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Fishing Report

Sacramento Striper & Lower Yuba River Fly Fishing Report
Lower Sacramento RiverAug 16, 2025
Sacramento Striper & Lower Yuba River Fly Fishing Report

Captain Ben Thompson Reports on August 14th, 2025 River Striper Report: Flows have dropped and settled in around 5,000cfs. Stripers have been keyed up! In the last week and a half we have been cat...

Sac Striper & Lower Yuba Trout Fly Fishing Report
Lower Sacramento RiverJul 23, 2025
Sac Striper & Lower Yuba Trout Fly Fishing Report

Captain Ben Thompson Reports on July 22nd, 2025   River Striper Report: The past few weeks have been a lot of fun on the river. Clarity has been great and it feels like proper summer. We have caug...

Lower Yuba River & Striper Fly Fishing Report
Lower Sacramento RiverJun 27, 2025
Lower Yuba River & Striper Fly Fishing Report

Captain Ben Thompson Reports on June 27th, 2025 Lower Yuba River trout: Flows are pretty steady around 2500 cfs. We are getting some hopper eats every trip, but the summer hopper fishing is not qu...

Sacramento River Striper Fly Fishing Report
Lower Sacramento RiverJun 27, 2025
Sacramento River Striper Fly Fishing Report

Captain Hogan Brown Reports on June25th, 2025 Lower Sac Striper Fishing Fishing was fair to good on the backside of the June full moon, as bigger fish began moving back into feeding zones and activ...

Lower Sac & Fall River Fly Fishing Report
Eastern SierraMay 28, 2025
Lower Sac & Fall River Fly Fishing Report

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...

Central Valley Striper Fly Fishing Report
Lake OrovilleMay 28, 2025
Central Valley Striper Fly Fishing Report

Hogan Brown Reports on May 25th, 2025 Lake season has wrapped up on Lake Oroville, as we saw our first jet ski and floating couch being towed around to the sounds of top 40 country--making ...

Redding Area Trout & Bass Fly Fishing Report
Hat CreekMay 17, 2025
Redding Area Trout & Bass Fly Fishing Report

Aaron Grabiel reports on May 14th, 2025 Lower Sacramento River – Redding to Red Bluff Target Species: Wild Rainbow TroutConditions: The flows are bouncing around a bit, but should stabilize going f...

Redding Bass & Trout Fly Fishing Report
Lower Sacramento RiverApr 24, 2025
Redding Bass & Trout Fly Fishing Report

Dave Neal of Reel Adventures Guide Service reports on April 22nd, 2025   Shasta Lake & Lower Sac Report   Shasta Lake summed up in one word… FIRE.  Ask me to expand that to two words it would b...

Lower Sac & Lake Shasta Fly Fishing Report
Lower Sacramento RiverMar 30, 2025
Lower Sac & Lake Shasta Fly Fishing Report

Dave Neal of Reel Adventures Guide Service reports on March 28th, 2025       Lower Sacramento River near Redding   The current outflow from Keswick Reservoir is 8500cfs, with no changes forcasted ...

Lower Sacramento Fly Fishing Report
Lower Sacramento RiverMar 30, 2025
Lower Sacramento Fly Fishing Report

530 Outfitters reports on March 28th, 2025 The Lower Sacramento River is shaping up beautifully for what promises to be an outstanding spring season! With only a few more showers in the forecast, w...

Trinity River/Lower Sacramento/Shasta Bass Fly Fishing Report
Lower Sacramento RiverFeb 15, 2025
Trinity River/Lower Sacramento/Shasta Bass Fly Fishing Report

Dave Neal reports on February 12th, 2025   Trinity River Steelhead and Trout: I wish I had a great report on steelhead fishing the Trinity River… but between incessant rainy weather and increased ...

Lower Sac & Lake Oroville Fly Fishing Report
Lake OrovilleJan 21, 2025
Lower Sac & Lake Oroville Fly Fishing Report

Hogan Brown reports on January 18th, 2025 Lower Sac Striper Report The river is stable and settled after a fair amount of rain in late December. Fishing has been fair and very typical for the w...

Lower Sac & Lake Oroville Fly Fishing Report
Lake OrovilleNov 15, 2024
Lower Sac & Lake Oroville Fly Fishing Report

Captain Hogan Brown Reports on Nov. 12th, 2024 Lower Sac Striper Fishing - We have officially entered winter striper season with the time change and the first rains of the year. Usually, this means...

Feather RiverJun 14, 2024
Ben Thompson Outdoors Fishing Report 6/14: River Stripers and the Lower Yuba

Ben Thompson Outdoors River Stripers River striper season is coming into shape for my favorite time of the year to chase linesiders. Some of the resident fish are starting to hang in their regular ...

Feather RiverJun 14, 2024
Captain Hogan Brown 6/12 Fishing Report: Feather River and the Lower Sacramento

Hogan Brown's Guide Service I have been spending most of my time on the Feather and Lower Sac chasing river stripers these last few weeks. We have seen good numbers of stripers to the boat as the...

American RiverMay 30, 2024
Brian Clemens Reports 05/29/24: Northern California Fishing

Brian Clemens Reports 05/29/24: Northern California Fishing   Northern California Fishing: We are finally seeing a huge drop down in flows as well as a flattened curve in flows across the board. T...

American RiverMay 29, 2024
Hogan Brown Reports 05/29/24: Lower Sacramento River Striper

Hogan Brown Reports 05/29/24: Lower Sacramento River Striper Lower Sacramento River Striper Fishing – Fishing has been fair to good. Flows dropped this Sunday with the latest “pulse flow” and th...

Feather RiverMay 9, 2024
Northern California Fly Fishing Report, Yuba, Sac Stripers, Feather River

Ben Thompson Reports on 5.9.2024 River Stripers- Fish are spread throughout the rivers with the majority around Colusa. It can get crowded until the end of May when most of the conventional boats t...

Fall RiverMay 9, 2024
Northern California Fishing Report, McCloud, Upper Sac, Lower Sac, Fall River

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...

DeltaMay 11, 2023
Cal Bass Union Fishing Report

Capt. Bryce Tedford Sacramento/San Joaquin Delta is still challenging to fish, been managing around 5-10 fish each day or over the past few weeks. Finding cleaner water can be difficult as silt is...

American RiverApr 18, 2023
Lost Coast Outfitters Fishing Report April 2023

Lost Coast Outfitters Fishing Report 4/15/23 Spring Fishing has begun! We are stoked to have the report back up and running. We are now working with additional independent guides throughout Norther...

Northern California Fly Fishing Report
Klamath RiverOct 22, 2020
Northern California Fly Fishing Report

AC Flyfishing Reports on 10.22.20 We're entering the heart of our Fall fishing season here in Northern California. We've had some exceptionally good fishing taking place on our local rivers and th...

Northern California Fly Fishing Report
Fall RiverSep 24, 2020
Northern California Fly Fishing Report

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...

Northern California Fly Fishing Report
Fall RiverJul 14, 2020
Northern California Fly Fishing Report

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...

Central Valley Fly Fishing Report
Lower Sacramento RiverJul 9, 2020
Central Valley Fly Fishing Report

Valley Striper Fishing - With stable and hot normal summer weather the last two weeks fishing has really hit its stride. Fish are eating and up in the feeding zones most days. We are seeing trophy...

Northern California Fly Fishing Report
Fall RiverJul 3, 2020
Northern California Fly Fishing Report

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...

Northern California Fly Fishing Report
Fall RiverJun 25, 2020
Northern California Fly Fishing Report

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 ...

Central Valley Fly Fishing Report
Lower Sacramento RiverJun 25, 2020
Central Valley Fly Fishing Report

Capt. Hogan Brown Reports on 6.21.20 Valley River Striper fishing has been really turning on with the stable hot weather. We have been having a great time out on the river! Lots of fish, some swimm...

Central Valley Fly Fishing Report
Lower Sacramento RiverJun 18, 2020
Central Valley Fly Fishing Report

Capt. Hogan Brown Reports on 6.20.20 Valley Striper fishing is heating up. The weather has been a little screwy this last week and we have had 20-30 degree temperature swings which can throw the fi...

Central Valley Fly Fishing Report
Lower Sacramento RiverJun 11, 2020
Central Valley Fly Fishing Report

Hogan Brown Reports On 6.8.20 Happy June! Hopefully most graduations are out of the way and school is out for the kiddos AND people are planning or getting outdoors. Aside from a few days of apoc...

Northern California Fly Fishing Report
Lower Sacramento RiverJun 11, 2020
Northern California Fly Fishing Report

Dave Neal Reports On 6.8.20 The time is right, right now… you outta be fishing or planning a fishing tripin the immediate future! Everything is firing in Northern California. Flows on all the riv...

Northern California Fly Fishing Report
Lower Sacramento RiverMay 28, 2020
Northern California Fly Fishing Report

Dave Neal Reports on 5.28.20 Drop everything and go fishing right now. Throw a dart at the map of NorCal and hit the closest blue line. Everything is fishing well!! I’ve been mostly fishing ...

Northern California Fly Fishing Report
Lower Sacramento RiverMay 28, 2020
Northern California Fly Fishing Report

Aaron Grabiel Reports on 5.28.20 Lower Sacramento RiverOne word: Troutopia. We have been lucky enough to get them on streamers, dry flies, nymphs and swung soft hackels. If you're lucky enoug...

Lower Sacramento River Fly Fishing Report
Lower Sacramento RiverMay 28, 2020
Lower Sacramento River Fly Fishing Report

Ryan Johnston Reports on 5.28.20 Fishing on the lower stretches of the Lower Sac has been really good as of late. The lower river is a place that not many people have experienced. Fishing the riv...

Northern California Trout Fly Fishing Report
Fall RiverMay 28, 2020
Northern California Trout Fly Fishing Report

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...

Central Valley Fly Fishing Report
Lower Sacramento RiverMay 28, 2020
Central Valley Fly Fishing Report

Capt. Hogan Brown Reports on 5.28.20 Lately, I have been spending the last few weeks back to guiding on the Lower Yuba River rowing the drift boat. In the next few weeks I will be transitioning ...

10 Tips to Make you a Better Angler
Deschutes RiverMay 22, 2020
10 Tips to Make you a Better Angler

California Bass Union Roundtable
DeltaMay 22, 2020
California Bass Union Roundtable

California And Oregon Fly Fishing Report
Klamath RiverMar 19, 2020
California And Oregon Fly Fishing Report

Lower Sacramento RiverMar 12, 2020
Northern California Fly Fishing Report

Dave Neal Reports on 3.11.2020 There are a lot of solid fly fishing options in Northern CA right now and through the months of March and April. My short list includes: the Lower Sacramento River, T...

Central Valley Fly Fishing Report
Lake OrovilleMar 12, 2020
Central Valley Fly Fishing Report

Captain Hogan Brown Reports on 3.10.2020 Lake Oroville - Fishing has been good with stable weather. When the barometer changes like last weekend and the forecast this weekend fishing can turn of...

Feather RiverFeb 27, 2020
Central Valley Fly Fishing Report

Captain Hogan Brown Reports on 2.27.20 Lower Sacramento River - Striper fishing has been tough as the flows are as low as they get - 5000cfs coming out of Keswick and 5891cfs at Chico - With low a...

Trinity and Lower Sacramento River Fly Fishing Report
Lower Sacramento RiverFeb 21, 2020
Trinity and Lower Sacramento River Fly Fishing Report

Dave Neal Reports on 2.20.20 I’m not really quite sure what to make of the weather lately… I’m conflicted. On one hand it has been wonderful soaking up spring like sunny weather every day. It’s be...

California Steelhead Report
Coastal SteelheadFeb 21, 2020
California Steelhead Report

Aaron Grabiel Reports on 2.17.20 Trinity The trinity is low and clear but the warm weather has got the fish eating,  lots of 17-22” half-pounders around as well as some very respectable adults in...

Lower Sacramento RiverFeb 12, 2020
Central Valley Fly Fishing Report

Captain Hogan Brown Reports on 2.12.2020 Valley Striper fishing has slowed down - clear, cold, and low water has the fish a bit spooky and feeding in very short bursts. Fishing should improve wi...

Central Valley Fly Fishing Report
Lower Sacramento RiverJan 23, 2020
Central Valley Fly Fishing Report

Captain Hogan Brown Reports on 1.22.20  Valley Bass Lakes - Lake Oroville has been fishing fair to good. Depends on the day and how the fish are feeding on a given day. Most spots are giving up a...

California Steelhead Report
Coastal SteelheadJan 13, 2020
California Steelhead Report

Anthony Carruesco Reports on 1.7.2019 We're smack dab in the middle of our Winter Fishing season. It's been cold in Northern CA and fairly wet - all great things for the coming Spring seas...

Central Valley Fly Fishing Report
Lake OrovilleJan 9, 2020
Central Valley Fly Fishing Report

Captain Hogan Brown Reports on 1.9.2020 Lake Oroville Spotted Bass Fishing has been hit and miss .... which really means the bite has been compressed in small windows. My experience is the fish ea...