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Fishing Report

American RiverJan 2, 2020
Northern California Fly Fishing Report

Brian Clemens Reports on Happy New Years Everyone, I am hoping that everyone had a great and safe New Year and a very Merry Christmas. Where did the 2019 season go? Cant believe 2020 is already he...

Upper Sacramento, Klamath, and Lower Sacramento River Fly Fishing Report
Klamath RiverDec 4, 2019
Upper Sacramento, Klamath, and Lower Sacramento River Fly Fishing Report

Rick Cox Reports on 12.3.2019 The recent storms have not prevented our Wild Waters guides from getting out on our nearby rivers and finding fish. The Upper Sac has got snow on it from Ney Springs d...

Lower Sacramento River Fly Fishing Report
Lower Sacramento RiverNov 26, 2019
Lower Sacramento River Fly Fishing Report

Captain Hogan Brown Reports on 11.26.2019 Valley River Striper Fishing - The last week valley striper fishing has been good. The rivers are incredibly low with the indian summer and NO RAIN so tha...

Lower Sacramento River Fly Fishing Report
Lower Sacramento RiverNov 11, 2019
Lower Sacramento River Fly Fishing Report

Captain Hogan Brown Reports on 10.31.2019 River Striper fishing has been good. Water temps are down in the low 50s and with stable weather there is fish eating every day. This is not the summer or...

Sacramento River Striper Fly Fishing Report
Lower Sacramento RiverOct 28, 2019
Sacramento River Striper Fly Fishing Report

Captain Hogan Brown Reports on 10.23.2019 Striper fishing has been good to bad...Fall can be some of the best fishing of the year if you are fishing on the right day. We see some amazingly large fi...

Lower Sacramento River Fishing Report
Lower Sacramento RiverOct 17, 2019
Lower Sacramento River Fishing Report

Hogan Brown Reports on 10.2.2019 Fall Striper fishing is in full swing. Fall is the best time of year to target trophy river stripers but it can also be hard to hit it just right as they are not ea...

Lower Sacramento Trout Fly Fishing Report
Lower Sacramento RiverSep 12, 2019
Lower Sacramento Trout Fly Fishing Report

Dave Neal Reports on 9.12.19 The mornings in Northern California are feeling more crisp and the days are getting noticeably shorter ... I’m certain that we still have a few hot summer days ahead, b...

Lower Sacramento Striper Fly Fishing Report
Lake OrovilleSep 12, 2019
Lower Sacramento Striper Fly Fishing Report

Capt. Hogan Brown Reports on 9.12.19 Valley River Striper Fishing has been good. Fall (Sept-Nov) is always a great time to be on the water as the heat of summer subsides and the fish start to eat ...

Lower Sacramento Fly Fishing Report
Lower Sacramento RiverAug 29, 2019
Lower Sacramento Fly Fishing Report

Ryan Johnston Reports on 8.29.2019 Striper fishing continues to hold on strong. The weather is still warm and the stripers are still there to be caught. The pressure on the river has really incr...

Lower Sacramento, Lower Yuba, and Lake Oroville Fly Fishing Report
Lake OrovilleAug 29, 2019
Lower Sacramento, Lower Yuba, and Lake Oroville Fly Fishing Report

Hogan Brown Reports on 8.29.2019 Open Guide Dates: Nov: 9, 23, 25-27Dec: 7, 23, 27, 30, 31Jan: 2, 3, 8-11, 18, 20, Feb: 1, 10, 15, 17, 29Lower Sacramento River Striper fishing has been good. Wate...

Lower Sacramento Striper and Salmon Report
Lower Sacramento RiverAug 23, 2019
Lower Sacramento Striper and Salmon Report

Hogan Brown Reports on 8.23.19 Late Summer/Fall Striper fishing is really turning on...believe it or not the water temperatures are dropping a bit and the salmon are in the river in good numbers p...

Lower Sacramento Striper Report
Lower Sacramento RiverAug 23, 2019
Lower Sacramento Striper Report

Ryan Johnston Reports on 8.23.19 The striper fishing on the Sacramento Rivers has been solid over the last couple of weeks. There are two prime bites happening right now with the morning and eveni...

Lower Sacramento Striper Fly Fishing Report
Lower Sacramento RiverJul 11, 2019
Lower Sacramento Striper Fly Fishing Report

Hogan Brown reports on 7.11.19 Striper fishing on the Lower Sacramento has been fair to really good. Really depends on the day and the fish like most fishing. There are good numbers of "schoolie"...

Eastern Sierra Fly Fishing Report
Eastern SierraJun 27, 2019
Eastern Sierra Fly Fishing Report

Sonora and Monitor Passes are open, however, Tioga (120) is closed again. I would expect another “opening” perhaps this weekend?

Lower Sacramento Fly Fishing Report Stripers
Lower Sacramento RiverJun 26, 2019
Lower Sacramento Fly Fishing Report Stripers

Capt Hogan Brown Reports on 6.26.2019 Lower Sacramento Striper Fishing has been continuing to improve. Water temps have dropped 4-5 degrees and the bigger fish have seemed to go on the feed. The...

Lower Sacramento Fly Fishing Report
Lower Sacramento RiverJun 13, 2019
Lower Sacramento Fly Fishing Report

It’s summertime, folks.. That means there are a lot of options to get out and get after trout with a fly rod. Our main squeeze: the Lower Sac is currently on the drop and is expected to stay stead...

Lower Sacramento Fly Fishing Report
Lower Sacramento RiverJun 13, 2019
Lower Sacramento Fly Fishing Report

Dave Neal reports on 6.14.19 LCO 6/13/19Lower Sac If you enjoy fly fishing in Northern California you better not be taking any "restdays"; right now. Some of the best fly fishing of the year is hap...

Lower Sacramento Striper Fly Fishing Report
Lower Sacramento RiverJun 13, 2019
Lower Sacramento Striper Fly Fishing Report

Hogan Brown reports on 6.14.19 Lower Sac Striper Fishing has been fair and improving. Clarity is improving daily and water temps are hovering around 60 in most stretches that we fish. There is pl...

Lower Sacramento Fly Fishing Report
Lower Sacramento RiverMay 30, 2019
Lower Sacramento Fly Fishing Report

John Rickard reports on 5.30.19 The Lower Sac Our late spring has made the Lower Sacramento the best bet for good fishing in all of California. This river is kicking down some amazing fishing. Ou...

Lower Sacramento RiverMay 30, 2019
Lower Sacramento Fly Fishing Report

Anthony Carruesco reports on 5.30.19 

Lower Sacramento RiverMay 30, 2019
Valley Striper Fly Fishing Report

Capt. Hogan Brown reports on 5.30.19 Valley Striper fishing has been hit or miss with the weather but with the weather stabilizing and supposedly hitting 91 by saturday fishing should stabilize an...

Lower Sacramento Fly Fishing report
Lower Sacramento RiverMay 23, 2019
Lower Sacramento Fly Fishing report

Anthony Carruesco reports on 5.23.19 We've had some pretty wild weather over the past few days here in Northern California. Wind and rain have been prevalent in the past few days - making our fis...

Lower Sacramento Fly Fishing Report
Lower Sacramento RiverMay 16, 2019
Lower Sacramento Fly Fishing Report

Dave Neal reports on May 16, 2019 A return to whacky weather has us pulling out the Gore-Tex shellsand waders… again. The winter won’t relinquish! Before the rains returned we were experiencing sol...

Lower Sacramento RiverMay 9, 2019
Valley Striper Fly Fishing Report

Capt. Hogan Brown reports on 5.9.19Lower Sacramento Fly FishingStriper fishing on the valley rivers continues to be fair to good. The rivers are in great shape and there are good numbers of migrato...

Lower Sacramento RiverMay 8, 2019
Lower Sacramento River Fly Fishing Report

Anthony Carruesco reports on 5.8.19

Lower Sacramento RiverMay 8, 2019
Lower Sacramento Fly Fishing Report

Dave Neal reports on 5.8.19The  Lower Sac River continues to be a solid option in northernCalifornia right now. Fishing was fantastic this week. We have been drifting the big Sac from Redding to An...

Lower Sacramento RiverMay 2, 2019
Lower Sacramento Fly Fishing Report

Dave Neal reports on 5.2.19These past couples of weeks have been fantastic while we experience a return tomore typical Spring Season weather in the NorthState. The days have beensunny and fishing h...

Lower Sacramento RiverMay 2, 2019
Lower Sacramento Striper Fly Fishing Report

Captain. Hogan Brown reports on 5.2.19Striper and Shad Fishing on the Valley Rivers is picking up!There are good numbers of migratory stripers that have moved up the rivers and while a large group ...

Lower Sacramento RiverMay 2, 2019
Lower Sacramento River Fly Fishing Report

Anthony Carruesco reports on 5.2.19There has been some pretty spectacular fishing going on over the past week on the Lower Sac. Flows are currently just over 5K cubes and the fish have settled in n...

Lower Sacramento RiverApr 23, 2019
Lower Sacramento Fly Fishing Report

Anthony Carruesco reports on 4.23.19

Lower Sacramento RiverApr 11, 2019
Lower Sacramento Fly Fishing Report

Wildwaters reports on 4.11.19Needless to say all rivers here in the north state lately have been running big but we have been able to pull off trips. The happy meter has been spiking for our client...

Lower Sacramento RiverMar 25, 2019
Lower & Upper Sacramento Fly Fishing Report

Anthony Carruesco reports on 3/25/19

Lower Sacramento RiverMar 14, 2019
Lower Sacramento Fly Fishing Report

Lower Sacramento RiverFeb 8, 2019
Lower Sacramento Fly Fishing Report

Dave Neal reports on 2.8.19Lower Sacramento TroutWe have begun to fish the Lower Sac a bit recently and as we move furtherinto February I get more excited about the Sac. A lot of my clients haveste...

Lower Sacramento RiverJan 31, 2019
Lower Sac Fly Fishing Report

Dave Neal reports on 1.31.19Lower SacTook a break from steelheading today as my clients decided to fishthe Lower Sac. To be honest I was stoked about this decision as it’sbeen a while since I hit t...

Lower Sacramento RiverJan 31, 2019
Winter Striper Fly Fishing Report

Capt. Hogan Brown reports 1.31.19Winter Striper Fishing has been OK this week so far as the water on the river has cleared every day but with rain coming Wed-Sunday it looks like the river will blo...

Lower Sacramento RiverJan 17, 2019
Lower Sacramento Striper Fly Fishing Report

Capt. Hogan Brown reports on 1.17.19Lower Sac StriperFishing has been realistic the last few days…River is in good enough shape to fish though clarity and water temps are an issue. Adjust flies and...

Lower Sacramento RiverDec 13, 2018
Central Valley Striper Fly Fishing Report

Capt. Hogan Brown reports on 12.16.18Striper Fishing - Winter striper fishing is in full swing. This is a quality, not a quantity game and with low water and good clarity, we have been having lots ...

Lower Sacramento RiverDec 6, 2018
Lower Sacramento Striper Fly Fishing Report

Capt. Hogan Brown reports on 12.6.18Lower Sac Stripers Late fall and winter striper fishing is never a numbers game. We are out there fishing for one or two big grabs and some of the biggest fish o...

Lower Sacramento RiverNov 29, 2018
Lower Sacramento Fly Fishing Report

Anthony Carruesco reports on 11.29.18ReddingTrout fishing on the Lower Sac remains solid. These drizzly, dark days usually get the baetis hatching and can create some great windows.. some days may ...

Lower Sacramento RiverNov 28, 2018
Lower Sacramento Fly Fishing Report

Anthony Carruesco reports on 11.26.18We’re finally getting some rain in Northern CA. We’re expecting over 2 inches by the end of the day Friday. This will bring the rivers up, add some color and mo...

Lower Sacramento RiverNov 7, 2018
Lower Sacramento Fly Fishing Striper Report

Capt. Hogan Brown reports on 11.7.18Fall Striper fishing on the rivers remains good. It is a quantity not a quality game this time of year. We are hooking well under ten fish a day but of those sin...

Lower Sacramento RiverNov 7, 2018
Lower Sacramento River

Anthony Carruesco reports on 11.7.18We’re in the midst of a very memorable Fall fishing season on the Lower Sacramento River. As the flows continue to drop, the fish are transitioning from their eg...

Lower Sacramento RiverNov 1, 2018
Lower Sacramento Fly Fishing Report

Aaron Grabiel reports on 11.1.18Lower Sacramento RiverTrout fishing is very productive on the Lower Sacramento River. The salmon have shown up in the best numbers we have seen in several years whic...

Lower Sacramento RiverNov 1, 2018
Lower Sacramento Striper Fly Fishing Report

Capt. Hogan Brown reports on 11.1.18Striper Fishing - Fall Striper fishing has been going strong. Fishing is different this time of year though as it becomes a quality vs. quantity game and we star...

Lower Sacramento RiverNov 1, 2018
Lower Sacramento Fly Fishing Report

Anthony Carruesco reports on 11.1.18The Lower Sac has had a banner Fall so far. There have been a lot of salmon in the system that have been providing a steady flow of food to these veracious rainb...

Lower Sacramento RiverOct 18, 2018
Lower Sacramento Striper Fly Fishing Report

Capt. Hogan Brown reports on 10.18.18Lower Sac Striper Fishing is in full fall mode…some days are good, some days are great, some days are really tough…the bottom line is that most days though clie...

Lower Sacramento RiverOct 11, 2018
Lower Sacramento Fly Fishing Report

Anthony Carruesco reports on 10.11.18October is finally here and Fall has brought everything we’d hoped it would. Fishing has been FANTASTIC. Kings are in the river, moving gravel, spawning and fee...