Rob Russell reports on 4.12.18

Putah

    Flows have been mostly stable over the last week and fishing has been good!  200 cfs is a great flow for fishing and wading the many runs and pockets of Putah Creek.  Fishing has been best on the warmer days, directly corresponding to a strong midge hatch in the morning.       Smaller streamers have been producing as well.  

Buggers and leeches in black or...

Cory Godnell reports on 4.12.18

Opening day on the Deschutes is only 10 days away. On April 22nd the entire 100 miles of the Lower Deschutes will be OPEN!!!

Cory Godnell reports on 4.12.18

Owyhee

The Skwala’s on the Owyhee are starting to wind down. If we are lucky, the bugs will stick around for another week or so. The fishing this spring on the Owyhee has been one of the more consistent springs we’ve had, with the exception of the weather mudding up the river for part of one day. This is the time of the month we need to watch the water levels....

Evan Praskin reports on 4.12.18

Surf

We had some seriously unpredictable weather lately! With the forecast showing lots of rain and wind for the weekend, I wasn’t so sure it would be fishable. I kept a close eye on the wind and swell all week and by the time Friday rolled around it looked just doable. I was joined by bay area local Dan Costello who met me at first light, in the pouring rain, with a...

Matt Koles reports on 4.12.18

Truckee

Lots of water in the ole Truckee River.

Flows got big Saturday morning, about 6,200 cfs or so. Not as big as last January when they crested at just over 9000k here in the Hirsch. They’re back down to about 4,300 k or something like that now. Kinda just like last year, high water and really good fishing. Yes, I said really good fishing.

They’re still dumping a ton...

Rick Cox reports on 4.12.18

Smith, Rogue, and The Umpqua

Coastal Steelhead fishing is coming to an end, but it’s not over yet.  It’s Spring, we’ve been fishing in T-shirts and been fishing in Snow.  Last couple of weeks we spent days on the Smith, the Rogue system, and the Umpqua rivers.

Some upriver fish are still being caught but the end is near. It’s been a very good year for us on the coast,...

Matt Heron reports on 4.12.18

Truckee River

Flows are in the neighborhood of 2500-4500 CFS between Truckee and the upper canyon. For many, this is a great time to stock up on some last minute fly tying...

Anthony Carruesco reports on 4.12.18

Lower Sac

Fishing for us on the Lower Sac remains good-excellent. Flows are still low at 3k cubes and there has been very little pressure on the river. 

We’ve seen a lot of big fish show up recently. The mild forecast looks promising and should keep the fishing consistent for us.

Bryce Tedford reports on 4.12.18

Delta

As the water continues to clear the catching should improve & Late April/May are shaping up to be prime Striper months, I would suggest...

Jim Stimson reports on 4.12.18

Eastern Sierra

We had LOTS of rain on Saturday. I believe the snow line was above 11K which made many of the freestone rivers blow out. The West Walker crested at over 1600 cfs with all of the snowmelt and runoff from the rain. Everything is settling to back to normal flows and now we are left with lots of wind, my favorite. The temperatures around the area are very...