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Fishing reports, river updates, and guide insights.
Fishing Reports
It’s starting to feel like Summer is slowly letting go. The mornings have been crisp and the bite windows throughout the day are starting to get larger on many of our favorite pieces of water. Salmon are starting to show up on the Trinity and Lower Sac AND Steelhead have been caught in a few different places this week..While many other trout streams in the west are suffering from low, warm water, Northern CA is in prime condition for both trout AND steelhead in the coming weeks. It’s no accident that we decided to put our roots down here in the North State. Lower Sac - Flows have been dropping over the past 7 days and are currently at 10k cfs (down from 13.5k last week) which has proven very good for our trout fishing. We’ve even tied into a few quality steelhead in the lower reaches south of Anderson this week. The river has been void of angling pressure this past week. Increasing numbers of Salmon rolling in the river each week which means that egg bite shouldn’t be far out. Trinity - We’ve run into a few quality, wild steelhead here this week - they ain’t everywhere yet but the juice can be worth the squeeze most days if you put the work in. A few nice, bonus brown trout have been around as well. Very low fishing pressure until late September typically on the Trinity accompanied with some of the hottest fish of the year. Stillwater - We have some very productive stillwater options right now that have been kicking out excellent trout fishing lately. We keep these options quiet most of the time but if you want to get out to experience “something new” the remainder of August and September can be a great time for this. Fall River - The Fall has still been a solid option. If you’re wanting to fish the Fall this year, the time would be now until late September. Once the weather really starts to cool off in a month or so things over there will taper down and we will be focusing out efforts on the valley rivers and Trinity. Give us a call if you have any questions or want to set up a trip / either way, we’d love to hear from you! 1-800-201-5047
We’ve settled into the rhythm of Summer fishing & things should stay fairly consistent over the next few weeks. We’ve been out on handful of different waters recently. Lower Sac - The Sac is in it’s typical summer fishing rhythm. The best window is either the morning or the late afternoon/evening. That doesn’t mean there aren’t fish to be caught midday though. They just seem more eager to bite out flies when the sun isn’t directly on top of them. PMD’s in the AM and caddis in the PM have been the go to bugs. We’ll be doing our Summer Special through August. A couple half days are the perfect way to experience the Sac right now McCloud - It’s been one of the better Summer’s out on the McCloud than we’ve seen in awhile. Good number of fish and a variety of bugs and fishing techniques. Plenty of dry fly chance around. This is a great option for anyone willing to take a hike and get some fishing in Fall River - The Fall has still been fishing good consistently. Fish are starting to spread out in the Lower river. There’s opportunities for sight fishing in the Springs. The Fall is a great full day option and should remain through the next few weeks. Trinity - We had a couple tougher days over on the Trinity last week but that shouldn’t be the norm over there in following weeks. Flows have been consistent and temps are good. Not a ton of adult steelhead around but plenty of juvenile, trout sized steelhead. A good option for a full day with a little cooler temps than in Redding Give us a call if you have any questions or want to set up a trip at 1-800-201-5047
Beat the Heat this Summer! … And enjoy some of the finest Summer trout fishing in the North State. We are happy to be rolling out a summer special again this year. In an effort to offer our guests the option to avoid some of the mid-day summer heat that we can get here in Redding, we are offering this fishing and lodging package at a discounted rate. This is what the trip would look like: head up to Redding in the afternoon, meet your guide and start fishing by 4pm to fish the evening session until sun down. This is usually a special window of the day when the bugs can come off strong and the trout can get aggressive in the fading, summer light. Spend the night at the nicest lodging accommodations in Redding at the Sheraton hotel. Get up early the next morning and fish the morning session while the temps are still comfortable and get off the water by lunch time. This "off-hour" Special has been a big hit the past few summers. $595 / person based on dbl occupancy rooms and fishing. (Total $1190) Savings over $200 Two Half Days of fishing - Fish during prime time, early and late in the day Stay at the finest accommodations that Redding has to offer In effect: June 1 - August 31 2025 What you get: Two Half Days of guided Fly Fishing (All inclusive for both anglers) One night lodging at the Sheraton Sheraton amenities include: Complimentary Breakfast, Wifi, Parking, Taxes and fees *This special puts you on the water during prime fishing windows that most other guide services do not offer. *In order to take advantage of the special offering, please mention the "Summer Special" at the time of inquiry.
River Updates
It’s starting to feel like Summer is slowly letting go. The mornings have been crisp and the bite windows throughout the day are starting to get larger on many of our favorite pieces of water. Salmon are starting to show up on the Trinity and Lower Sac AND Steelhead have been caught in a few different places this week..While many other trout streams in the west are suffering from low, warm water, Northern CA is in prime condition for both trout AND steelhead in the coming weeks. It’s no accident that we decided to put our roots down here in the North State. Lower Sac - Flows have been dropping over the past 7 days and are currently at 10k cfs (down from 13.5k last week) which has proven very good for our trout fishing. We’ve even tied into a few quality steelhead in the lower reaches south of Anderson this week. The river has been void of angling pressure this past week. Increasing numbers of Salmon rolling in the river each week which means that egg bite shouldn’t be far out. Trinity - We’ve run into a few quality, wild steelhead here this week - they ain’t everywhere yet but the juice can be worth the squeeze most days if you put the work in. A few nice, bonus brown trout have been around as well. Very low fishing pressure until late September typically on the Trinity accompanied with some of the hottest fish of the year. Stillwater - We have some very productive stillwater options right now that have been kicking out excellent trout fishing lately. We keep these options quiet most of the time but if you want to get out to experience “something new” the remainder of August and September can be a great time for this. Fall River - The Fall has still been a solid option. If you’re wanting to fish the Fall this year, the time would be now until late September. Once the weather really starts to cool off in a month or so things over there will taper down and we will be focusing out efforts on the valley rivers and Trinity. Give us a call if you have any questions or want to set up a trip / either way, we’d love to hear from you! 1-800-201-5047
We’ve settled into the rhythm of Summer fishing & things should stay fairly consistent over the next few weeks. We’ve been out on handful of different waters recently. Lower Sac - The Sac is in it’s typical summer fishing rhythm. The best window is either the morning or the late afternoon/evening. That doesn’t mean there aren’t fish to be caught midday though. They just seem more eager to bite out flies when the sun isn’t directly on top of them. PMD’s in the AM and caddis in the PM have been the go to bugs. We’ll be doing our Summer Special through August. A couple half days are the perfect way to experience the Sac right now McCloud - It’s been one of the better Summer’s out on the McCloud than we’ve seen in awhile. Good number of fish and a variety of bugs and fishing techniques. Plenty of dry fly chance around. This is a great option for anyone willing to take a hike and get some fishing in Fall River - The Fall has still been fishing good consistently. Fish are starting to spread out in the Lower river. There’s opportunities for sight fishing in the Springs. The Fall is a great full day option and should remain through the next few weeks. Trinity - We had a couple tougher days over on the Trinity last week but that shouldn’t be the norm over there in following weeks. Flows have been consistent and temps are good. Not a ton of adult steelhead around but plenty of juvenile, trout sized steelhead. A good option for a full day with a little cooler temps than in Redding Give us a call if you have any questions or want to set up a trip at 1-800-201-5047
Beat the Heat this Summer! … And enjoy some of the finest Summer trout fishing in the North State. We are happy to be rolling out a summer special again this year. In an effort to offer our guests the option to avoid some of the mid-day summer heat that we can get here in Redding, we are offering this fishing and lodging package at a discounted rate. This is what the trip would look like: head up to Redding in the afternoon, meet your guide and start fishing by 4pm to fish the evening session until sun down. This is usually a special window of the day when the bugs can come off strong and the trout can get aggressive in the fading, summer light. Spend the night at the nicest lodging accommodations in Redding at the Sheraton hotel. Get up early the next morning and fish the morning session while the temps are still comfortable and get off the water by lunch time. This "off-hour" Special has been a big hit the past few summers. $595 / person based on dbl occupancy rooms and fishing. (Total $1190) Savings over $200 Two Half Days of fishing - Fish during prime time, early and late in the day Stay at the finest accommodations that Redding has to offer In effect: June 1 - August 31 2025 What you get: Two Half Days of guided Fly Fishing (All inclusive for both anglers) One night lodging at the Sheraton Sheraton amenities include: Complimentary Breakfast, Wifi, Parking, Taxes and fees *This special puts you on the water during prime fishing windows that most other guide services do not offer. *In order to take advantage of the special offering, please mention the "Summer Special" at the time of inquiry.
Guide Insights
It’s starting to feel like Summer is slowly letting go. The mornings have been crisp and the bite windows throughout the day are starting to get larger on many of our favorite pieces of water. Salmon are starting to show up on the Trinity and Lower Sac AND Steelhead have been caught in a few different places this week..While many other trout streams in the west are suffering from low, warm water, Northern CA is in prime condition for both trout AND steelhead in the coming weeks. It’s no accident that we decided to put our roots down here in the North State. Lower Sac - Flows have been dropping over the past 7 days and are currently at 10k cfs (down from 13.5k last week) which has proven very good for our trout fishing. We’ve even tied into a few quality steelhead in the lower reaches south of Anderson this week. The river has been void of angling pressure this past week. Increasing numbers of Salmon rolling in the river each week which means that egg bite shouldn’t be far out. Trinity - We’ve run into a few quality, wild steelhead here this week - they ain’t everywhere yet but the juice can be worth the squeeze most days if you put the work in. A few nice, bonus brown trout have been around as well. Very low fishing pressure until late September typically on the Trinity accompanied with some of the hottest fish of the year. Stillwater - We have some very productive stillwater options right now that have been kicking out excellent trout fishing lately. We keep these options quiet most of the time but if you want to get out to experience “something new” the remainder of August and September can be a great time for this. Fall River - The Fall has still been a solid option. If you’re wanting to fish the Fall this year, the time would be now until late September. Once the weather really starts to cool off in a month or so things over there will taper down and we will be focusing out efforts on the valley rivers and Trinity. Give us a call if you have any questions or want to set up a trip / either way, we’d love to hear from you! 1-800-201-5047
We’ve settled into the rhythm of Summer fishing & things should stay fairly consistent over the next few weeks. We’ve been out on handful of different waters recently. Lower Sac - The Sac is in it’s typical summer fishing rhythm. The best window is either the morning or the late afternoon/evening. That doesn’t mean there aren’t fish to be caught midday though. They just seem more eager to bite out flies when the sun isn’t directly on top of them. PMD’s in the AM and caddis in the PM have been the go to bugs. We’ll be doing our Summer Special through August. A couple half days are the perfect way to experience the Sac right now McCloud - It’s been one of the better Summer’s out on the McCloud than we’ve seen in awhile. Good number of fish and a variety of bugs and fishing techniques. Plenty of dry fly chance around. This is a great option for anyone willing to take a hike and get some fishing in Fall River - The Fall has still been fishing good consistently. Fish are starting to spread out in the Lower river. There’s opportunities for sight fishing in the Springs. The Fall is a great full day option and should remain through the next few weeks. Trinity - We had a couple tougher days over on the Trinity last week but that shouldn’t be the norm over there in following weeks. Flows have been consistent and temps are good. Not a ton of adult steelhead around but plenty of juvenile, trout sized steelhead. A good option for a full day with a little cooler temps than in Redding Give us a call if you have any questions or want to set up a trip at 1-800-201-5047
Beat the Heat this Summer! … And enjoy some of the finest Summer trout fishing in the North State. We are happy to be rolling out a summer special again this year. In an effort to offer our guests the option to avoid some of the mid-day summer heat that we can get here in Redding, we are offering this fishing and lodging package at a discounted rate. This is what the trip would look like: head up to Redding in the afternoon, meet your guide and start fishing by 4pm to fish the evening session until sun down. This is usually a special window of the day when the bugs can come off strong and the trout can get aggressive in the fading, summer light. Spend the night at the nicest lodging accommodations in Redding at the Sheraton hotel. Get up early the next morning and fish the morning session while the temps are still comfortable and get off the water by lunch time. This "off-hour" Special has been a big hit the past few summers. $595 / person based on dbl occupancy rooms and fishing. (Total $1190) Savings over $200 Two Half Days of fishing - Fish during prime time, early and late in the day Stay at the finest accommodations that Redding has to offer In effect: June 1 - August 31 2025 What you get: Two Half Days of guided Fly Fishing (All inclusive for both anglers) One night lodging at the Sheraton Sheraton amenities include: Complimentary Breakfast, Wifi, Parking, Taxes and fees *This special puts you on the water during prime fishing windows that most other guide services do not offer. *In order to take advantage of the special offering, please mention the "Summer Special" at the time of inquiry.
