Jon Baiocchi, Baiocchi Troutfitters Lake Davis reportCloudy, cold and unsettled weather haunted my guests and me last week, while dropping the water temps back down to 50 to 52 degrees. Fish a...
Rick Mazaira, Yosemite Outfitters Winter decided on a little encore for us! We have had a few welcomed storms that have dusted the higher elevations and have raised the flows a bit. Most of t...
Anthony Carruesco, AC Fly Fishing Insanely good trout fishing still occurring on the Lower Sacramento River. If you like drift boats, big wild rainbows and a bent 5wt, the Lower Sac might be th...
Jim Stimson, Jim Stimson Fly Fishing More unsettled weather is on tap for late May. All of the passes have opened for the time being, but stay tuned…. check the latest road and weather report...
Dave Neal, Reel Adventures Guide Service The entire Pit River has been fishing well… I spent a great day recently with guests of Clearwater Lodge fishing Pit 3 section below the lake. We had on...
Jack Harrison, Fish The Rip Wind, wind…and more wind. Some big fish being landed when the ocean allows for fishing. Dominant catch is walleye, striped bass and a few barred surf perch here an...
Tayler Wells, Tailwalker Fly Fishing The lower Yuba has still been finicky. Not sure the explanation, but the bug activity has slacked off a bit. There are still the standard bwo hatches that...
Dave Neal, Reel Adventures Guide Service Two words for Nor-Cal and Southern Oregon fly fishers… Get Outside! It’s the middle of May… do you know where your wading boots are? Simply put… it’s an ...
Matt Koles, Gilligan’s Guide Service Can you believe it has snowed more the last month than pretty much all year? Anything helps, but it ain’t gonna do much.Flows are about 280 here in the Hirsc...
Jack Harrison, Fish The Rip The stripers are in if you know where to find them, throw size 2/0-4 anchovy patterns on intermediate shooting heads as far as you can, they can be found close to sh...
Steve Santucci, Steve Santucci Guide Service Delta Stripers can be good if you fish on a low wind day where you can access the whole Delta. Otherwise it can be tough fishing. The main attraction...
Leslie Ajari, Confluence OutfittersFantastic fishing on Fall River this weekend. My client Peter had a double digit day and got a Fall River grand slam. He hooked and landed fish on dries, nymphs a...
Hogan Brown, Hogan Brown Fly Fishing I have been spending most of my time on the Lower Sacramento outside of Chico chasing bass and shad. Shad fishing has been good with the best bite being duri...
Jim Stimson, Jim Stimson Fly Fishing More unsettled weather is on tap for mid-May. All of the passes have closed in anticipation of snow this week. Be prepared if you are traveling.Upper Owens...
Rick Mazaira, Yosemite Outfitters This last week saw some storm fronts roll through which brought some much needed rain and snow to the Sierra. This week our focus is on the higher elevation str...
Wildwaters ReportsWe are continuing to fish on the McCloud river, Upper Sac and Lower Sac. In general the fishing has been fair to good. We are seeing fish eat dry flies on the upper rivers and we ...
Leslie AjariHeaded out to catch the evening bite on the riffle. Dark brown caddis and yellow sallies were hatching in abundance. I even saw a few salmon flies helicoptering around in the mix. The f...
Leslie AjariThe fish were on the job today chowing nymphs on almost every cast in certain runs. A light, spring creek nymphing rig was the way to go. Fish were aggressively eating small pheasant ta...
Cory Godell, Deschutes River Anglers We just finished up our last trip of the spring on the Owyhee and things ended great. Because of all the warm and sunny weather we’ve been having, the Caddis...
Cory Godell, Deschutes River AnglersThe salmon fly season is here and kicking into high gear fast. This is the first year I’ve ever seen a Salmon Fly on the Lower Deschutes above the town of Maupin...
Rick Mazaira, Yosemite OutfittersYosemite ReportEarly season fishing has been great with the lower snow run off in the river systems we have been able to enjoy fishing larger systems as well as c...
Jim Stimson, Jim Stimson Fly FishingSo far the first week of May has brought great afternoon buildup along with some rain and snow showers over the high peaks. You can’t beat the scenic backdrop ...
Matt Koles, Gilligan’s Guide Service Flows are up a bit since last report, about 320 cfs here in the Hirsch, a just barely floatable flow, and something I have been taking advantage of while it...
Anthony Carruesco, AC Fly FishingThe tout fishing on the Lower Sac remains stellar. The pressure is getting lighter on the river and the fish are still grubbin’. We’ve seen big Salmonflies, little ...
Tayler Wells, Tailwalker Fly FishingThe forks of the American are fishing well. Higher nighttime lows have let water warm up. Fish and bugs have responded accordingly.The salmon flies have been ar...
Steve Santucci, Steve Santucci Guide ServiceStripers are a little harder to locate but still some big fish in the system. Small Mouth fishing is very good and you can easily catch good numbers o...
Jon Baiocchi, Baiocchi TroutfittersLast week Tayler Wells of Tail Walker guide service and I did a recon mission on the Middle Fork Feather River, Jamison creek, Frazier creek, and the North Fork Y...
Jon Baiocchi, Baiocchi TroutfittersI finally got back on the water at Lake Davis with my first two trips of the season, and how I have missed being out there with my sweetheart. Current conditions ...
Golden Stones on the Upper Sac
John Rickard, Wild Waters Fly FishingGreat to be back on the McCloud river. Another opening weekend blew by like the wind. Just a tease as we start the journey on yet another season in the one of t...
Leslie Ajari, Gal Gone Fishin’Bass fishing is starting to pick up. This time of year the bass are just starting to spawn and are cruising pretty shallow. The late afternoon spring winds can make it...
Cory Godell, Deschutes River AnglersWe are winding up a great season of Skwalla fishing on the Owyhee River. Even though the water levelswere all but record lows(14 cfs), the fishing was still as g...
Cory Godell, Deschutes River Anglers It’s that time of the year. Opening day for the Lower Deschutes is just around the corner. The long term forecast is saying that there are some clouds coming in...
Jim Stimson, Jim Stimson Fly FishingMerry Fishmas! The weather Gods never fail to disappoint us on the fishing opener. You can almost count on the foul weather to arrive in a timely manner and sure...
Hogan Brown,Hogan Brown Fly FishingLower Feather River Spring Steelhead – They are in and the recent rain moved a few fish around and up. Swinging flies and nymphing with caddis and basic attract...
Anthony Carruesco, AC Fly FishingThe Lower Sac has continued to kick out some great fishing over the past few weeks. The hatches have gotten better as the flows have started to come up. The river i...
Hogan Brown,Hogan Brown Fly FishingSo the Yuba is UP! Yay! Flows are up to 1100ish cfs but I am not sure how long that will last…hopefully awhile as it is nice to have the river back looking like a...
Matt Koles, Gilligan’s Guide ServiceA little rain and snow around the Tahoe area on the Truckee River. Some much needed water getting added into the river this week.About 280 cfs around Hirschdal...
Steve Santucci, Steve Santucci Guide ServiceFishing remains constant on the Delta. Their are fish scattered throughout the system. Bass fishing will improve as the water warms. The water continu...
Rick Mazaira, Yosemite OutfittersOpening day was a great day and with a small snow storm to give us some much needed water, the short term outlook is really good! Look for tributaries that have go...
Securing the Future of Fall River
Randy at Confluence Outfitters Reports:The Trinity has been classified to be “Dry Water Year” and the annual release schedule has been set and starts tomorrow. The flows out of Lewiston ramp up tom...
John Rickard, Wild Waters Fly FishingThe McCloud River opens this coming Saturday April 25. A recent look see shows the river in purrrrfect shape. A fairly wet winter and a couple of VERY BIG storm...
John Rickard, Wild Waters Fly Fishing The Upper Sac is fishing very good right now. A midday hatch of March Browns is occurring and the stones are starting to show in numbers as the afternoon prog...
Anthony Carruesco, AC Fly FishingFlows just bumped up to 5K today on the Lower Sac. Nice to finally see some current pushing through the flats. The increase in flow seemed to have bumped the caddis...
Steve Santucci, Steve Santucci Guide ServiceSome good Striper fishing for the person who likes to hunt around for them. It’s harder to get numbers but some quality fish in the system. You can s...
Matt Koles, Gilligan’s Guide Service Pyramid Lake is hit and miss. Usually spring is the best time to fish the lake, but with this warm sunny weather fishing can be tough. If the weather forecast ...
Matt Koles, Gilligan’s Guide ServiceFlows have been cut in half on the Truckee River coming out of Boca. Thank God, because there was no way with Boca being as low as it is that we would have any...
