Jim Stimson reports on 9.1.2016

My home lies on the edge of two worlds….. the Eastern Sierra and the Great Basin Desert. The light is changing, the shadows grow longer and the distant peaks are picking up the hazy, blue tones of autumn. The rabbitbrush is in full bloom, their yellow flowers are a hint of the fall colors soon to come. September and October are the best months on the eastside. The...

McCloud River Fly Fishing Report

Photo’s By Carl Mogerley & John Rickard

This August proved to be a productive month on the McCloud River.  Some hefty fish from the lake have reached the upper stretches surprising many anglers with incredible fights and acrobatic get aways. Gotta love it. The water clarity and temperature drastically changes from the upper stretches all the way down to Bollibokka. Up top it has about 2-3 feet of visibility while the lower river at Bollibokka is damn near gin clear. The algae seems to be the only downside to fishing this time of year and diligent fly cleaning is necessary.  Sadly, there are no real hatches and any mayfly that happens to get off the water gets waxed by awaiting dragonflies, mandibles slicing them in half in an unfair dogfight. However, fall is near and caddis hatches are scheduled. It will be a great time to swing through a riffle or skate a tail-out. We hope to see you out there.

Rick Mazaira Reports on 9.1.2016

September is her and a change is in the wind. Days are shorter, and cooler temps are on their way.

Mokelumne- The Moke is streaky at best.
Upper Moke- It’s all fishing well, dries & dry droppers. Stimulators & Caddis are best.

Stanislaus-  South Fork is doing well.   Yellow Sallies, and  Hare’s  ears.
Middle Fork is great above Twain Hart- look at Herring Creek and the...

Steve Santucci Reports on 9.1.2016

Delta Striper fishing is starting to excel with more and larger Stripers entering the system. It looks like the wind will start to cooperate with stable temperatures from the Coast to our Delta. Small to medium size Clouser’s are working well for subsurface fish. Crease, Gurglar’s and Pole Dancer are working for the early mourning and late afternoon top water...

Richard Loft Reports on  9.1.2016

I am going to make this a short report

Fishing activity has been steadily getting better. Flows are starting to drop and I have spent most of the summer fishing and guiding the high flows of summer. Yesterday was an average day of fishing with fish hitting the usual midges and pheasant tails- they have been preforming well so I stick with em most days. Well as day...

Brian Theriot reports on 9.1.2016

Upper Sacramento River

As I was guiding on the Upper Sac the other day, the wind blew and a bunch of leaves were flying off the branches, this reminded me that fall is coming and brought a smile to my face! Fall is my favorite time of year to be on the Upper Sac and better yet, all the nor cal rivers. The fishing is starting to pick up on the Upper Sac and the temps...

Matt “gilligan” Koles reports on 9.1.2016

Seems like fish have perked up with the cooler weather. Lots of grabs, and the occasional big fish happening on the Truckee River.

Highs are back in the 70’s, ahh, lows in the 30’s. Can’t stand that heat, and it was hot this summer. In fact, if you head out in the morning, bring a winter jacket if you are anywhere below Hirschdale on the Truckee River. In...

Jon Baiocchi Report on 9.1.2016

North Fork Yuba River

summer is coming to an end, days are noticeably shorter, mornings are colder, and the sun is arcing lower in the horizon each day. The North Fork Yuba River is still fishing well. You’ll have better success if you seek out sections that have not been fished; it’s time to hike into remote sections of the unknown. Water temperatures are stable at...

Ryan Johnston Reports on 9.1.2016

The fishing on the Lower Sac has been really good this last week. If you are looking into some good afternoon fishing the Sac is putting out some impressive rainbows during the caddis hatch. The fish have been holding in faster water making for some really hard aggressive strikes. All you need is a tan birds nest and Fox’s Poopah to get those rainbow looking your...

Richard Loft reports on 8.26.2016

Hey Everyone this is a two part report ; First the fishing report for the last two weeks: Bigger fish are starting to show and responding to # 18 Flashback PT and #18 /20 black Zibra midges also # 16 green birds nests real basic flys nothing fancy. Leader length seems to be a bigger factor and setting on all hits. I had a client miss three good fish due to not...