Jon Baiocchi Reports on 1.4.2018

Happy New Year! The Lower Yuba River has been on auto pilot for that past 3 weeks or more with bright and warm sunny weather, and the occasional hazy day. The winter solstice has come and gone, and the days grow longer from this point forward. Flows have been on auto pilot as well running right around 1060 cubes, though on Tuesday they dropped it to 977 cfs for a...

Hogan Brown Reports on 1.4.2018

Been spending most of my time on the Great Inland Ocean of Lake Oroville for Spotted Bass. Water is cooling which is a good thing but fish are still spread out. I have not hit any big schools of fish like you hope for in the winter months that said we are getting 1-3 fish in each spot and getting fair numbers when you add them all up at the end of the day. Like most...

Matt Gilligan Koles Reports on 1.1.2018

Happy New Year!

The Truckee River is clear and cold and low. Tough fishing on the California side.

It’s a tale of two rivers. Completely different on the Nevada side, which is fishing very well.

In California, the water is low, not low-low, but low compared to summer time flows. That, and the water is clear as shit and cold. 330 cfs. Very tough to wrangle them...

Jim Stimson Reports 1.4.2018

Well, heh there! I would like to welcome me back to the United States. My family spent the Christmas week visiting some of the many islands in the Galápagos Archipelago off the coast of Ecuador. What a great place to see wildlife up close and observe the many endemic species of plants and animals.

We’re still waiting for winter to arrive, at least the precipitation. This...

George Reports on 12/23/2017

Not a lot of precip forecasted for California in the next 7 days. This can mean great fishing, but you have to mindful of low flow closures:

http://www.eregulations.com/california/fishing/freshwater/low-flow-restrictions/

Now is a great time to start chasing Coastal Steelhead. If you are lucky enough to tie into one of these fish please be respectful and keep the fish in...

Evan Praskin Reports on 12.22.2017

The surf was pumping over the weekend with a steep NW swell filling in paired with a steady breeze making fishing a very tough. We had a high tide of 5.7ft@8AM and quite the outgoing bottoming out at -.25@4pm, this pulled most the fish out of our reach and we called it early. Those who waited it out and hit the surf during the week day had a much better shot at...

Jon Baiocchi Reports on 12.22.2017

A little cooler temperatures after a quick moving cold front push through last night, Nevada City received about a half inch of precipitation. Sunny skies again today and extremely pleasant weather. The Lower Yuba River is flowing at 1,050 cubes and the clarity remains clear. With the lower flows a walk and wade angler can now cross easily in many sections of the...

Richard Loft Reports on 12.22.2017

Hey Everyone- Theres not a lot to report on Putah at this time of year– the flows are really low and the trout are spawnning so we try to leave them mostly alone until the beginning of March– but I still like to check in periodically. I drove up to the creek Saturday and checked out a few access points ; first stopping at the bridge where I ran into one of the...

Hogan Brown Reports on 12.22.2017 

Lake Oroville/Foothill Bass fishing - spent a few days this last week chasing Spotted Bass aka: Rock Bass on Lake Oroville aka: the Great Inland Ocean. Most fly angers are not familiar with “Spotted Bass” and most would jusy say they look like a largemouth but in reality they are a completely different species of bass that behave and act very much their own way....

Dave Neal Reports on 12.22.2017

Trinity River has been a very cold place this week. Mornings starting at 27 degrees and ice build-up in the guides till lunch. We are working very hard for a few fish opportunities each day. They are in here but you have to stay persistent and really work for them. Water is low and clear as one would expect.

Most of the hatchery fish have moved upriver and you will...