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Fishing Report

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
Trinity River Fly Fishing Report

Brian Clemens reports on 2.9.17This year has been a crazy wet mess so I hope all of you have stayed safe and dry while mother nature shows us her fury. With this wet season, most of you know it has...

Trinity RiverFeb 3, 2017
Trinity River Fly Fishing Report

Dave Neal Reports on 2/3/2017The Trinity River fished pretty well last weekend but then seemed to get tougher and tougher for the later part of this week. Water down through Junction City was in gr...

Trinity RiverJan 26, 2017
Trinity River Fly Fishing Report

Dave Neal reports on 1.26.2017Flows on the upper Trinity River have dropped into fishable shape and the river is green and looking good. It’s still a bit big below Canyon Creek but the upper river ...

Trinity RiverJan 23, 2017
Trinity River Flows Update

Lost Coast Outfitters reports on 1.23.17It looks like we will get a dry-ish break from the storm cycle this week and into next. Keep you eyes on the Trinity, as it’s often the first to come back in...

Trinity RiverJan 19, 2017
Trinity River Report

Dave Neal reports on 1.19.2017Expect Douglas City down to blow out for a while. Upstream is blown out now but will just need a few clear days to come back into shape. The Upper river has been crowd...

Trinity RiverJan 12, 2017
Trinity River Flow Report

1.12.17The Trinity is coming back down after the most recent deluge. The way upper river, in Lewiston is in good shape at 313cfs and downstream, as the above graphs show, flows are very high but ca...

Trinity RiverJan 6, 2017
Trinity River Fly Fishing Report

I was speaking with a buddy of mine, Aaron Grabiel, and he was saying these rain storms have been pulling in fish. Every Trinity guide I have talked to said it’s been tough but they each have had i...

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 RiverDec 19, 2016
Trinity, Yuba, Feather, American River Fly Fishing Report

Brian Clemens reports on 12.19.2016Trinity River:Clarity: Good to getting perfectFlows:Lewiston - 300cfs steadyBucktail - 500cfs and droppingDouglas City - 775cfs and droppingJunction City - 1600cf...

Trinity RiverDec 8, 2016
Trinity Fishing Report

Michelle at Clearwater Lodge Reports on 12.8.2016Fished the Trinity last week with Cal Trout. We had a Ladies only group fishing Wednesday and Thursday. It was TOUGH fishingI caught two … 

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...

Klamath RiverDec 1, 2016
Trinity River and Klamath River Fishing Report

AC Fly Fishing Reports on 12.1.2016Unfortunately, there’s not much good to report on either of these rivers. Both the Klamath and Trinity have had low returns of Steelhead this year. It looks like ...

Trinity RiverNov 25, 2016
Trinity River Fly Fishing Report

Brian Clemens Reports 11.24.16Well recent rains of done great things for the local fishing here in Sacramento, however, its done some even better things up on the Trinity River.Despite the hype (...

Trinity RiverNov 10, 2016
Trinity River Fly Fishing Report

Dave Neal Reports on 11.10.2016Fishing on the Upper Trinity River for steelhead has continued to be very scratchy this week. Simply put… there are not a lot of fish concentrated right now anywhere ...

Trinity RiverNov 4, 2016
Trinity River Fly Fishing Report

Dave Neal Reports on 11.2.2016The reality for most anglers is the Trinity River has been fishing pretty scratchy these past few weeks. There’s simply not many fish around most days and the ones tha...

Trinity RiverOct 27, 2016
Trinity River Fishing Report

\Reports from clients and guides alike have been that fishing is pretty spotty. Numbers range from getting skunked to 5 or 6 “hookups” a day nymphing. Last weekend Jon Baoicchi was out with Jason C...

Trinity RiverOct 14, 2016
Trinity River Fly Fishing Report

Look for the Trinity flows to spike particularly in the lower stretches. If I were fishing the Trinity this weekend into the week I would fish the upper river near lewiston. The fish are hitting th...

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...

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...

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...

American RiverSep 8, 2016
Norcal Fly Fishing Report

Brian Clemen’s Reports on 9/5/2016Yuba River  Rating: Good to good++ Flows: 800cfs Temp: high 50’s lower 60’s Clarity: Clear Report: This is where I have spent a few trips on as of recent. Prio...

Trinity RiverAug 26, 2016
Trinity River

Fishing has been slow but there are a few fish around. Netting in the lower river and the mouth of the klamath being closed have contributed to the slow fishing. The Flows on the Klamath recently j...

Trinity RiverAug 4, 2016
Trinity River Fly Fishing Report

Flows started dropping on the Trinity. Currently at 450 CFS. A great time to look for Salmon and Steelhead on the fly.

Trinity RiverApr 7, 2016
Trinity River Fly Fishing ReportFly only section below Lewiston...

Trinity River Fly Fishing Report Fly only section below Lewiston dam is now open. Not a ton of fish around and they are not keying on dries as hoped. Try swinging smolt patterns and nymphs. Nymphi...

Trinity RiverMar 24, 2016
Trinity River Fly Fishing Report

Dave Neal Reports on 3.24.2016The good old Trinity remains a viable option. I decided to venture over the hill with 2 clients on Friday and we experienced a solid flurry of caddis and mayfly activi...

Lower Sacramento RiverMar 17, 2016
Lower Sac & Trinity Fly Fishing Report

Dave Neal Reports on 3.17.2016UPDATE*** Flows are set to increase on the Lower Sac from 5,000cfs to 20,000cfs beginning this Friday 3/18/16 at 2am. This is a substantial flow increase and will cert...

American RiverMar 11, 2016
Northern California Report

Brian Clemens reports 3.8.2016Well it likes like the weather has finally come in, mainly the rain and the snow, but some wind as well, and it has been dumping a bunch all throughout Nor Cal. The re...

Trinity RiverFeb 25, 2016
Trinity River Fly Fishing Report

We have not been getting good reports from the Trinity River. There are fish around but they are very spread out. Floating remains the best option for finding fish. The river is off color so throw ...

Trinity RiverFeb 18, 2016
Trinity River Fly Fishing Report

Dave Neal Reports on 2.17.2016Fishing on the Trinity River improved the last few days after being a bit scratchy last week. We are currently seeing a little rain and cooler weather (back to more wi...

Trinity RiverFeb 11, 2016
Trinity River Fly Fishing Report

Dave Neal Reports on 2.10.2016Trinity has been so up and down and day-to-day… So hard to write a report for people to plan a trip. But the fishing, weather, and flows the last 7 days has been st...

Trinity RiverFeb 4, 2016
Trinity River

We have green lights for this weekend. Should be in shape down to Junction City. Get out there!

Lower Sacramento RiverJan 28, 2016
Lower Sac & Trinity Fly Fishing Report

AC Fly Fishing Reports on 1.28.2016So, it turns out El Niño is the real deal. The series of storms we’ve had have been pretty relentless. Most of the Steelhead rivers in Northern CA have only had a...

Trinity RiverJan 28, 2016
fishkennedybrothers: 60 degrees out and swinging some exotic...

fishkennedybrothers: 60 degrees out and swinging some exotic plumes around, not a soul in sight. Feels like Spring. Kennedy Bros swinging the Trinity

Trinity RiverJan 21, 2016
Trinity River

Kennedy bros have a great Trinity Report here: https://fishkennedybrothers.wordpress.com/2016/01/20/trinity-river-fishing-report/

Klamath RiverJan 21, 2016
Coastal Steelhead Reports

Leslie Ajari reports on 1.20.2016The NorCal/Southern Oregon coast as well as the inland steelhead rivers such as the Trinity are blown out and expected to stay so for the next week or so, pending n...

Trinity RiverJan 14, 2016
Trinity River Fly Fishing Report

Dave Neal Reports 1/14/2016We enjoyed another fine week of steelhead fishing on the Trinity River. Quite a few super-hot, brighter, wild fish showed this week and there really are no comparisons be...

Trinity RiverJan 1, 2016
Trinity River Fly Fishing Report

Dave Neal reports on 12.30.2015ALERT*** There is a tight spot at the mouth of Canyon Creek that has sunk 2 boats. If you are an inexperienced rower be prepared to rope you boat down or choose a dif...

Klamath RiverDec 24, 2015
Klamath & Trinity Fly Fishing Report

AC Fly Fishing ReportsI think “el nino” has arrived. We got pounded with precipitation up here the past few days. Snow down to 2,000 ft. Cold. Wet. Awesome. The current river conditions on the L...

Trinity RiverDec 24, 2015
Trinity River Fly Fishing Report

Dave Neal Reports on 12/23/2015:Steelheading on the Trinity River this past week was an adventurous wild ride. Lots of rain and snow pounded Trinity County recently. As of Wednesday morning 12/22 t...

Trinity RiverDec 3, 2015
Trinity River Fly Fishing Trip

“We’ve got some white Christmas action going on outside” Dick said staring off the front deck. Ken says “I am sick of hearing how cold it’s going to be” as he begins to second guess his packing dec...

Trinity RiverNov 27, 2015
fishkennedybrothers: El Niño??? Says who? We’ll believe it when...

fishkennedybrothers: El Niño??? Says who? We’ll believe it when we see it. The Trinity River remains low and gin clear. See more at www.fishkennedybrothers.wordpress.com #flyfishing #steelhead #t...

Klamath RiverNov 27, 2015
Lower Sac, Trinity, & Klamath Fishing Report

AC Fly Fishing Reports on 11.27.2015Lower Sacramento River Typically, the winter months on the Lower Sac show us some of the biggest fish of the year. We don’t always catch big numbers of fish duri...

American RiverNov 12, 2015
Northern California Fly Fishing

Brian Clemens Reports on 11.12.2015Feather River As always this is where I am spending most of my time. The fishing is a bit more consistent than a few weeks ago with the recent rains, but the fish...

Trinity RiverNov 5, 2015
Trinity River Fly Fishing ReportLeslie Ajari Reports on...

Trinity River Fly Fishing Report Leslie Ajari Reports on 11.5.2015The last five days on the Trinity have been great. I spent a few days on the lower section of the river swinging flies and wor...

Trinity RiverOct 29, 2015
Trinity River Fly Fishing Report

Mat Squilante Reports:I was up around Junction the last two days and so were what seemed like a large swarm of extremely eager guides and others dashing to the river. I went below Helena to avoid t...

Lower Sacramento RiverOct 29, 2015
Trinity River Fishing Report

John Slubowski’s Trout And Steelhead reports on 10.29.2015Trinity RiverThe flows on the Trinity River are down to 300 cfs and will remain there until Mother Nature cooperates in the form of rain. ...