Anthony Carruesco reports on 11.29.18

Redding

Trout 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 even give you the opportunity to throw the dry fly. 

Again, this is the time of the year when we see some of the biggest fish in the river show themselves. Winter can produce some true specimens. Bring...

Anthony Carruesco reports on 11.26.18

We’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 move steelhead up from the lower reaches in the Klamath and Trinity. We’re looking forward to some very good steelhead fishing opportunities by the weekend and next week.

We’ve had a year to remember on the...

Capt. Hogan Brown reports on 11.7.18

Fall 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 single digits multipe fish are double digits with some true beasts in the mix each day. Key is being able to fish and cast the lighter (type 5-Intm) lines all day at distance and cover water. 

Flows are...

Anthony Carruesco reports on 11.7.18

We’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 egg eating haunts to more traditional bug water. 

The previous 5 weeks provided an extremely fun and fast paced “egg drop” that the big fish were keyed in on. As the Fall run salmon start to thin out, it...

Aaron Grabiel reports on 11.1.18

Lower Sacramento River

The target locations right now are from Keswick down to Anderson. Below Anderson, the egg bite has been sporadic but in addition, there has been some good dry...

Capt. Hogan Brown reports on 11.1.18

Striper 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 start chasing the biggest fish of the season through the winter. We hook much fewer fish each day but usually hook into one of the biggest fish of any clients life. Fish in the 20-40lb range are our targets...

Anthony Carruesco reports on 11.1.18

The 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 rainbows. 

These fish have been getting FAT on eggs and bugs that these salmon are kicking into the drift. 

We’re looking forward to the fishing to stay good for the foreseeable future. Flows are on their way...

Capt. Hogan Brown reports on 10.18.18

Lower 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 clients are getting shots at some big fish. 

Fall is where we spend a lot of time hunting for those 1-3 fish that can make your whole season. While there can be days where we stack some decent numbers on most...

Anthony Carruesco reports on 10.11.18

October 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 feeding the trout a lot of food.. Hatches of Caddis, various mayflies and midges have been solid most days as well, keeping the “bug water” an option as well. 

We’re looking forward to the fishing staying...

Capt. Hogan Brown reports on 10.4.18

Lower Sac STriper fishing has been up and down with the changing weather. We have had 80-90 degree weather and high 60s with good amounts of rain. One thing that can really mess with the striper bite on the river is change weather and pressure fronts moving through. So fishing has really depended on the day. When the weather has been stable and the barometric...