Jim Stimson, Jim Stimson Fly Fishing Last week I put aside my trout gear and hastily packed for the Trinity River in search of some steelhead; chrome ghosts, silver bullets, metal heads, the fish ...
Nymph Clinic on the Truckee River presented by Matt Koles Tight line nymph clinic on the Truckee River, with master guide Matt “Gilligan” Koles. If you want to learn some short line nymphing techn...
Pyramid Lake Clinic presented by Matt Koles Lost Coast Outfitters and Gilligan’s Guide Service will be holding a Pyramid Lake Clinic at Pyramid Lake in Nevada on March 14th. If you have not heard ...
The Lower Yuba River Clinic presented by Hogan Brown Lost Coast Outfitters and Hogan Brown Fly Fishing we be holding the clinic on the Lower Yuba February 7, 2015. You’ll be learning tips and te...
Lost Coast Outfitters is pleased to present a series of clinics that has been scheduled with our world class guides offering everybody the opportunity to learn new rivers, tips, techniques and ha...
Closed for fishing as of Nov. 15th : To see a complete list of regulations look here. Hat Creek Fall River McCloud River- From John Rickard : On a quick non-fishing visit yesterday, I was so please...
patagoniaflyfish: Cold WatersA conservation piece sponsored by Patagonia among others and featuring Yvon Chouinard to help bring to light the idea of water and habitat being precious resources. As...
Steve Santucci, Steve Santucci Guide Service Striper fishing has been good for quantity and the larger fish are hard to find and coax. Small flies did the trick when bites were hard to come by. I w...
Jim Stimson, Jim Stimson Fly Fishing On Saturday evening, there were a lot of trout celebrating the end of the fishing season. Gone are the crowds secretly sneaking fish to their coolers to “conc...
Matt Koles, Gilligan’s Guide Service Cold and windy and nice and raw out at Pyramid Lake in Nevada now. The fishing is good and the fish are big. Get the old neoprenes out, some gloves, a shooting ...
Hogan Brown, Hogan Brown Fly Fishing The Lower Yuba has been fair to good depending on the crowds and day. Hopefully this rain that is supposedly coming in will add some color to the river and MAYB...
Hogan Brown, Hogan Brown Fly Fishing Lower Sac - Spent most of my time fishing from Red Bluff down river where clarity is much better. Up through Redding/Anderson clarity is a big issue as the lake...
Anthony Carruesco, AC Fly Fishing It’s been a great couple of weeks up on the Klamath River.. Steelhead are prevalentbutit takes the right flies, drift and presentation to get em. You have to know ...
Jon Baiocchi, Baiocchi Troutfitters This past weekend at the lake was very cold, with freezing conditions, and ice in the guides both days with a bitter wind chill. Water temps are 41-47 degrees,...
Dave Neal, Reel Adventures Guide Service Trinity River has been tough this week for most people. It’s been cold, it’s been crowded, and there are simply not many steelhead around, at least not many...
Fishing has been good a dry dropper rig has been quite productive for most. Fish are hitting soft hackles (if you don’t know how to fish softies let me know and I will show you.) Nymphs Micro May...
Due to the low levels in Shasta Lake and recent rains eroding the exposed muddy banks of lake, the Lower Sac is off color and fishing has slowed considerably.
The GlenDronch Revival 15yr Highland Single Malt Scotch is downright fantastic. This is the first bottle in a while that I have felt is worth a LCO thumbs up. The Bank of Wine and Spirits within ...
Bruce Bell reports: The half-pounders were hitting the nymphs, such as the prince nymph. The big fish were hitting the egg patterns (yellow). The first day we drifted from Iron Gate Dam down to th...
Jim Stimson, Jim Stimson Fly Fishing With three more days left in the general fishing season, trout along the eastside are collectively breathing a sigh of relief. Now, if we can only have a “norm...
Steve Santucci, Steve Santucci Guide Service The Delta is fishing well for Stripers with good numbers. Not unusual to catch a double digit fish. Three to five pound Stripers are common. The 4 to...
Jon Baiocchi, Baiocchi Troutfitters I have not been up on the lake in the last week, presentations to fly clubs across the state, and the Simms Pro Delta day has been keeping me very busy. My ante...
Dave Neal, Reel Adventures Guide Service The Trinity River was a bit scratchy this past week, not sure if it’s due to a gap of fish or just the pressure the river has had recently. Veteran’s Day w...
December 2nd: 5:00-7:00 pm Lost Coast Outfitters550 Montgomery St.San Francisco, CA 94111 Dan LeCount is a guide out of Truckee, Ca. with the Truckee River Outfitters. He guides a wide range of ...
A good fishing adventure starts long before you hit the water. Our steelhead odyssey started at 6:30 am In a parking lot next the U.S. Post office in Darien Ct. , on to a Delta flight from Lagua...
Dustin Revel Lands Nice King in Humboldt County Tidewater.
Hogan Brown, Hogan Brown Fly Fishing Open Winter Dates November 24-26, 29, 30 December 20, 23, 27-31 January 1, 2, 4-7, 18, 19, 24, 25, 31 February 1, 7-9, 14-16, 21, 22, 28 Butte Creek Opens up ...
Hogan Brown, Hogan Brown Fly Fishing Open Winter Dates November 24-26, 29, 30 December 20, 23, 27-31 January 1, 2, 4-7, 18, 19, 24, 25, 31 February 1, 7-9, 14-16, 21, 22, 28 Lower Sac Trout and s...
Dave Barbieri, Dave Barbieri Guide ServiceAll of my trips were on the Yuba this week. When hooking into obscene amounts of fish, it’s hard to go anywhere else! We had some real bruisers (7-8 pounde...
Hogan Brown, Hogan Brown Fly Fishing Open Winter Dates November 24-26, 29, 30 December 20, 23, 27-31 January 1, 2, 4-7, 18, 19, 24, 25, 31 February 1, 7-9, 14-16, 21, 22, 28 Report Weather is g...
Jim Stimson, Jim Stimson Fly Fishing Lower Owens River The river has been running steady at 85 cfs, not the optimum flow, but still healthy. The high mountains in the Sierra received about a foo...
Jon Baiocchi, Baiocchi Troutfitters Lake Davis We finally got a soaking in the valleys of Eastern Plumas County, and a dusting of snow at the Lake. Ok, now we have some freezing conditions at nigh...
Jordan Romney, Jordan Romney Fly Fishing Greetings, it’s been too long since I have shared a report with everyone. Things have been extremely busy, I have returned from four months in Alaska to a b...
Art Teter: Reports: Storm is moving in which could be great for the hatches. Val Atkinson reports that he has bears in his apple trees:
Rick Cox of Ted Fays Fly Shop Reports : The sweet news though is the Upper Sac is giving up some of the best fall fishing I have seen in years. Good numbers and big fish don’t get any better. The...
Rick Cox of Ted Fays Fly Shop Reports : Snow on Mt. Shasta and good shots of much needed rain along with spectacular fall colors is making the perfect recipe for fishing right now around Dogpatch …...
Matt Koles, Gilligan’s Guide Service We are getting more fall like weather here in the Lake Tahoe-Truckee-Reno area, and yes I know it’s almost November, but thanks to climate change, our fall we...
Dave Barbieri, Dave Barbieri Guide Service Fishing was even better this week! Yuba, Feather, or Lower Sacramento, it doesn’t really matter, they are all fishing at their peak. All of these rivers a...
Jon Baiocchi, Baiocchi Troutfitters Finally some cold weather has moved in, and it has dropped air temperatures to freezing in the mornings. With ice on the boat cover before rolling out for anothe...
Aaron Gabriel, The Northern California Guide (TNCG) It is fishing very well and there are some monsters being hooked. Fish the “top” Redding area to Balls Ferry bridge for great trout action and i...
Anthony Carruesco, AC Fly Fishing The Klamath has a load of fish in the system this year AND we are finally getting some rain to fall on the thirsty ground of Northern California. I’m happy not be ...
Aaron Gabriel, The Northern California Guide (TNCG) Trinity Very crowded and the first push of fish have made it to Lewiston. There are fish throughout the system but the bite is slowing as more a...
Jim Stimson, Jim Stimson Fly Fishing The last days of autumn are upon us. So long October, THE best month of the year. With snow expected this coming weekend, this could be it for color in the tree...
Steve Santucci, Steve Santucci Guide Service Good fishing can be had when the wind conditions are reasonable. The Stripers are hitting clousers in the 4 to 5 inch range. The really good fishin...
Rick Cox of Ted Fays Fly Shop Reports : Rain and snow on Mt. Shasta, what a great start to fall here so far and more forecast the next 7 days … we will take what what we can get. Unfortunately th...
Last week the McCloud was colored up but people are catching fish on dries up there right now and the fish are hungry. This week the rains have decreased visibility and it is out again.
Rio InTouch Fly Lines Review By George Revel Imagine a fly fishing product that made casting easier and allowed you to set the hook more efficiently. Well, that is just what Rio’s new connectcor...
Dave Barbieri, Dave Barbieri Guide Service The Feather has been hit and miss. Some days are extremely good, and others have been slow. Salmon are still very thick in the Low Flow, which makes it...
