Dave Neal reports on May 16, 2019

A return to whacky weather has us pulling out the Gore-Tex shells
and waders… again. The winter won’t relinquish! Before the rains returned we were experiencing solid days on the Lower Sac during that last warm and sunny stretch these past few weeks. As you would expect, caddis have been the main event
driving the good fishing - especially in the sunny and warmer afternoons. Trout are also looking for and chowing on random stonefly nymphs – a testament to the amount of fish netted on Rubber Legs these past few weeks. Have some of these patterns in black and brown, #6-10 but don’t forget the little yellow stones, too,
UV Sallies #12-14, Mercer’s poxyback #14 The entire river is fishing well from Redding to Cottonwood, which has been nice because the crowds and guide boats have spread out accordingly. It will be interesting to see how this return of colder, wet weather changes things this week… be prepared to observe, adjust and “keep fishing”. In other words, be flexible. What you caught em’ on last time may not be what is happening now. I suspect we’ll see a few more mayflies enter the game on these rainy/cloudy days. It’s only mid May and there are plenty of bwo, pmd
and maybe some of the bigger clinger bugs still looking for an opportunity to make a push for the surface and party. Oh, and eggs. Eggs and cloudy days on this anadromous river are synonymous. I have a few open days I’d like to fill… May 28, 29, 30. Lets go fishing!

Capt. Hogan Brown reports on 5.9.19

Lower Sacramento Fly Fishing

Striper fishing on the valley rivers continues to be fair to good. The rivers are in great shape and there are good numbers of migratory fish throughout the rivers as well as resident fish getting on the feed. Shad are also showing up in good numbers and this can really get the resident fish going. May-October is prime time for river...

Anthony Carruesco reports on 5.8.19

Dave Neal reports on 5.8.19

The  Lower Sac River continues to be a solid option in northern
California right now. Fishing was fantastic this week. We have been drifting the big Sac from Redding to Anderson as well as down through Cottonwood these past few weeks - fishing 3-4 different floats in order to keep things interesting. The Redding area and floats below Anderson are starkly different - each...

Dave Neal reports on 5.2.19

These past couples of weeks have been fantastic while we experience a return to
more typical Spring Season weather in the NorthState. The days have been
sunny and fishing has been pretty darn good on the Lower Sacramento River,
from Redding to Cottonwood these past 2 weeks.

After enduring a crazy wet cycle (that lasted for an eternity) and watching

flows on the Lower Sac blow...

Captain. Hogan Brown reports on 5.2.19

Striper 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 spawned late last week which tightened up the bite those fish have started to feed again. Flows on the Lower Sac have come down and clarity continues to improve making it easier to target spread out...

Anthony Carruesco reports on 5.2.19

There 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 nicely to the consistent flows. The bugs are still not that active yet but that certainly hasn’t stopped these trout from chowing.

A lot of different flies are getting bit right now.. from Caddis, PMDs,...

Anthony Carruesco reports on 4.23.19

Wildwaters reports on 4.11.19

Needless 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 clients as our guides have been going to Plan A, B and Z to find fish.  The rain has finally stopped, the days are getting warmer and Spring is HERE!

We are so looking forward to getting back on the Lower and...