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Fishing reports, river updates, and guide insights.
Fishing Reports
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.
Warmer weather is on the horizon after a few days of precipitation. We’re looking at temps getting back into the 80s with a few days even projected to hit 90. These warmer days will kick our hatches into high gear.. Report from the Guides Lower Sac - This last week of fishing delivered more big days on “Ol Trusty”.. Shallow water fishing has been excellent as soon as the bugs get going by mid morning. This is a very fun way to catch these fish when they’re sitting shallow in riffles and tailouts with lightly weighted nymph rigs. The flows just kicked up to 7k cfs which is a good thing.. A big takeaway this past week is hearing how much our guests have enjoyed throwing 4 and 5wt rods with lightly weighted rigs in the shallow water - Not many folks fish the river fish this way and our team has been loving it. “Sight nymphing” season is just starting.. McCloud - Travis and Devon ran a few groups out to the McCloud this past week - cliff notes were that fishing was good to great. A couple of XXL brown trout were hooked and lost along with a lot of cookie cutter rainbows and smaller browns on nymphs and dries. Golden stone hatches are just starting. Big bug season is officially here. Upper Sac - The Upper Sac is sitting just under 1k - flows a still on the high side but certainly fishable.. We’ve focused most of our walk and wade trips on the McCloud and Pit lately as these have been very productive. Late May and June will be the best window to hit the Upper Sac. Fall River - The big spring creek is starting to fish well and this trend should increase as we see the warmer temps. Some solid days were had here last week. Expect this to be an excellent option moving forward. Trinity River - DJ had a few solid days with clients throwing the big dry fly and dry dropper rig over here this past week. This has been an extremely fun change of pace on the drift boat - Solitude and visual dry fly fishing is a tough combination to beat right now. Lake Shasta - The “Combo” trout and bass days are just getting started here. The Lake is such a productive and unique fishery. Now is an excellent time to explore here. We always love to talk fishing, so please send us a message or give us a call! Right now, conditions look perfect for the beginner angler to get out and have plenty of action, or the seasoned angler to go for the challenge of dry fly fishing. Come experience the best fly fishing Redding has to offer
River Updates
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.
Warmer weather is on the horizon after a few days of precipitation. We’re looking at temps getting back into the 80s with a few days even projected to hit 90. These warmer days will kick our hatches into high gear.. Report from the Guides Lower Sac - This last week of fishing delivered more big days on “Ol Trusty”.. Shallow water fishing has been excellent as soon as the bugs get going by mid morning. This is a very fun way to catch these fish when they’re sitting shallow in riffles and tailouts with lightly weighted nymph rigs. The flows just kicked up to 7k cfs which is a good thing.. A big takeaway this past week is hearing how much our guests have enjoyed throwing 4 and 5wt rods with lightly weighted rigs in the shallow water - Not many folks fish the river fish this way and our team has been loving it. “Sight nymphing” season is just starting.. McCloud - Travis and Devon ran a few groups out to the McCloud this past week - cliff notes were that fishing was good to great. A couple of XXL brown trout were hooked and lost along with a lot of cookie cutter rainbows and smaller browns on nymphs and dries. Golden stone hatches are just starting. Big bug season is officially here. Upper Sac - The Upper Sac is sitting just under 1k - flows a still on the high side but certainly fishable.. We’ve focused most of our walk and wade trips on the McCloud and Pit lately as these have been very productive. Late May and June will be the best window to hit the Upper Sac. Fall River - The big spring creek is starting to fish well and this trend should increase as we see the warmer temps. Some solid days were had here last week. Expect this to be an excellent option moving forward. Trinity River - DJ had a few solid days with clients throwing the big dry fly and dry dropper rig over here this past week. This has been an extremely fun change of pace on the drift boat - Solitude and visual dry fly fishing is a tough combination to beat right now. Lake Shasta - The “Combo” trout and bass days are just getting started here. The Lake is such a productive and unique fishery. Now is an excellent time to explore here. We always love to talk fishing, so please send us a message or give us a call! Right now, conditions look perfect for the beginner angler to get out and have plenty of action, or the seasoned angler to go for the challenge of dry fly fishing. Come experience the best fly fishing Redding has to offer
Guide Insights
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.
Warmer weather is on the horizon after a few days of precipitation. We’re looking at temps getting back into the 80s with a few days even projected to hit 90. These warmer days will kick our hatches into high gear.. Report from the Guides Lower Sac - This last week of fishing delivered more big days on “Ol Trusty”.. Shallow water fishing has been excellent as soon as the bugs get going by mid morning. This is a very fun way to catch these fish when they’re sitting shallow in riffles and tailouts with lightly weighted nymph rigs. The flows just kicked up to 7k cfs which is a good thing.. A big takeaway this past week is hearing how much our guests have enjoyed throwing 4 and 5wt rods with lightly weighted rigs in the shallow water - Not many folks fish the river fish this way and our team has been loving it. “Sight nymphing” season is just starting.. McCloud - Travis and Devon ran a few groups out to the McCloud this past week - cliff notes were that fishing was good to great. A couple of XXL brown trout were hooked and lost along with a lot of cookie cutter rainbows and smaller browns on nymphs and dries. Golden stone hatches are just starting. Big bug season is officially here. Upper Sac - The Upper Sac is sitting just under 1k - flows a still on the high side but certainly fishable.. We’ve focused most of our walk and wade trips on the McCloud and Pit lately as these have been very productive. Late May and June will be the best window to hit the Upper Sac. Fall River - The big spring creek is starting to fish well and this trend should increase as we see the warmer temps. Some solid days were had here last week. Expect this to be an excellent option moving forward. Trinity River - DJ had a few solid days with clients throwing the big dry fly and dry dropper rig over here this past week. This has been an extremely fun change of pace on the drift boat - Solitude and visual dry fly fishing is a tough combination to beat right now. Lake Shasta - The “Combo” trout and bass days are just getting started here. The Lake is such a productive and unique fishery. Now is an excellent time to explore here. We always love to talk fishing, so please send us a message or give us a call! Right now, conditions look perfect for the beginner angler to get out and have plenty of action, or the seasoned angler to go for the challenge of dry fly fishing. Come experience the best fly fishing Redding has to offer
