the Smith, the Rogue system, and the Umpqua rivers.

Some upriver fish are still being caught but the end is near. It’s been a very good year for us on the coast,...

Rick Cox reports on 3.29.18

Klamath and Rogue River

Still finding steelhead as we charge up and down the coast and throughout Southern Oregon. Surprisingly some of the biggest fish make their charge up into the coastal rivers now and you have the chance of getting into a fish of a lifetime. Further inland you can find fish on the upper reaches of the Klamath and Rogue Rivers. This has been an...

Fishing the North Coast reports on 3.1.18

Storms breathe new life into steelhead rivers

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Following a dry and unseasonably warm first half of February, there is finally some good news to report – widespread rain and heavy mountain snowfall are imminent across nearly all of California. For the North Coast, weather models are indicating above normal precipitation in the coming weeks,...

Kenny Priest at Fishing the North Coast Reports on 2.15.2018

While the lack of rain has most steelhead anglers singing the blues, there are however, a few bright spots. Especially if you like to throw on a pair of waders and head to the river bar. The Mad River is probably as good now as it’s been all season. With plenty of bank access, it’s probably the best steelhead option at the moment. The...

Kenny Priest at Fishing the North Coast Reports on 2.8.2018

This past weekend saw all of our coastal steelhead rivers turn some shade of green – some emerald and some olive. Condition-wise, it was probably the best we’ve had this season. But pristine conditions only last so long. And now as we go another week deeper into a disheartening dry spell, some rivers are getting too low to drift and too...

LCO Reports on 1.26.2018

It looks like North Coast Rivers Could start pulling into shape by next weekend with the more southern rivers coming into shape as this early as Sat or Sunday. 

The rain models we show are crushing Washington and Oregon while just hitting the northwest of CA. 

LCO Reports on 1.18.18

Smith River Flow Predictions

On the far north coast, the rivers have already received the bulk of their rain while the more southern river are about get hit with a larger dose of rain Sunday evening. If you had a river that cleared really quick or could handle a lot of rain, it may be worth checking out. Largely the prognosis in blown out. Keep an eye on the weather patterns...