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Fishing Report

Lower Sacramento RiverMay 11, 2017
Redding Area Fly Fishing Report

Wild Waters Fly Fishing reports on 5.10.17The Upper and Lower Sac are running big but fish are being caught. The Lower Sac went back up to 13,000cfs over the weekend but the fish did not seem to be...

Lower Sacramento RiverMay 4, 2017
Lower Sacramento River Fly Fishing Report

Hogan Brown reports on 5.4.17Lower Sacramento River Striper fishing - There has been epic to poor fishing for migratory fish through Chico, depending on the conditions and day. Clarity, flows, and ...

Hat CreekApr 27, 2017
McCloud, Upper Sacramento & Hat Creek Fly Fishing Report

Ted Fay Fly Shop reports on 4.27.17Celebrating a New Fishing SeasonThe holiest of days is close and I’m sure the twitches are settling in for all you die hards. As you know and can witness below th...

Lower Sacramento RiverApr 27, 2017
Lower Sacramento Fly Fishing Report

Hogan Brown reports on 4.27.17Striper and Shad on the Lower Sac -The River is dropping and the clarity is improving GREATLY from Chico down river. Conventional bait anglers have been catching good ...

American RiverApr 27, 2017
Redding Area and Sierra Foothills Fly Fishing Report

Brian Clemens reports on 4.27.17Hello Everyone,WOW, what a start to the 2017 fishing season. All we can say is water, water, and more water. Oh, and more water to come. Hopefully the rainy season i...

Lower Sacramento RiverApr 20, 2017
Lower Sacramento Fly Fishing Report

Ryan Johnston reports on 4.20.17 Right now the Lower Sacis really the only viable option in the North Valley. The river is currently flowing at 30,000 cfs and has about 2.5 feet of visibility. T...

Lower Sacramento RiverApr 20, 2017
Redding Area Fly Fishing Report

Wild Waters Fly Fishing reports on 4.20.17Our local waters are still under the influence of a wet wet, wet winter and early spring. Our definition of fishability has changed a bit. We can’t wait ...

Lower Sacramento RiverApr 6, 2017
Trinity River and Lower Sacramento River Fly Fishing Report

Dave Neal Reports on 4.6.17Lower Sacramento-Good news for Lower Sac fans… the water clarity in the river improved last week enough that we fished the river for the first time in several months. Wat...

Lower Sacramento RiverMar 30, 2017
Lower Sac and Trinity River Fly Fishing Report

Dave Neal reports on 3.10.17Lower Sacramento River-It’s been a long wait for anglers on the Lower Sacramento River… and there just might be a turning point on the horizon.I went for a mtn. bike rid...

Lower Sacramento RiverMar 23, 2017
Sacramento Valley Fly Fishing Report

Hogan Brown reports on 3.23.17Lower Sacramento Trout Fishing– Flows coming out of Keswick are 8410cfs and steady. This is a GREAT flow and more than fishable. If anything a bit on the lower side. T...

Lower Sacramento RiverMar 16, 2017
Lower Sac and Sierra Foothills Fly Fishing Report

Hogan Brown reports on 3.16.17Still chasing some bass out on the Oroville Afterbay. Found water in the 50-62 degree range so a HUGE fluctuation throughout the lake. Clarity is still way off so fish...

Lower Sacramento RiverMar 9, 2017
Trinity and Lower Sacramento Fly Fishing Report

Dave Neal reports on 3.9.17Northern CA, Trinity & Lower Sacramento Rivers 3-9In between the storms I’ve been on the Trinity River quite a few days this past week. We saw a little snow and a lit...

Feather RiverMar 9, 2017
Yuba, Feather and Bass Fly Fishing Report

Hogan Brown reports on 3.9.17While the Yuba, Feather, and Sac are dropping clarity and flow still remain issues.The Yuba around 3500cfs is tempting as it seems to have the best clarity. I have guid...

Lower Sacramento RiverMar 9, 2017
Lower Sacramento Fly Fishing Report

Anthony Carruesco reports on 3.8.17Well, there seems to finally be some good news on the horizon for anglers in Northern California. Weather for the foreseeable future is looking to stabilize in th...

Lower Sacramento RiverMar 2, 2017
Lower Sacramento Fly Fishing Report

Lost Coast Outfitters reports on 3.2.17Pretty much crickets out there. Running 60,000cfs right now so… The fishing is happening not-so-much.Lake Shasta is just about full, and with so much runoff c...

Feather RiverMar 2, 2017
Sacramento Valley Fly Fishing Report

Hogan Brown reports on 3.2.17Fishing has been tough but if you get out and look and the weather cooperates you can find some fishable water. For us north staters all the rivers are toast as most wi...

Lower Sacramento RiverFeb 23, 2017
Trinity and Lower Sac Report

Dave Neal Reports on 2.23.2017Well, not much to report this week other than the last few days the sun finally came out and it has been a welcome sight. It’s incredible how much rain we have endured...

Lower Sacramento RiverFeb 16, 2017
Lower Sac Update

Lost Coast Outfitters reports on 2.16.17The  folks at Off the Hook Fly Fishing took this photo yesterday at the Sundial Bridge in Redding. The flows out of Keswick have actually dropped to 49,000cf...

Lower Sacramento RiverFeb 9, 2017
Lower Sac and Trinity Fly Fishing Report

Dave Neal reports on 2.9.2017*I just got word that the Lower Sac releases out of Keswick Dam are going to go way up beginning Friday to 50,000cfs, Saturday 60,000cfs and Sunday to 70,000cfs!Well… i...

Feather RiverFeb 9, 2017
Lower Sac, Feather and Yuba River Fly Fishing Report

Hogan Brown reports on 2.9.17I am not going to dress it up…there isn’t a lot going on fishing wise. The Sac, Feather, and Yuba are ripping and flooding in some areas with the latest rain and there ...

Lower Sacramento RiverFeb 2, 2017
Lower Sac Fly Fishing Report

Bucko Theriot reports on 2.2.17The Lower Sac is still flowing big and mean right now–Currently 25,400 cfs (WOW) and has been flowing big for awhile now. I have still seen people drifting it at thes...

Lower Sacramento RiverJan 19, 2017
Lower Sac Fly Fishing Report

Ryan Johnston reports on 1.17.19Northern California has been dumped on with water as of recently. Hooray, no more drought! If you have been paying attention almost every river in NorCal is currentl...

Lower Sacramento RiverJan 12, 2017
Upper & Lower Sac Fly Fishing Report

Bucko Theriot Reports on 1.12.17 Upper SacThe Upper Sac was ripping and roaring this past week with the major storms we received. The weather finally let up and the river is on its way down after ...

Feather RiverJan 12, 2017
Lower Yuba & Lower Sac Fly Fishing Report

Hogan Brown Reports on 1.12.17So, if you have read any of the fishing reports you are probably already under the realization that most everything is blown out…That amount of water that has come dow...

Coastal SteelheadJan 12, 2017
Lower Sac Fly Fishing Report

Anthony Carruesco Reports on 1.10.17The Lower Sac is on her way up to 20k cubes by Wednesday afternoon. The combination of big flows and winter is usually the perfect recipe for running into som...

Coastal SteelheadJan 5, 2017
Lower Sac & Steelhead Fly Fishing Report

Anthony Carruesco reports on 1.5.17We are getting a lot more precipitation up north here than we’ve been used to the past few years. It’s stayed nice and cold for us too to keep some of that snow u...

Feather RiverJan 5, 2017
Lower Sac and Feather River Fly Fishing Report

Ryan Johnston reports on 1.5.17Lower Sac- The Sac continues to fish average for winter conditions. Most days we are hooking 20ish rainbows from Redding down to Anderson. As typical we have been cat...

Lower Sacramento RiverJan 5, 2017
Lower Sac and Yuba Fly Fishing Report

Hogan Brown Reports on 1.3.17Lower Sachas been tough…Pays to be patient though as the fish we are catching are really good fish just not many hook ups. Though that is pretty standard for the winter...

Lower Sacramento RiverDec 22, 2016
Lower Sac Fly Fishing Report

Hogan Brown reports on 12.22.2016Lower Sacramento River - Been on the Lower Sac from Bonnieview Boat Ramp to Anderson Boat Ramp as I think the river below Cow Creek is still a bit off color. Fishin...

Lower Sacramento RiverDec 19, 2016
Lower Sacramento Fly Fishing Report

Hogan Brown reports on 12.15.2016is fishable in the top few floats even with the massive push of water from this last storm set. I think the Lower Sac is going to be the main game for a while as ...

Lower Sacramento RiverDec 19, 2016
Lower Sacramento Fly Fishing Report

Anthony Carruesco reports on 12.15.2016The Sac is currently sitting at 5k Cubes and flowing green. We’ve had some very good days out there recently for winter standards. Fish are more concentrated ...

Lower Sacramento RiverDec 8, 2016
Lower Sac and Trinity Report

Ryan Johnston Reports on 12.8.2016This last week I have been bouncing my fishing venues around quite a bit from trout, to steelhead, to bass. It has been a fun week of switching out rods and techni...

Lower Sacramento RiverDec 1, 2016
Lower Sacramento Fly Fishing Report

AC Fly Fishing Reports on 12.1.2016The Sac is currently flowing at 5,000 cubes out of Keswick. Per usual for wintertime flows. Due to the lack of Salmon in the river we had an abbreviated “egg drop...

Lower Sacramento RiverNov 25, 2016
Lower Sac Fly Fishing Report

Anthony Carruesco Reports 11.24.16 The Sac is currently flowing at 5,000 cubes out of Keswick. Per usual for wintertime flows. Due to the lack of Salmon in the river we had an abbreviated “egg d...

Feather RiverNov 25, 2016
Lower Sac and Feather River Fly Fishing Report

Ryan Johnston Reports 11.24.16The Lower Sac is fishing average for this time of year. With the slower start to the Trinity the Sac is still seeing lots of pressure for this time of year. The upper ...

Feather RiverNov 17, 2016
Sac, Feather, and Yuba Report

Hogan Brown Reports on 11.17.2016Open Dates:Dec: 17, 21-23, 29-31Jan: 2, 5-7, 14, 28Feb: 20Lower Sac Stripers:Fishing has slowed dramatically but the river is fishable and the big fish are the ones...

American RiverNov 10, 2016
NorCal Fly Fishing Report

Brian Clemens Report on 11.10.2016Feather:I have spent a good amount of time on the Feather lately and with the salmon in full spawn mode the egg bite is in full swing. Right now its all about gett...

Feather RiverOct 27, 2016
Yuba, Feather, and Sac Report

Hogan Brown Reports on 10.20.2016Open Guide Dates:Nov 25, 26,Dec 17, 21-23, 27-31Jan 5-7, 14, 16, 21, 28Lower Sacramento Striper fishinghas been good if you can really pick your day and time. With ...

Lower Sacramento RiverOct 14, 2016
Upper and Lower Sac Fly Fishing Report

Brian “Bucko” Theriot Reports on 10.13.2016Upper Sac 10-13Fall colors and dancing October caddis are out on the Northern California rivers and you don’t want to miss the upper sac scenery and the l...

Lower Sacramento RiverOct 13, 2016
Lower Sacramento Fly Fishing Report

AC Fly Fishing Reports 10.13.2016The highly anticipated “egg drop” has yet to really happen this Fall. There are VERY FEW Salmon in the system this year.. Which shouldn’t be much of a surprise when...

Lower Sacramento RiverOct 6, 2016
Lower Sacramento Fly Fishing

Dave Neal Reports on 10.6.2016 Lower Sacramento River continues to fish really well, despite the fact that the much anticipated “egg drop” hasn’t begun in full force just yet… maybe another week be...

Lower Sacramento RiverOct 6, 2016
Lower Yuba and Lower Sac Fly Fishing Report

Hogan Brown Reports on 10.6.2016Lower Yuba River -I spent a few days floating the Lower Yuba River the last week. Fishing has been fair I would say. I am sure the there is the opportunity for reall...

Feather RiverOct 6, 2016
Lower Yuba and Lower Sac Fly Fishing Report

Brian Clemens Reports on 10.6.2106Feather River Rating: Good to Great Flow: 800cfs in Low Flow Temp: mid 50’s Clarity: Clear The Feather has really turned on in the past week, and that’s mainly...

Lower Sacramento RiverSep 29, 2016
Lower Sac Fly Fishing Report

Ryan Johnson Reports on 9.29.2016Check this out - This is a must see video! This is a brand new release that is going to give you a big glimpse into the work that Cast Hope is doing. This video was...

Fall RiverSep 29, 2016
Lower Sac Fly Fishing Report

Dave Neal reports 9.29.2016 Autumnal Equinox has arrived and thus marks a special time of year to be excited about fly fishing in Northern California. There’s fall color popping at the higher eleva...

Feather RiverSep 29, 2016
Northern California Fly Fishing Report

Brian Clemen’s Reports on 9.29.2016Over the past few weeks, the fish in Nor Cal has really turned on. The salmon are showing up in good numbers, some are starting to spawn and you know what that me...

Lower Sacramento RiverSep 8, 2016
Nor Cal Fly Fishing Report

Dave Neal reports on 9/8/16 I just had  Oct 3,4,5 open up! Prime dates!Fall fishing season is just around the corner. The days are noticeably shorter now and the nights are getting cooler. In the e...

Lower Sacramento RiverSep 8, 2016
Lower Sac Striper Report

Hogan Brown Report on 9/8/2016Report: Striper fishing on the Lower Sac has been good. There are good numbers of 18-25" fish that clients are hooking into and plenty of shakers. The bigger fish have...