Chuck Volckhausen reports on 7.20.18 Upper sac is low and clear and the water is warm on the lower stretches.
Rick Cox reports on 7.6.18 Upper Sacramento River Report The Upper Sacramento River is getting into it’s summer time pattern now. Start early, take a break, then get back at it in the evening. ...
Rick Cox reports on 6.14.18 Upper Sac The Upper Sac has been fishing well with flows just about at their summer norm. The Golden Stones are plentiful and fish can be enticed with a big Stimulator …...
Anthony Carruesco reports on 6.6.18 Upper Sac There has been some very good fishing to be had on the Upper Sac recently. Being able to “stick and move” is key. Covering a lot of water with the dry...
Rick Cox reports on 5.24.18 Upper Sac The Upper Sacramento River is and has been a terrific option for fishing this Spring. The fishing is starting to sound like a broken record …. good to excelle...
McCloud River Fly Fishing ReportChuck Volckhausen reports on 5.17.18
Anthony Carruesco reports on 5.17.18 Upper Sac Spring fishing in the North State is firing on all cylinders right now. The weather is beautiful, the bugs are hatching and the fish are chowing. Th...
John Rickard reports on 5.10.18 Upper Sacramento River The Upper Sac has been consistently good the last few weeks. It is a safe bet that no matter how you like to fish, you will find some success...
Aaron Grabiel reports on 5.10.18 Upper Sacramento This is a fun and beautiful raft trip. I have been fishing from the Cantera Loop area to the Delta Road/Dog Creek exit. The fish have been eating...
Brandon Worthington reports on 5.3.18 Upper Sac For several weeks the fishing has been good to great with most wild Rainbows in the teens and we have even seen a few fish dry fly fishing with March...
Rick Cox reports on 5.3.18Upper SacThe Upper Sacramento River is fishing great right now. With the diminished snowpack and lack of high water, May fishing will be some of the best we have seen in y...
Wildwaters Fly Fishing Report on the Upper Sac and McCloud River
Brain Theriot reports on 4.26.18 Upper Sac Hello All! The trout opener is finally here (Saturday)! I am excited to be back in Siskiyou county after being down in Southern California for 3 weeks. I ...
John Rickard reports on 4.19.18 Upper Sac The Upper Sac has seen some radical changes these last few weeks. From snow to rain, too hot days with snowmelt. We’ve seen this river fluctuate inflows an...
Rick Cox reports on 4.12.18 Upper Sac The Upper Sacramento is in its roller coaster mode for spring fishing. Snowmelt and rain have produced extra water running from the tributaries but forecast a...
Rick Cox reports on 3.29.18 Upper & Lower Sac The hatches are firing up on both rivers offering a wide variety of insects. You can expect to see Caddis, a variety of Mayflies, Stones and my fa...
Rick Cox reports on 3.22.18The CoastThe theme the last couple of weeks around here has been excellent fishing for Wild Waters Fly Fishing. We have been finding steelhead at the coast, the Upper Rog...
Wildwater’s Fly Fishing Reports on 1.4.2018The Upper Sacramento RiverI have had the opportunity to winter fish the Upper Sacramento River since it opened to year round fishing a few years ago. She ...
Ted Fay Fly Shop Reports on 10.26.2017October has been spectacular in many ways here in Dogpatch. Unlike the pain in the ass conditions of last year with the record setting rains early on this year...
Brian “Bucko” Theriot Reports on 10.10.17We are finally transitioning into cooler weather after a blazing hot summer. We have had 80 degree weather the past couple days, but that is soon to change ...
@westernanglersguideservice on 10.11.17October caddis are everywhere right now on the upper sac! Get on up here and throw some big dries!!
Ted Fays Fly Shop Reports on 8.30.2017The worm is turning on our local rivers and the Dog Daze of Summer is being shown the door. We are seeing some very nice fish being brought to the net on the M...
Rick Cox reports on 8.10.17The beauty of fishing our rivers these days is the lack of people fishing, we have had recent days where we haven’t seen another soul on the water… believe me not complai...
8.4.2017The Upper Sacramento River is fishing very well. Focus on tight line nymphing techniques (USE SSG weights 1.6 grams) in the morning and afternoon. Fish all the little pockets and you will ...
7.27.2017Fishing on the Upper Sac and McCloud are in very similar places. Hot weather and full sun will make fishing difficult. In the Middle of the day get your flies down. Fish a range of PMD’s, ...
Rick Cox at Ted Fay’s Fly Shop Reports on 7.19.2017Dog Daze officially here. Best fishing has been mornings and evenings. If you must get out there during the peak of the day when the sun is direct...
LCO Reports 7/6/2017A great year to be on the Upper Sacramento River. It’s going to be hard to catch fish unless you find shade or wait until the evening. You will find fish looking up in the eveni...
5 Rivers Challenge – as good of a Nor Cal report as you will get.Photo by Mikey WierLast year when Cal Trout & Clearwater Lodge resurrected the 5 Rivers Challenge I really wanted to participate...
Western Anglers Guide Service Reports on 6.16.2017Just got of the McCloud today and the fishing was good! We fished a variety of techniques today: streamers, dry flys, and nymphs. All of them worke...
Ted Fays Fly Shop Reports:It is all about the McCloud right now. Flows are a bit high but as you can see very user friendly. The visibility is about the clearest you will see until Mud Creek kicks ...
6.2.2017Flows have dropped considerably since this time last week! This should mean great things for the fishing. The Upper Sac has produced some nice fish this spring and will only get better. Cus...
Brian “Bucko” Theriot Reports on 5.25.2017The Upper Sac flows are at 2100 Cfs and flowing clear and big. The river is tough to navigate at these flows so bring a wading staff, but if you can find w...
Ted Fay Fly Shop Reports on 5.24.2017Memorial Day weekend rapidly approaching and some of you are angsting about the river conditions. The McCloud dropped into very fishy shape this week but the ho...
Wild Waters Fly Fishing reports on 5.18.17 The rivers running off Mt. Shasta are all starting to come into play for the season. We do expect the upcoming, hot weather to bump some flows up due t...
Bucko Theriot reports on 5.11.17Today, I had to switch from shorts and sandals–that I have been enjoying all week–for boots and jeans. Yes, the cold weather has once again rolled in and we are ex...
Wild Waters Fly Fishing reports on 5.10.17The Upper and Lower Sac are running big but fish are being caught. The Lower Sac went back up to 13,000cfs over the weekend but the fish did not seem to be...
Bucko Theriot reports on 5.4.17Upper Sac This week we have had some incredible weather and have taken full advantage of it—I even found myself wet wading. I did a couple days on the Upper Sac this ...
Bucko Theriot reports on 4.27.17 Trout opener is coming up, and even though the Upper Sac is open year around, it is still a viable option. The river is currently flowing at 2600 cfs and there is ...
4/24/2017The upper sac is flowing big but fishable. Angler’s throwing Salmon fly nymphs on the soft edges are finding fish on the Upper Sacramento river right now. Fish are even looking up!
Brian “Bucko” Theriot reports on 3.30.17The Upper Sac is currently flowing at 3400 CFS which is definitely fishable. We are showing no rain till Wednesday or Thursday of next week. The weekend shou...
Bucko Theriot reports on 3.9.17The Upper Sac is clear and fishable and 70 degree weather is in the forecast for this weekend. Should be a great weekend to walk and wade the Upper Sac. Flies that ha...
Lost Coast Outfitters reports on 3.2.17Familiar refrain on the Upper Sac too, still a bit high to fish. We’d like to see about half the volume. 1400cfs is historical average right now, so we’re hea...
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Bucko Theriot reports on 2.9.17As I am typing this right now, the Upper Sac is currently flowing at 26,700 cfs and is climbing at about 1000 cfs an hour. This river is huge right now and should def...
Bucko Theriot Reports on 1.12.17 Upper SacThe Upper Sac was ripping and roaring this past week with the major storms we received. The weather finally let up and the river is on its way down after ...
Ted Fays Reports on 11.16.2016Big fish are ready to play on the Upper Sacramento River …. the only reeeel trout stream open all winter here in Dogpatch. Now that the traditional trout season has co...
The weather has been awesome up here this week and the October caddis are still out in full force, so come on up while you can and enjoy the last of the good weather! The river is flowing at 950cfs...
Rick Cox at Ted Fay reports:With all the current conditions we are putting up with you would think things are tough but guess what, it hasn’t been all too bad. Now that could change on the McCloud ...
