Bryce Tedford Reports on 3.29.18

California Delta

Delta Striper fishing has been more of a challenge this week with dirtier water from recent rains. That said I was just out & managed 10+ fish to 5lbs, the trick was to find reasonable clean water that was holding fish that bite. There is a fair amount of fish in the system so as the water clears the catching will improve. April & May are shaping up...

Evan Praskin reports on 3.29.18

The stripers are finally starting to show in the Monterey Bay area! Its been a delayed season, but we are all hoping it really turns on in the following weeks. The perch bite remains strong and should be great for the weekend! Large numbers of bait are being worked in some areas close enough to shore for a shot at some active feeders. Watch for birds diving and...

Rob Russell reports on 3.29.18

Putah Creek 

Flows are at 155 cfs, and have been steadily rising over the last few days.  Fishing has been good, but not excellent as it was through most of March.

Bright sunshine and blue skies have replaced the rain of a “Miracle March”. Insect activity has consisted of mostly midges, mayflies have begun to show themselves more frequently. Streamers continue to...

Dave Neal reports on 3.29.18

Lower Sac

    What a difference of weather in just the flip of a week. We went from cold,
overcast and wet to warm and sunny with record afternoon temps in the 80’s.
Last week the overcast conditions created some stellar bwo and pmd mayfly
action. On any given day under the cloud, cover fish were spotted sipping
mayfly emergers and taking duns on the surface. This presented...

Capt. Hogan Brown reports on 3.28.18

Lower Feather River 

I have been spending most of my time the last week swinging flies on the feather river for spring steelhead. Flows are normal and clarity is a bit off with the recent rains as the dirty water from the lake moves through the watershed. There are fair numbers of spring run steelhead in the river - both half pounders and a few true adults. Great...

Anthony Carruesco reports on 3.22.18

Lower Sac

The Lower Sac has been a little fickle recently. With that being said we’ve had two consecutive days of “lights out good” fishin’ in the dark, wet weather. Don’t get your feelings hurt if you don’t have a bunch of fish to the net before lunch right now. Be patient for a little later bite. Fish have gotten very quick to grab and drop the fly over the...

John Fochetti reports on 3.22.18

Pyramid Lake

The Lake continues to be inconsistent, one day it’s good the next it’s really slow. It is also being strange, on cloudy windy choppy days with low pressure it won’t fish well, then on high-pressure days with the sun out and no wind the fish are in the mood.

The water temps are still very cold, and I believe the fish want some warmer temps to get them into...

Rick Cox reports on 3.22.18

The Coast

The theme the last couple of weeks around here has been excellent fishing for Wild Waters Fly Fishing. We have been finding steelhead at the coast, the Upper Rogue, Upper Klamath and even trout in our own backyard here on the Upper Sac. Last night the skies opened up with pounding rain and lightning, it has let up but more is forecast including snow through...

Kevin DeGulis and Ben Engle reports on 3.22.18

San Francisco Bay

Surf fishing in the bay is continuing to pick up, areas around the golden gate seem to be the most productive. Ben and I went up to Bolinas, California Sunday in hopes of finding leopard sharks. As we kept on getting stuck in mud we decided to ditch the leopard shark hunt and go towards the Golden Gate. We had some luck Ben was able to...

Jim Stimson reports on 3.22.18

Whoa! The Eastside is getting some major rain and snow. The Town has received over a foot of heavy, gloppy snow just overnight. The ski area has over two feet and is expecting another two feet today. My wife is a teacher at the elementary school in Mammoth and they have called for a Red Day. The roads in Mammoth are a mess. We have not turned the corner on winter yet.

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