Lower Yuba River & Striper Fly Fishing Report
Captain Ben Thompson Reports on June 27th, 2025
Capt. Ben Thompson
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CA DFW Guide ID #1001102
Northern CA Fly Fishing Guide
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Captain Ben Thompson Reports on June 27th, 2025
Captain Hogan Brown Reports on June25th, 2025
Capt. Hogan Brown
Fly Fishing Guide
Co-Founder of the Cal Bass Union
Owner Alluvial Marketing Collective
Evan Praskin Reports on May 31st, 2025
Warm warming warmer! Howdy fellow line side chasers. Here is your local Monterey/Southern country fish report.
The bass are in the surf, but you will need to cover some water to find them. What are your best chances of hooking up? Getting boots on the ground and going fishing. Zero percent of fish are caught if you don’t go, so get out there and give yourself the most opportunity for success. The best and most successful beach fisherman are the ones who put in the time on the sand. Remember to cover some water, fish the changing tide and/or low light conditions, and keep casting.
Perch are still in the mix too so don’t forget to finish your retrieve all the way in. 3-5” Clousers in chartreuse over white and the Praskin Trench Bomb are great producers this time of year. Monterey side is producing a bit better than Santa Cruz, but just remember to wade with caution as the sand is looser and the beach is steeper. Look for the holes and deep troughs, fish them hard then move on to the next one until you intersect the fish. Last week I took a break from the surf and hit the inner lakes looking for salt free stripers on Stokeventures new boat. The fish were plentiful so stay tuned for more guiding opportunities coming up! Be safe, spread good vibes, and we will see you on the beach!
Hogan Brown Reports on May 25th, 2025
Capt. Hogan Brown
Fly Fishing Guide
Co-Founder of the Cal Bass Union
Owner Alluvial Marketing Collective
Capt. Bryce Tedford Reports on May 26th, 2025
California Delta Fly Fishing Report:
Spring striper season in the Delta has been going strong, but is winding down as the stripers have spawned. Hoping to get another week or two out of the stripers, but they have scattered throughout the Delta. Water temperatures are climbing up towards 68-70 degrees. Currently catching around 10-15 fish a trip with, most in the 3-5lb class, & a few up to 10lbs. As water temperatures increase to 70 degrees it will get tougher & the fish will continue to scatter. It’s becoming a grind to find stripers as they are moving out towards the SF Bay or staying up in the rivers for summer. Clarity is currently 2-4’ depending on the areas you fish in. Fly wise, “Steve Adachi style” rattle Clousers are a way to a stripers mouth, so don’t leave home without them!
My spring is all booked up but fall is always an option as well. In addition, from June 15-September 15, I turn my focus to topwater largemouth & lmallmouth bass excursions. These 5hr 1/2 day bass trips are a great way to get newer anglers into the sport as well
as a blast for seasoned veterans who just want to have fun watching largemouth & Ssmallmouth blow up a fly! After summer bass season, I finish out the year with fall striper trips September 15 until Christmas. Looking forward to a great season ahead, hope to see you out there!
Capt. Hogan Brown
Fly Fishing Guide
Co-Founder of the Cal Bass Union
Owner Alluvial Marketing Collective
In the last 2 months I have managed to catch my 2 best striper on Ocean Beach!
The LCO team has been fishing like maniacs. Infact, on Sunday the entire team was fishing. I was on the Trinity, Jose and Brett were on the bay, Owen was in Idaho trout fishing, and Jake was on Stinson. It's pretty rad how much our team gets out to fish!
Striper fishing has been good! Jose and Brett went out with Captain Gregg Holand on the bay and caught some nice fish in the usual spots Red Rock and Angel Island. The delta fished well for me last week, but it's been really windy out west, Sherm and I casted in 25 MPH winds with 3/0 adachi rattle clousers and found a few quality fish up to maybe 10lbs.
The birds have been all over Ocean Beach and I found a couple of fish early in the week and then a few skunk days to remind me its Ocean Beach. Rising morning tides this week so thats cool!
A great time to be thinking about chrisy feild.
Saturday/Sunday Trinity River to skate some dries with Tom Mahan at Swingwater guide service. Fish were starting to show up! I boiled a few in the evening. The recent rains should do well to get the fish moving around! Tom was fired up and great guide if you are looking to swing flies on the Trinity River.
I managed to head back for a few days of work then spent a day with Capt. Ben Thompson on the Sac fishing for striper. A similar story to the delta we fished hard looking for the grande's. We caught some quality fish up to maybe 8 or 9lbs. Ben is an excellent capatian and I highly reccomend booking in on the Sac, Yuba, or Feather for striper or trout.
Owen hopped on the airplane and touched down in ID for a trout trip with some of his college buddies fishing the Teton and South Fork Snake.
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