Dave Neal of Reel Adventures Guide Service reports on May 27th, 2025 The Lower Sac is back! Fishing has much improved these past few weeks on the Big River. We are finally seeing some good b...
530 Outfitters Reports on 5.8.2024 McCloud River: The McCloud River has started off with a bang and the color of the river is looking like the normal McCloud we are accustomed to. Late April and ea...
Nor Cal Trout Fishing - July 2023 Truckee River: The Truckee has been fishing consistently throughout the summer! Both water color and temperature have been stellar. Flows were a little high ear...
AC Fly Fishing Reports on 9.20.20 Lower Sacramento River The Lower Sac - As many of you know, Fall is one of our favorite times of year to fish the Lower Sacramento River. We've had a very produc...
AC Fly Fishing Reports on 7.12.20 Lower Sac - We're in full summer mode on the big river. Caddis hatches have been the main jam along with a few PMDs still lingering. The best windows out here are...
AC Fly Fishing Reports on 7.1.20 We are smack dab in the middle of a great Summer of fly fishing here in Northern California. Conditions on all of our favorite rivers are as good as they get and fi...
AC Fly Fishing Reports on 6.20.20 We are smack dab in the middle of a great Summer of fly fishing here in Northern California. Conditions on all of our favorite rivers are as good as they get and ...
Anthony Carruesco Reports on 5.28.2020 We've had some outstanding fishing happening in the North State over the past few weeks. The variety in the venues and the fishing has been excellent. Early S...
LCO Reports on 6.26.2019 We have been up fishing in Northern California and having great fishing. The Upper Sacramento River (check out our Upper Sacramento River Profile) continue to drop into pe...
Relax in the shade just a stone's throw from the CalTrout public launch on Fall River. This lovely rental is a renovated milk house with walls that are a foot thick. The house is also shaded on all...
Rebecca and I headed up to Clearwater Lodge to fish Fall River & Hat Creek. We fished late on Sunday evening on the powerhouse 2 riffle. A storm was blowing through leaving sporadic rain...
Anthony Carruesco reports on 7.20.18The Fall River and it’s tributaries are fishing excellent right now. Our guru out there: Jay Cockrum has been putting big fish in the net with consistency. This ...
Dax Messett reports on 7.20.18“Fall River has been fishing very well from mid-morning to early afternoon. On overcast mornings, some excellent dry fly fishing can be had. If not, sinking line tec...
Anthony Carruesco reports on 7.12.18Hex HatchOur Fall River Guru, Jay Cockrum has been reporting solid fishing over there recently. The Hex hatch is in full swing in the evenings and providing some...
Day 2 of 5 Rivers Challenge: Another fun day and happy anglers fishing the wild trout waters of Northern California– Fall, Pit, McCloud, Upper Sacramento rivers and Hat Creek. We have 8 two-person...
Dave Neal reports on 6.6.18NorCal We have been experiencing fantastic fly fishing weather in Northern Californiathese last few weeks… lots of warm, sunny days followed by a few cloudyafternoons wit...
Art Teter reports on 10.11.17September is a closed book ending with good fishing that has ensued into mid-October. The big fish just keep coming in. Deepwater small bugs and light angler traffic ar...
Clearwater Lodge Reports 7.27.2017Danny with a nice Fall River Fattie!Art Teter Reports on 7/25/17One of my favorite quotes that you often hear me say is “conditions dictate as to how we fish. “Thi...
Michelle at Clearwater Lodge Reports on 7.12.2017The Fall River is full of fatties!My first day out. Just s few hours this morning and these dudes showed up.Copper John and Zebra Midges on the menu
LCO Reports on 7/6/17Fall River Fall River is fishing well as it’s usual self. Mid morning dries, afternoon leaching, and evening hex hatch. For dries; Pmds and calibaetis tend to be the most abund...
5 Rivers Challenge – as good of a Nor Cal report as you will get.Photo by Mikey WierLast year when Cal Trout & Clearwater Lodge resurrected the 5 Rivers Challenge I really wanted to participate...
Dave Neal Reports on 6.9.2017I’m in Fall River Valley today and it feels like October weather, not June! Nor Cal report: Been all over Shasta County this past week fishing from Lower Sac, Hat Creek...
6.2.2017Fishing on Fall River is never easy but this year it seems particularly rewarding with some really nice fish being caught. There are a lot of fish in the upper holes of the river, but that ...
5/25/2017Photo By Dan SchwartzFall River has been fishing really well. Dry opportunities exist for those who want to target fish on the surface. It’s not easy but a well placed #18 PMD spinner on a...
The most fun fly fishing event in California returns to the renowned wild trout waters of Northern California: The Pit River, Fall River, McCloud River, Upper Sacramento River and Hat Creek. Spons...
Dave Neal reports 9.29.2016 Autumnal Equinox has arrived and thus marks a special time of year to be excited about fly fishing in Northern California. There’s fall color popping at the higher eleva...
David Neal Reports on 8.18.2016Fall River area is fishing pretty well but getting hot around mid-day… a quick swim in this water will cure any heat issues right away. The breezy afternoons have bee...
Michelle Titus @ Clearwater Lodge Reports on 7.21.2016The Intermountain region continues to produce numerous trout for the avid angler. On the Fall River, the Hex hatch is slowing down though ther...
Leslie Ajari Reports on 7.21.2016McCloud River:The McCloud river has fished very well the past few days, with prolific caddis hatches in the evenings. Also, nymphing with dark lords and smaller s...
Dax Messett Reports on 7.21.2016Fishing has been really good most everywhere this pas week in Northern California. Fall River:The hex hatch is still happening on most nights. If it’s windy, find ...
Michelle Titus Reports on 7.14.2016The Intermountain region continues to produce numerous trout for the avid angler.On the Fall River, the Hex hatch is slowing down though there are still episode...
The Intermountain region has been on fire lately!On the Fall River, the Hex hatch is in full swing with big beautiful rainbows gobbling up Hexagenia Limbata Mayflies each evening. Fishing at sunset...
Dax Masset reports on 6.23.2016The weather has been very sporadic in June here in Nor Cal. Mt. Shasta got a beautiful blanket of fresh snow a few nights ago. It makes for beautiful sunsets on Fall ...
Dave Neal Reports on 6.15.2016Technically it is still spring. Summer is 5 days away and the weather this week feels more like March than late June. When it could easily be 102 in Redding today, the...
Dave Neal Reports on 6.9.2016Too busy working, tying flies and fishing till dark to write much this week. Fishing is en fuego pretty much everywhere you wanna be right now. Get on it Nor Cal angler...
Jon Fochetti at Clearwater Lodge reports on 6.2.2016Hat CreekIsn’t quite on fire anymore, but still fishing well. Trending more towards the normal fishing…tricos spinner fall in the a.m., nymphing ...
Dave Neal reports on 6/2/2016 Green light… Go! That is my advice. Many of our mountain freestone and tailwaterish rivers here in Northern California are shaping up nicely. And, the two big spring c...
John Fochetti Reports on 5.26.2016Hat CreekHas continued to fish well, some really nice fish being caught. The spinner fall has been epic up in the fast water, and evening hatches have been great. ...
John Fochetti @ Clearwater Lodge Reports on 5.4.2016Tout opener in the Burney-Fall River Mills area was a success. Lots of water and lots of very hungry trouts. I tried to shake it up a little and ...
John Fochetti at Clearwater Lodge Reports on 4.28.2016Trout opener is Saturday, and the Burney-Fall River Mills Intermountain area has lots of water. All of our waters are full and cold, and some r...
NOR CAL FLY GUIDES530-354-3740Feather River:Despite what you may hear the Feather is fishing pretty good right now. Over the past 2 weeks the number of steelhead in the system has increased dramati...
Dave Neal Reports on 9.3.2015The first week of September is finally upon us. We will soon turn the slow corner into fall season! I’ve spent most of my guide days this past week fishing out of Cle...
Jason Cockrum getting into some nice fish on the Fall River !Book Jason through the Clearwater Lodge
Dave Neal reports on 8.20.2015A great Nor-Cal option has been the cool waters of Fall River. Midges and callibaetis are on the menu daily, presenting them on the downstream feed is the effective me...
Dave Neal at Real Adventures reports on 8.6.2015Fished Fall River and surrounding waters a couple days this past weekend with some Clearwater Lodge guests and we had solid fishing when the fish wer...
Dave Neal reports on 7.23.2015 Pit River Fishing continues to be solid in the Inter-Mountain region. I’ve spent most of my guide days in the areas of Hat Creek, Fall River and Pit 3 this week. With...
