Ryan Johnston Reports on 5.11.2016

Lower Sac Shad

The shad fishing around Chico has been really good this week. The fish have just started showing up so expect things to get thick and heavy here the next two or three weeks. Go find your favorite shad bar near Chico and you should be able to find some willing fish. Best shad times around Chico is from 4PM to 8PM. Once the light starts getting really...

Dave Neal Northern California motivational report:

May is a great month for Nor-Cal anglers. If you have buddies or fishing partners who suggest or make remarks that they are bored or generally unmotivated to go fly fishing right now… you need to get some new buddies and fishing partners, immediately!

A lot of great fishing is happening right now all over the north state and will get even better in...

AC Fly Fishing Reports on 5.5.2016

We lost count of the number of doubles we had before lunch yesterday. The past few days have spoiled some people.. Expect the river to continue to give us great fishing this month.

My next open days are May 17-19.

The River has fished very well over the past few weeks. A lot of my sports have been spoiled by the ridiculously good fishing. Usually, the drift has to...

Ryan Johnston Reports on 5.3.2016

The shad are showing up in good numbers in Chico. Expect the next 4-5 weeks to have good shad fishing on the Sacramento River. Expect the warm sunny days to produce the best shad results. With the shad showing up expect the striper fishing to slow down until the end of June. When there are lots of shad in the river the stripers become hard to catch as there is lots...

Chuck at Wild Waters Reports on 4.28.2016

Lately it’s been no secret the Lower Sac has been on fire. The Upper Sac is fishing well too! This year feels like a normal spring in Mt. Shasta and we couldn’t be more excited for the opener of trout season on Saturday. To us this means McCloud river adventure begin. The forecast is looking great and the river is in good shape. Don’t forget your dry fly...

AC Fly Fishing Reports on 4.28.2016

Fishing on the Sacramento River remains very good. As we move into the warmer days of May you can expect to see a lot more Caddis hatching in the evenings. This is when you have the best shot at catching some big trout on dry flies. General trout season opens this Saturday so the Lower Sac will be seeing a lot less pressure soon. May can be one of the better...

Hogan Brown Reports on 4.28.2016

Things are picking up around here…Trout season opens which doesn’t really change much where I fish but spreads the crowds out on the water I do fish and guide. With more options there is less pressure on the tail waters and valley fisheries as people run for the hills so to say.

Lower Sac Shad - The shad are here and up through chico. Fishing has been good and...

Last week, the newly-formed Shasta Trinity Cascades Chapter of Trout Unlimited partnered with The Fly Shop, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, the City of Redding, and the Shasta-Trinity Fly Fishers to host a Sacramento River clean up in Redding.  Dozens of volunteers turned out to remove trash from in and around the river.  Volunteers removed countless bags of trash and large pieces of debris (including over 70 tires!) from the river between the rodeo grounds and the Bonnyview Street bridge.  The Lower Sacramento is looking as good as it fishes.  Stay tuned for information on future river clean ups and developments on the Shasta Trinity Cascades Chapter of Trout Unlimited.

AC Fly Fishing Reports on 4.20.2016

Fishing on the Lower Sac remains very good. Crowds are still out in force but that will change here very shortly with general trout season opening at the end of the month. The fish have seen a lot in the past few weeks so the grabs have gotten much quicker. A lot of big fish have been hooked this spring. Expect May be a very good month on the Lower Sac. More...

Brian “Bucko” Theriot Reports on 4.20.2016

The Lower Sac for this week fished great one day and then ok the other. Three days ago the river fished good and consistently throughout the whole drift and then the other day the river fished insane right off the bat and then it seemed like it just turned off as the day went on. But the river should continue to put up good numbers. The PMDs were hatching...