Lower Sac and Feather River Fly Fishing Report

Hogan Brown reports on 9.15.2017

Been spending a few days here and there striper fishing on the Lower Sac, Swinging some flies on the upper feather, and conventional salmon fishing for the table…Striper fishing has been good as fall feels like it is finally here and the temperatures are cooling down and the days are getting shorter. We have been...

Hogan Brown reports 9.1.2017

Lower Sacramento River Striper Fishing - Fishing remains good as it has been all summer but it is obvious the seasons are changing as the days are getting shorter. Sun comes up later and goes down sooner. We are in the middle of another heat wave but the later sun rise is keeping the mornings cooler for a bit. Fish are feeding throughout the day but seem to be...

Brian Clemens at Nor Cal Fly Guides Reports on 8.23.2017

American River:
Flows - 3600cfs
Clarity - Clear
Fishing - Fair to Good
The shad are finally gone, YYEEEEESSSSSS!!!!! This means that its time for striper fishing again, and it has been getting better over the past few weeks. We are seeing the typically shakers, but a few bigger fish from 3-7lbs have been hooked as well, this will continue though...

Dave and Tracy Neal report on 8.10.17

Lower Sac

It¹s been 10 days since the 5.5 mile top section (or 1 mile of drift boat
water) was re-opened to fishing on the Lower Sacramento River here in
Redding. The fish and crowds have adjusted. The trout seem a bit wiser and
the crowds have thinned out a lot. We are settled into a mid-summer pattern
with the afternoons and evenings being the best time to be...

Hogan Brown reports on 8.10.17

Lower Sac Striper Fishing remains good. The Weather has cooled down and the full moon has passed so fishing is stabilizing. We are still getting good numbers of 3-5lbs fish with 10+ and trophies in the mix. The daily bag has a been representative of a true pyramid with smaller younger fish making up the base and the trophy fish on the top. Fishing should remain good...

AC Fly Fishing Reports on 8/4/17

This shouldn’t be news to anyone who pays attention to fishing reports - but the Lower Sacramento River continues to kick us consistently good fishing with or without the boat traffic. The “top” just reopened to fishing. The circus came and went. A lot of folks that don’t spend much time on the river were disappointed and were griping about how slow it was.. I guess...

Hogan Brown Reports on 8/4/2017

Lower Sac Striper Fishing has been good. Plenty of schoolie and shaker fish with the true trophies eating on most days. There have been good numbers of 3-8lb fish and a few 10+ but the true trophies, 20+lbs have been out most days. Water temps have come up a bit with the heat but if you are going to be outside the river is the coolest place in town. Most days we are...

Dave Neal Reports on 8.4.2017

The Lower Sacramento top section “re-opener” was quite the circus August 1st. I’ve never seen so many drift boats on one river.

August 2nd was noticeably less crowded and today (the 3rd) there are even less boats out here now.

Fishing has been great and more enjoyable without the parade.

Even though the fish saw a bit of a break, (it was only closed for 2 months this...

AC Fly Fishing reports on 7.27.17

Flows are currently steady at 10k cubes and have been for some time now. The Lower Sac remains a great option for summertime trout fishing. We are currently seeing sporadic hatches of Hydropsyche Caddis throughout the day along with small PEDs and PMDs. The little bugs have become a pretty important item on the menu recently. As the sun starts to wane later in the...

Hogan Brown reports on 7.27.17

Lower Sac Striper fishing - Fishing remains good to great depending on the day. We continue to land plenty of healthy quality fish in the 3-5lbs range are having shots at double digit fish each each with some true trophy’s in the mix (3 fish over 20lbs last week). Salmon fishing is open and boat traffic can be an issue but knowing where the salmon are will help know...