Hogan Brown Reports on 6.9.2016

Lower Sacramento Striper Fishing 

turning on as the shad are thinning out. We have been getting fish up to 10lbs over the last week and plenty of keeper fish to fill the gaps. As the Shad thin out the bigger fish should start looking for other food sources making them easier targets for the fly. There has also ben some nice largemouth bass in the mix that are chasing...

Jon Fochetti at Clearwater Lodge reports on 6.2.2016

Hat Creek

Isn’t quite on fire anymore, but still fishing well. Trending more towards the normal fishing…tricos spinner fall in the a.m., nymphing through the middle of the day with small mayfly patterns like Hogans S&M, and micro mays. Evenings are great, lots of mayflies popping as well as Yellow sallies in the fast water.

Pit River

Pit one is...

Dave Neal reports on 6/2/2016

Green light… Go! That is my advice. Many of our mountain freestone and tailwaterish rivers here in Northern California are shaping up nicely. And, the two big spring creeks of the area are also fishing well. I would highly suggest you plan a fly fishing trip soon to hit either the McCloud, Upper Sac, Pit River, Hat Creek or Fall River… or all 5 if you can swing it....

John Fochetti Reports on 5.26.2016

Hat Creek

Has continued to fish well, some really nice fish being caught. The spinner fall has been epic up in the fast water, and evening hatches have been great. Small dark mayfly patterns have been working well under the indo. Warmer weather this next week should make some bugs pop!

Fall River

Still fishing a bit slow, weeds are still sparse. However there is...

Dave Neal Reports on 5.26.2016

We have experienced a lot of unsettled weather conditions in Redding and the surrounding mountain regions this week. Afternoon thundershowers brought some moodiness and cooler temps to the high country and there was even a bit snowfall on the lower elevation passes along hwy 299 going west and east out of Redding this past weekend.

The cooler than average temps have...

Dave Neal Reports on 5.19.2016

Lower Sacramento River

Still one of the best shows in town, the Lower Sacramento River right here in Redding, CA continues to provide us with awesome fishing week in and week out. Hatches this past week have been strong in the late morning and afternoon with intense pmd activity leading the charge. Caddis are out in good numbers as well and the bottom of the river...

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...

John Fochetti at Clearwater Lodge Reports on 4.28.2016

Trout opener is Saturday, and the Burney-Fall River Mills Intermountain area has lots of water.

All of our waters are full and cold, and some restoration projects have us pretty excited. Cal Trout is almost finished with a project on Hat Creek. We are looking forward to see how it improves fishing. For more info check out Cal Trout website.

The...

Dave Neal Reports on 9.3.2015

The first week of September is finally upon us. We will soon turn the slow corner into fall season!

I’ve spent most of my guide days this past week fishing out of Clearwater Lodge on nearby waters of the Fall River Valley, Hat Creek and the Pit River along with a couple days floating the Lower Sac in Redding. We had a wonderful time at the Lodge with Chef Noelle...

Jason Cockrum getting into some nice fish  on the Pit River !

Book Jason through the Clearwater Lodge