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Fishing Report

Napa RiverMar 30, 2025
Napa River & Lake Sonoma Fly Fishing Report

Patrick McKenzie reports on March 28th, 2025 Napa River 59-61F Clarity: Off/Brown Status: Had good fishing a few weeks ago before the last storm when water had cleared up… after the rain this...

Lower Sacramento Fly Fishing Report
Lower Sacramento RiverMar 30, 2025
Lower Sacramento Fly Fishing Report

530 Outfitters reports on March 28th, 2025 The Lower Sacramento River is shaping up beautifully for what promises to be an outstanding spring season! With only a few more showers in the forecast, w...

Truckee River Fly Fishing Report
Truckee RiverFeb 15, 2025
Truckee River Fly Fishing Report

Matt Heron reports on February 12th, 2025 Well, winter has finally hit the peaks in Lake Tahoe and the Truckee River area. It only took until February. Better late than never as they say. We’ll tak...

Delta Fly Fishing Report
DeltaFeb 15, 2025
Delta Fly Fishing Report

Bryce Tedford reports on February 12th, 2025 Been on the Delta breaking in my new engine & dialing in the new boat for 2025! Fishing has been decent, but it’s still winter fishing on the CA Del...

Lake Berryessa Fly Fishing Report
Lake BerryessaFeb 15, 2025
Lake Berryessa Fly Fishing Report

John Feaster reports on February 12th, 2025   Water Temperature: 51° to 54°Target Species: Bass Fishing Method: Float and FlyLeader Length: 9 to 11 feet Fishing Overview: February has started out w...

Lower Yuba River Fly Fishing Report
Lower Yuba RiverFeb 15, 2025
Lower Yuba River Fly Fishing Report

Capt. Ben Thompson reports on February 13th, 2025 Lower Yuba report: Flows almost dropped enough to become fishable again yesterday, but have spiked again with the current storm. After this stor...

Truckee River Fly Fishing Report
Truckee RiverFeb 15, 2025
Truckee River Fly Fishing Report

Matt "Gilligan" Koles reporst on February 12th, 2025 Been a cold week on the Truckee River. Lots of rain and snow though the next few days, and some warmer temps on out.  These low temps mainly kep...

Trinity River/Lower Sacramento/Shasta Bass Fly Fishing Report
Lower Sacramento RiverFeb 15, 2025
Trinity River/Lower Sacramento/Shasta Bass Fly Fishing Report

Dave Neal reports on February 12th, 2025   Trinity River Steelhead and Trout: I wish I had a great report on steelhead fishing the Trinity River… but between incessant rainy weather and increased ...

Lower Yuba Fly Fishing Report
Lower Yuba RiverJan 21, 2025
Lower Yuba Fly Fishing Report

Capt. Ben Thompson Reports on Janaury 20th, 2025   Lower Yuba River  I did multiple Yuba trips this past week and fishing was good-we have been consistently raising some fish on skwala dries. Over...

Truckee River Fly Fishing Report
Truckee RiverJan 21, 2025
Truckee River Fly Fishing Report

Matt "Gilligan" Koles reports on January 18th, 2025 Cold nights, warm afternoons on the Truckee River. Upper teens in Truckee at night, 40's in the afternoons. Lets look at that... When it's reall...

Eastern Sierra Fly Fishing Report
Eastern SierraJan 21, 2025
Eastern Sierra Fly Fishing Report

Jarett Coons reports on January 18th, 2025 SMTGS Report for Owens River: After an unusually warm December, the nights havefinally gotten cold. Water temps on most our streamsare hovering around 40F...

Lake Berryessa Fly Fishing Report
Lake BerryessaJan 21, 2025
Lake Berryessa Fly Fishing Report

John Fester reports on January 18th, 2025 Lake Berryessa, CA Fishing Report Water Temperature: 53° to 56°Target Species: winter bassFishing Method: float and flyLeader Length: 9 to 11 feetFishing O...

Lower Sac & Lake Oroville Fly Fishing Report
Lake OrovilleJan 21, 2025
Lower Sac & Lake Oroville Fly Fishing Report

Hogan Brown reports on January 18th, 2025 Lower Sac Striper Report The river is stable and settled after a fair amount of rain in late December. Fishing has been fair and very typical for the w...

Central Coast Fly Fishing Report
Central CoastJan 21, 2025
Central Coast Fly Fishing Report

Dagur Guðmundsson reports on January 19th, 2025 Not a drop of rain from the sky is the theme so far for this winter, with every morning starting the same, with temperatures in the low 20s’ and hi...

Truckee River Fly Fishing Report
Little TruckeeDec 16, 2024
Truckee River Fly Fishing Report

Matt Heron Reports on December 16th, 2024   As I write this report, it’s finally white in Truckee. This weekend’s storm brought the first significant snowfall of the season. We’re fully expect...

Truckee River Fly Fishing Report
Truckee RiverDec 16, 2024
Truckee River Fly Fishing Report

Matt "Gilligan" Koles Reports on December 16th, 2024 Finally getting some snow in Tahoe It's stacked up for mid-December. Not much down here in Hirschdale, but we usually don't get too much anyways...

Central Coast Fly Fishing Report
Central CoastDec 16, 2024
Central Coast Fly Fishing Report

Dagur Fly Fishing Reports on December 15th, 2024   It’s that wonderful time of year when midges emerge from the Central Coast lakes by the thousands and provide the king of sportfish, the common ca...

Local Surf Fly Fishing Report
Local SurfDec 16, 2024
Local Surf Fly Fishing Report

Evan Praskin Reports on December 15th, 2024   Happy Holidays, Suds Club Members!   Quick local surf and area report coming your way! We hope everyone is enjoying a safe and joyful h...

Trinity River Fly Fishing Report
Trinity RiverDec 16, 2024
Trinity River Fly Fishing Report

Rob George Reports on December 15th, 2024 With all the much needed wet weather we received recently, last Friday 12/13, the river blew out from Rush Creek down. Within a day or so of no rain, the ...

Winter Steelhead & Klamath Update
Coastal SteelheadDec 16, 2024
Winter Steelhead & Klamath Update

Riley Rennick of Wild Waters Fly Fishing Reports on December 13th, 2024   Winter Steelhead Tips and Klamath Update Wild Water’s founder and guide John Rickard always says, you want to be the one wr...

Lower Yuba Fly Fishing Report
Lower Yuba RiverDec 14, 2024
Lower Yuba Fly Fishing Report

Captain Ben Thompson Reports on December 12th, 2024   Lower Yuba River:The egg bite peaked a few weeks back, but there are currently still plenty of fish eating eggs. Salmon are still on redds in ...

California Delta Fly Fishing Report
DeltaDec 14, 2024
California Delta Fly Fishing Report

Captain Bryce Tedford Reports on December 14th, 2024   Fall fishing is wrapping up on the California Delta. We had some solid fishing this Fall; it’s fishing of course with some great days, many go...

DeltaNov 26, 2024
Fishing the CA Delta with Steve Adachi and Bryce Tedford

Owen's November 25th Trip with Steve Adachi and Bryce Tedford   Sometime last week, I received a phone call from Steve Adachi. He wanted to know whether I could join him and his guide buddy B...

Eastern Sierra Fly Fishing Report
Eastern SierraNov 23, 2024
Eastern Sierra Fly Fishing Report

J. Coons reports on November 16th, 2024   Eastern Sierra Fishing Report The regular fishing season has closed and we are at my favoritetime of year… the off season!! The crowds are gone, the air t...

San Francisco Bay Fly Fishing Report
Local SurfNov 15, 2024
San Francisco Bay Fly Fishing Report

Captain Gregg Holland reports on Nov. 15th, 2024   Short and sweet this week, from Capt. Gregg.   Fish shallow on the beaches and if you have a boat, fish the islands like Red Rocks and Angel I...

California Delta Fly Fishing Report
DeltaNov 15, 2024
California Delta Fly Fishing Report

Bryce Tedford reports on Nov. 15th, 2024 Fall is finally beginning on the Sacramento & San Joaquin California Delta! It’s been a slow start to the fall as water temperatures have been hovering...

Bay Area Surf Fly Fishing Report
Local SurfNov 15, 2024
Bay Area Surf Fly Fishing Report

Evan Praskin of Stoke Ventures reports on Nov. 15th, 2024   Greetings, fellow beach chargers! Here’s your updated surf report for the fall season! Welcome to the chilly mornings where you can’t f...

Truckee River Fly Fishing Report
Truckee RiverNov 15, 2024
Truckee River Fly Fishing Report

Matt "Gilligan" Koles Reports on Nov. 10th, 2024 Looks a little more like winter, and less like fall for the rest of the month, on the Truckee River. Good, because that'll kick the streamer fishing...

Trinity River & Putah Creek Fly Fishing Report
Putah CreekNov 15, 2024
Trinity River & Putah Creek Fly Fishing Report

Rob George Reports on November 12th, 2024 Trinity River Report The fish are in!! We’ve had some seriously good days on the boat so far this season. There’s a good mix of adults and big half pound...

Truckee River Fly Fishing Report
Feather RiverNov 15, 2024
Truckee River Fly Fishing Report

Matt Heron Reports on November 8th, 2024 We are back in business! If you know me well, you know that with few exceptions, October and November are my two favorite months of the year. Well so f...

Klamath, McCloud, Rogue & Trinity River Fly Fishing Report
Klamath RiverNov 15, 2024
Klamath, McCloud, Rogue & Trinity River Fly Fishing Report

Riley Rennick of Wildwaters Flyfishing reports on Nov 12th, 2024 Klamath  The Klamath continues to move sediment that was trapped behind Iron Gate dam. Turbidity is improving and beginning to appro...

Eastern Sierra Fly Fishing Report
Eastern SierraNov 15, 2024
Eastern Sierra Fly Fishing Report

Sierra Bright Dot Fly Fishing Guide Service reports on Nov. 8th, 2024 The first week of November came in cold. The highest of peaks have a fresh layer of snow. Been wearing a jacket more than I wan...

Lower Sac & Lake Oroville Fly Fishing Report
Lake OrovilleNov 15, 2024
Lower Sac & Lake Oroville Fly Fishing Report

Captain Hogan Brown Reports on Nov. 12th, 2024 Lower Sac Striper Fishing - We have officially entered winter striper season with the time change and the first rains of the year. Usually, this means...

Putah Creek Fly Fishing Report
Putah CreekNov 15, 2024
Putah Creek Fly Fishing Report

John Feaster reports on Nov. 13th, 2024 As the season winds down and the closure draws near, I find myself reflecting on what an extraordinary year it's been on Putah Creek. From the season opener ...

Trinity River Fly Fishing Report
Trinity RiverNov 12, 2024
Trinity River Fly Fishing Report

LCO Team Takes a Trip to the Trinity River on November 10th Fall on the Trinity River is incredibly special — the colorful foliage, cooler temperatures, and a healthy return of steelhead make it a...

Aug 21, 2024
LCO Reports: Late Summer Trout Fishing in Idaho

Owen Murray's Idaho Trip: August 9th-12th Late summer in Idaho can be one of my favorite trout fishing opportunities — big foam flies imitating hoppers or mutant stones, streamers thrown against sh...

August 18th Fly Fishing Report
Local SurfAug 18, 2024
August 18th Fly Fishing Report

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...

Truckee RiverJul 10, 2024
Matt Heron Reports Early July: Truckee River Area

Hot, hot and hot! I’ll start with a Truckee fishing report and end with Hoot Owl closure updates. Wow, what a difference a few weeks makes. We thought last week was warm, but were we wrong. It got ...

Little TruckeeJul 4, 2024
LCO Reports 6/30/24: The Truckee and Little Truckee

  The Little Truckee With hot temperatures affecting Northern California, most bug activity on the Little Truckee will be in the mornings and evenings. Cash and Owen from LCO fished it mid-mornin...

Jul 2, 2024
Jay Clark Reports Northern Sierra-Late June

Middle Fork Feather River Fishing remains very good on the Middle Fork Feather River with all methods still working. Flows are getting low on the upper river with only 45 cfs on the Portola gauge....

Jun 25, 2024
Wild Waters Reports: McCloud Mid-June

Chances are you have already heard, but it’s a great time to be on the McCloud. Lake run brown trout are being encountered on a daily basis. Our guides are mostly finding these fish by nymphing ...

Jun 25, 2024
Matt Heron Reports 6/22/24: Truckee River Area

What a difference a few weeks makes! Things are rolling on the Truckee River right now and conditions are almost as good as they can get. Flows are a big higher than usual for the third week of Jun...

Feather RiverJun 14, 2024
Ben Thompson Outdoors Fishing Report 6/14: River Stripers and the Lower Yuba

Ben Thompson Outdoors River Stripers River striper season is coming into shape for my favorite time of the year to chase linesiders. Some of the resident fish are starting to hang in their regular ...

Local SurfJun 14, 2024
Captain Patrick MacKenzie 6/14 Fishing Report: Bay Area, Napa, and Sonoma

MacKenzie on the Fly San Francisco Bay & San Pablo San Pablo Bay has been fishing great — when the wind has been down, there have been plenty of stripers to be caught. There are ...

Truckee RiverJun 14, 2024
Gilligan's Guide Service 6/11 Fishing Report: The Truckee River

Gilligan's Guide Service Flows are steadily coming down on the Truckee River and the fishing is very good. Bugs of every kind are out. PMDs, stoneflies, green drakes, caddis, and a whole smorgasbo...

Feather RiverJun 14, 2024
Captain Hogan Brown 6/12 Fishing Report: Feather River and the Lower Sacramento

Hogan Brown's Guide Service I have been spending most of my time on the Feather and Lower Sac chasing river stripers these last few weeks. We have seen good numbers of stripers to the boat as the...

Putah CreekJun 14, 2024
Clayton Ono 6/11 Fishing Report: Putah Creek

North Valley Fly Fishing: Clayton Ono Flows have increased to summer levels with the hot weather coming on strong this year, and they are running around 500-600+ cfs. They will stay in that range u...

DeltaJun 14, 2024
Bryce Tedford Reports 06/14/24: Sacramento & San Joaquin California Delta

Bryce Tedford Guide Service The Delta's waters have warmed to 70+ degrees and my focus is on summer fishing for Largemouth & Smallmouth Bass. These 1/2 day trips are the game for the remainder ...