Lost Coast Outfitters reports on 5.4.17

The capturing continues to improve out in the salt. We’re hearing positive coastal reports from Monterey to Bolinas. Still mostly schoolie shakers but with a few larger fish showing up (especially for the gear guys). The last winter has completely remodeled our beaches, so the holes and troughs you fished last fall are likely not there anymore. However,...

Lost Coast Outfitters reports on 3.30.17

For those needed one last buzz before the end of an all too short steelfish season, the upper South Fork Eel and the Gualala will be in shape tomorrow. You may want to blow off work, it’s going to be a long summer of not steelhead fishing. 

The rest of us are reflecting on a season of blown out rivers and canceled trips, reminding ourselves that all the water...

Lost Coast Outfitters reports on 3.23.17

The coast dropped in nicely this weekend and the LCO crew got after it before (and during) the monsoons came. After a disappointing steelhead season, this was our last hope to get some steel before the end of the season and this time we did it right. 

Ben, our resident artist and Atlantic Salmon fly tier popped his steelhead cherry with a couple nice fish and...

Lost Coast Outfitters reports on 3.16.17

The coastal rivers are green right now and the season is over at the end of the month.

GO GET SOME!

The dry conditions are resulting in the only week-long window of fishing on the coast all season. A day here and day there is all we’ve had so far, and with March 31st approaching it’s time to go. We’ve heard good reports this week from the SF Eel and smaller...

The North Coast has been getting a lot of rain the past week. The rivers have peaked and are on the drop. The Smith will be fishable by Monday the rest will fall into shape later in the week provided the forecast is accurate. Next weekend could be one of your better shots to get out and fish. For those of you with flexible schedules, it will be sooner

Lost Coast Outfitters reports on 3.2.17

A few surf reports are trickling in. Surf perch are out there for the taking and the swell for the next few days will not exceed 2.7ft, which means manageable waves on the beaches. 

From Point Reyes to Monterey is all within striking distance for Bay anglers. You may even get into a few early stripers trying to escape the turbid bay. 

Lost Coast Outfitters reports on 3.2.17

Like we’ve seen all winter, when it finally looks like steelhead game-on, we’re due for another storm. 

Above is a graph of the South Fork of the Eel at Leggett. If you can get up there tomorrow you’ll find high, but fishable-ish, water. After that, the incoming precipitation will knock the Eel and most of the coastal rivers out again. 

The Smith and other...

Brandon Worthington reports on 3.2.17

With the amount of rain we have received these last few weeks my small Southern Oregon Coastal rivers are holding level and color well. It’s like the saturated soils are slowly letting go of the water and keeping flows really consistent. This week has been my best week yet with some really great fish to the net and plenty of hook ups. Still a few weeks left out...

2.23.2017

Finally, it looks like we could be fishing next weekend keep an eye on the flows and the weather but it looks like at least the Smith should fall into shape. More on this next week. 

Lost Coast Outfitters reports on 2.16.17

Here’s a couple of current graphs from the Trinity and Smith, though this describes the entire winter, with rivers almost dropping into shape just to blow out again. 

The Trinity above Douglas City continues to be in shape with a few fish around, and plenty of desperate anglers.

Wet conditions are predicted across Nor Cal for the next week, so we need to look...