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Fishing Report

Truckee RiverJun 4, 2020
Truckee River Fly Fishing Report

Matt Heron Reports on 6.3.2020 Well it looks like summer may have finally arrived in the Truckee area. I wouldn't be surprised if mother nature has one more curve ball for us, but for the most par...

California Delta Fly Fishing Report
DeltaJun 3, 2020
California Delta Fly Fishing Report

Capt. Bryce Tedford Reports on 5.26.20 Spring Striper season is winding down & I am making the transition to Summer Largemouth & Smallmouth trips. Spring Striper season was challenging wi...

Middle Fork Feather River Fly Fishing Report 5-26-20
Feather RiverMay 30, 2020
Middle Fork Feather River Fly Fishing Report 5-26-20

Jon Baiocchi Reports on 5.26.2020 The Middle Fork Feather River is still fishing quite well, and pretty much on cruise control with a few slight variances. There was a significant amount of rain t...

Eastern Sierra Fly Fishing Report
Eastern SierraMay 30, 2020
Eastern Sierra Fly Fishing Report

Jim Stimson Reports on 5/30/2020 After months of social isolation I would like to welcome everybody back to the world of trout fishing. As I write this report, the CDFW has reopened Mono County fo...

Local SurfMay 28, 2020
California Surf Fly Fishing Report

Evan Praskin Reports on 5.28.20 What’s up all my surf fishing people! Hope you all are hanging in there through these crazy times. Wanted to get out a quick surf update and let you all know some of...

Northern California Fly Fishing Report
Lower Sacramento RiverMay 28, 2020
Northern California Fly Fishing Report

Dave Neal Reports on 5.28.20 Drop everything and go fishing right now. Throw a dart at the map of NorCal and hit the closest blue line. Everything is fishing well!! I’ve been mostly fishing ...

Northern California Fly Fishing Report
Lower Sacramento RiverMay 28, 2020
Northern California Fly Fishing Report

Aaron Grabiel Reports on 5.28.20 Lower Sacramento RiverOne word: Troutopia. We have been lucky enough to get them on streamers, dry flies, nymphs and swung soft hackels. If you're lucky enoug...

Lower Sacramento River Fly Fishing Report
Lower Sacramento RiverMay 28, 2020
Lower Sacramento River Fly Fishing Report

Ryan Johnston Reports on 5.28.20 Fishing on the lower stretches of the Lower Sac has been really good as of late. The lower river is a place that not many people have experienced. Fishing the riv...

DeltaMay 28, 2020
California Delta Fly Fishing Report

Capt. Steve Santucci Reports on 5.28.20 I hope all is well with our Lost Coast fishing community.. The Delta experienced an influx of fish during late  April and fishing was very good thru  Mid ...

Truckee River Fly Fishing Report
Little TruckeeMay 28, 2020
Truckee River Fly Fishing Report

Matt "Gilligan" Koles Reports on 5.27.20 Heating up on the Truckee River. It will get hot this week. When it’s 90 in the Hirsch, it’s hot. Upper 90’s in Reno. There’s about 10 miles between us and...

San Francisco Bay Area Striper Report
Local SurfMay 28, 2020
San Francisco Bay Area Striper Report

Capt. Greg Holland Reports on 5.28.20 Bass are moving through the bay on there way out to the Ocean. These images are from the last 3 weeks. Please join us to experienced the most beautiful salt f...

Northern California Trout Fly Fishing Report
Klamath RiverMay 28, 2020
Northern California Trout Fly Fishing Report

Chuck Volckhausen Reports on 5.28.2020 The fishing in our area has been good the last couple weeks.  Spring conditions are in full effect with hatches, blooms, critters, and random weather all abu...

Northern California Trout Fly Fishing Report
Fall RiverMay 28, 2020
Northern California Trout Fly Fishing Report

Anthony Carruesco Reports on 5.28.2020 We've had some outstanding fishing happening in the North State over the past few weeks. The variety in the venues and the fishing has been excellent. Early S...

Central Valley Fly Fishing Report
Lower Sacramento RiverMay 28, 2020
Central Valley Fly Fishing Report

Capt. Hogan Brown Reports on 5.28.20 Lately, I have been spending the last few weeks back to guiding on the Lower Yuba River rowing the drift boat. In the next few weeks I will be transitioning ...

Steelheading Through The Seasons
Coastal SteelheadMay 22, 2020
Steelheading Through The Seasons

10 Tips to Make you a Better Angler
Deschutes RiverMay 22, 2020
10 Tips to Make you a Better Angler

California Bass Union Roundtable
DeltaMay 22, 2020
California Bass Union Roundtable

Surf Round Table Discussion
Local SurfMay 22, 2020
Surf Round Table Discussion

LCO's Guide To Bugs & Rigging
Eastern SierraMay 22, 2020
LCO's Guide To Bugs & Rigging

Local Surf Fly Fishing Report
Local SurfMay 6, 2020
Local Surf Fly Fishing Report

Ben Engle Reports on 5.6.20The bay has looked absolutely awesome recently.  With the shelter in place I've been trying my best to stay away from beaches but with the conditions being so great I've ...

Eastern Sierra Fly Fishing Report
Eastern SierraMar 19, 2020
Eastern Sierra Fly Fishing Report

  Jim Stimson Reports on 3.19.20 It is remarkable how that in over a course of a week our world as we know it has plunged into dark times. There is no way to sugar coat this: the Mammoth Lakes Tour...

California Delta Fly Fishing Report
DeltaMar 19, 2020
California Delta Fly Fishing Report

Captain Steve Santucci Reports on 3.19.20 Delta Fishing is good.  The fish are starting to stage for spawning and some larger are showing up.  Fishing pressure is and has been light this season.

California And Oregon Fly Fishing Report
Klamath RiverMar 19, 2020
California And Oregon Fly Fishing Report

Mar 17, 2020
LCO'S Guide to Surviving Covid19

  Tie some flies: Maybe the safest thing to do is stay home and tie flies. We have a ton of fly tying material at the shop. Give us a ...

Northern California Surf Fly Fishing Report
Local SurfMar 12, 2020
Northern California Surf Fly Fishing Report

Ben Engle Reports on 3.11.2020 Finally made it back out to the beach after a little steelhead hiatus and was rewarded with yet another great day of perch fishing on our northern California Beaches....

Lower Sacramento RiverMar 12, 2020
Northern California Fly Fishing Report

Dave Neal Reports on 3.11.2020 There are a lot of solid fly fishing options in Northern CA right now and through the months of March and April. My short list includes: the Lower Sacramento River, T...

Eastern Sierra Fly Fishing Report
Hot CreekMar 12, 2020
Eastern Sierra Fly Fishing Report

Jim Stimson Fly FIshing Report  The weather forecasters are rattling their swords…. apparently we could get a few storms beginning this weekend which may carry on through most of next week. We are ...

Truckee River Fly Fishing Report
Truckee RiverMar 12, 2020
Truckee River Fly Fishing Report

Matt Heron Reports on 3.10.2020 We actually got some weather this past week. Saturday and Sunday a storm rolled in and gave us 3-6 inches of the white stuff in Truckee. It isn’t much but we’ll tak...

Central Valley Fly Fishing Report
Lake OrovilleMar 12, 2020
Central Valley Fly Fishing Report

Captain Hogan Brown Reports on 3.10.2020 Lake Oroville - Fishing has been good with stable weather. When the barometer changes like last weekend and the forecast this weekend fishing can turn of...

Putah Creek Fly Fishing Report
Putah CreekMar 12, 2020
Putah Creek Fly Fishing Report

Rob Russell Reports on 3.10.2020 What an incredible opening week! Putah fished well for my guests last week and should continue to provide great fishing into the spring. Flows have more than dou...

Deschutes River Fly Fishing Report 3.10.2020
Deschutes RiverMar 12, 2020
Deschutes River Fly Fishing Report 3.10.2020

Cory Godell Reports on 3.10.2020 It’s time to find any excuse you can to get to the river. The Deschutes is fishing really good and there’s hardly a soul on the river. With all the amazing sunsh...

Truckee River Fly Fishing Report
Truckee RiverMar 12, 2020
Truckee River Fly Fishing Report

Matt "Gilligan" Koles Reports on 3.10.2020 Coming into Spring on the Truckee River. It’s already about mid-March, and from now into Summer is the time to be on this river. Spring is my favorite ti...

Lower Yuba Fly Fishing Report
Lower Yuba RiverMar 12, 2020
Lower Yuba Fly Fishing Report

Jon Baiocchi Reports on 3.10.2020 Fishing still remains to be good on the Lower Yuba River, and spring has sprung with more wildflowers out, and new birds returning to the region. The cliff swallow...

Puget Sound Fly Fishing Report
Mar 5, 2020
Puget Sound Fly Fishing Report

Central Valley Fly Fishing Report
Lake OrovilleMar 5, 2020
Central Valley Fly Fishing Report

Captain Hogan Brown Reports on 3.4.20 Lake Oroville - Fishing has been good with stable weather. When the barometer changes like last weekend and the forecast this weekend fishing can turn off f...

Lower Yuba Fly Fishing Report
Mar 5, 2020
Lower Yuba Fly Fishing Report

Jon Baiocchi Reports on 3.4.20 Wow, what a busy couple of months it has been. Business has been out of control, and I’m still not caught up in the office! First off, let’s talk about our weather a...

Truckee River Fly Fishing Report
Truckee RiverMar 5, 2020
Truckee River Fly Fishing Report

Matt Heron Reports on 3.4.20 We actually got some weather this past week. Saturday and Sunday a storm rolled in and gave us 3-6 inches of the white stuff in Truckee. It isn’t much but we’ll take i...

Eastern Sierra Fly Fishing Report
Hot CreekMar 5, 2020
Eastern Sierra Fly Fishing Report

Jim Stimson Reports on 3.4.2020 The driest February on record! Ugh… and January wasn’t too much better. The 1st of March did bring a little snow to the high country but we’ve got a long ways to go...

California Delta Fly Fishing Report
DeltaMar 5, 2020
California Delta Fly Fishing Report

Captain Steve Santucci Reports on 3.4.20 Fishing has improved as we have many new fish entering our area. Fishing should even get better as we approach April.

Pyramid Lake Fishing Report
Mar 4, 2020
Pyramid Lake Fishing Report

Sarah Landstrom Reports on 3.3.2020 After weeks of unseasonably warm temperatures, the weather we’ve been looking for finally showed up late Saturday night 2/29! Fish were hitting both midges, and ...

Truckee River Fly Fishing Report
Truckee RiverFeb 27, 2020
Truckee River Fly Fishing Report

Matt Gilligan Koles Reports on 2.27.20 Mild weather for the Truckee River.  Having a long, mild, dry streak here in Tahoe/ Reno. This is very typical to get prolonged dry spells in the Sierra’s, b...

Feather RiverFeb 27, 2020
Central Valley Fly Fishing Report

Captain Hogan Brown Reports on 2.27.20 Lower Sacramento River - Striper fishing has been tough as the flows are as low as they get - 5000cfs coming out of Keswick and 5891cfs at Chico - With low a...

Eastern Sierra Fly Fishing Report
Eastern SierraFeb 27, 2020
Eastern Sierra Fly Fishing Report

Jim Stimson Reports on 2.27.20 The Upper Owens is still kicking out some nice fish but the “bite” does not happen until close to lunch time. So relax, enjoy that extra cup of coffee and doughnut an...

Early Spring Northstate Fly Fishing Report
Feb 21, 2020
Early Spring Northstate Fly Fishing Report

  AC Flyfishing Reports on 2.20.20 We're experiencing some incredibly nice Spring-like weather recently here in Northern California. The day time temps in Redding have been in the mid to upper 60s ...

Trinity and Lower Sacramento River Fly Fishing Report
Lower Sacramento RiverFeb 21, 2020
Trinity and Lower Sacramento River Fly Fishing Report

Dave Neal Reports on 2.20.20 I’m not really quite sure what to make of the weather lately… I’m conflicted. On one hand it has been wonderful soaking up spring like sunny weather every day. It’s be...

Eastern Sierra Fly Fishing Report
Eastern SierraFeb 21, 2020
Eastern Sierra Fly Fishing Report

Jim Stimson Reports on 2.20.20 We continue to live under a dome of high pressure which is nice if you like endless days of blue skies and mild temperatures. The remainder of February looks to cont...

Truckee River Fly Fishing Report
Little TruckeeFeb 21, 2020
Truckee River Fly Fishing Report

Matt "Gilligan" Koles Reports on 2.20.20 Good solid fishing on the Truckee River. Feels almost like spring in Tahoe/ Reno. Super balmy for mid-Feb. When I say good fishing, I’m talking the Nevad...

California Steelhead Report
Coastal SteelheadFeb 21, 2020
California Steelhead Report

Aaron Grabiel Reports on 2.17.20 Trinity The trinity is low and clear but the warm weather has got the fish eating,  lots of 17-22” half-pounders around as well as some very respectable adults in...