Dave Neal report on 7.16.15

Fishing this week was pretty decent on the Lower Sac. I’ve mostly been floating the upper river section through town (Redding) from late afternoon to dark, doing half-day trips. The evenings have been great!! Buddies of mine have been fishing the early morning session, 7am to Noon, and report decent fishing as well…

The Posse Grounds/Sundial Bridge section...

Capt. Hogan Brown Reports on 7.15.15 :

Lower Sacramento River Striper Fishing - Has been good to very good, just depends on the day and the mood of the fish. Some days we see great numbers of 3-8lb fish and some days we see a few of those and a few true trophies. Salmon season opens July 16th and this changes things a bit…mostly for the better as salmon traffic pushes bigger fish to the edges where...

Anthony Carruesco Reports on 7.9.15

Conditions on the Sac remain good. We’ve got a cool weather pattern around right now which is really nice. It’s looking like it’s going to be in the 80s the next few days and then up into the 90s next week. Great summertime conditions. Again, morning and evening fishing is where it’s at right now. We had some good, consistent dry fly fishing happening last month....

Hogan Brown Reports on 7.8.15

Lower Sacramento River Striper fishing - Fishing remains good with lots of smaller fish around and nice 4-8lb fish in the mix with the occasional monster. Most days we are hooking a few big fish and as we move into mid July we should start to see the really big fish get active. As the summer moves on fish will move into shallower and shallower water and we will start...

Dave Neal Reports on 7.8.15

There are many solid trout fishing options in the North State right now! This week should be particularly awesome with the cooler weather & overcast afternoons we are experiencing.

Currently, I’m most excited about fishing Fall River, Lower Sac, and the Pit #3, while doing skills-building sessions for beginners, kids, and novices on places like Hat Creek, Burney Creek...

Hogan Brown Reports:

Lower Sacramento River Striper fishing is good right now. Lots of small fish in the 16-25" bracket with a few in the 5-8lb range then usually about 1-2 a day in the BIG category…don’t always land them or get a good hook set but knowing they are there and eating is a good thing….sometimes they even eat a fish you have hooked. Pretty standard fishing though as early in what we...

John Rickard of Wild Waters Fly Fishing Reports on 6.25.2015

The Mt Shasta region has been fishing well this summer. The days are hot and long but there is no better place to be than in a cool river catching trout. June highlights have been the McCloud River. A dry fly fisherman’s dream, The McCloud has had some great hatches this June. We went from salmonflies in the early days of June to golden stones, green drakes, and lately the pmd’s and yellow sallies. Some large fish have crushed some big stone patterns lately, just a couple of those kind of takes is all I need to smile big all day.  The McCloud should remain awesome but expect the upcoming full moon to slow the bite. As the water warms the dead drift becomes less meaningful, swing some soft hackles and hang on.

Meanwhile, other fisheries like the Sacramento have been delighting anglers with some big bows, drift trips on the Lower Sacramento have been great in the mornings or evenings, our guides have been reporting good dry fly action!

What the Hex else is there? Oh yeah, those big yellow mayflies are being eaten by bass and trout nightly. Fifteen minutes of crazy fishing, dont tangle or break one off or you’ll miss the bite.

We have been busy but we still have openings and would love to get you on the water. Check out all these photos from our latest trips and go fish.

Hogan Brown Reports on 6.24.2015:

Lower Sac Striper Fishing– There is a TON of young stripers in the river right now. Lots of shaker size fish and 17-20” fish. The big fish seem to be slowly coming out of their shad coma and getting on the feed. I have had clients land and loose a few nice 20+ pound fish and have seen some pics from friends of bigger ones caught but I still think the big ones are...

Anthony Carruesco Report on 6.24.2015

We’ve had some great opportunities to throw the dry fly over the past week. From the McCloud to the Lower Sac, fish are looking up in the early morning for spent caddis, small mayfly and trico spinners. 

Evenings have been consistently pushing the hydropsyche caddis along with small pale evening duns. There is no real reason to be out on the water mid-day...

AC Fly Fishing Reports on 6/16/2105:

the Lower Sac has been giving us some killer fishing as well. Mornings and late evenings have been the time to be on the water. Last light dry fly fishing is alive and well right now. If you want the chance at a few big, bad, Lower Sac trout on a dry fly, now is a good time to check it out. A half day float on the Sac is highly recommended.