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Spey Casting Home Lower Klamath Spey Camp Winter Spey Stays Trinity Spey Trips Upper Rogue Spey Trips Lower Sac Trout Spey Yuba River Trout Spey Contact Us	Lower Sac Trout Spey Trips Big Water Flows on the Lower Sac range from 2500cfs to 15000cfs throughout the season. If we're swinging flies we can always find water to fish. Wild Rainbow Trout We catch a lot of small and medium sized rainbows with our spey rods on the Lower Sac and occasionally a larger fish in the 18"+ range. In the fall and winter we hook some adult steelhead, too. Jet Boat Trips We typically use jet boats when we're doing spey trips on the Lower Sac. The jet boat allows us to fish the absolute best water types for swinging flies with our spey rods. Summer wet-wading The dog days of summer are a great time to swing flies on the Lower Sac. Wet wading is ideal during hot summer afternoons. Gearing up Our jet boats offer tons of room for rigging up. They're the perfect taxi-cab for getting you from one prime spot to another. Lightweight Rods We primarily fish 4 and 5wt spey rods on the Lower Sac. These rods can cast out 70+ feet but still make a 16" rainbow feel big. Traditional Trout Fishing with a Twist Recent Fishing Reports Guide Availability Gear Recommendations Flies Lodging & Travel Info Some folks have a misconception that the only way to catch trout on the Lower Sacramento River is with a bobber. While most of the guides here fish nymphs and indicators almost exclusively (and for good reason - it puts a lot of fish in the net!), there are other ways to catch fish on the Lower Sac. One of our favorite ways to do it is with a lightweight spey rod. The spey rod forces us to get out of the boat and wade. You get to feel the grab and enjoy the scenery as you work through a run. We can also keep our eyes peeled for dry fly opportunities while we're swinging. These trips are a lot of fun. If you enjoy swinging flies for trout, book Andrew Harris, Randy Hamann or Brian Kohlman for a jet boat trip on the Lower Sac. Recent Lower Sac Fishing Reports 6/19/18 by Tyler Lee: Mark and I had a lot of fun fishing the lower Sac these last two days. On Father's Day, Mark and I fished the lower river to avoid the crowds. We caught several nice trout between 12 and 16" with the river to ourselves. In the evening, we threw the spey rod in the Barge Hole. On Monday, Mark and I fished the top section in Redding and hammered on some big Rainbows. Mark landed two fish over 20", with one being around 24". We also fought and lost several other beautiful Rainbows in this size range. The weather right now is perfect in Northern California. It's making for some great days on the river! Thank you, Mark, for two fun days of fishing the Sac! 6/14/18 by Brian Kohlman: I had the pleasure of introducing Ray and Silvia to fly fishing today. The fishing was pretty slow for us today. There were a few other boats on the same float and it seemed everyone was struggling – which can happen every once in a while. The flows were bumped up to 10,250 cfs yesterday, and scheduled to rise to 10,500 cfs tonight. The weather has been fairly reasonable as far as heat, but it is always much cooler on the water! 6/9/18 by Brian Kohlman: I had the pleasure of introducing Ray and Tasha to fly fishing. Ray had very little fishing experience and this was Tasha’s very first time! They picked-up the casting right away, but struggled with strike recognition and setting the hook. Tasha seemed to get more action in the front of the boat, but Ray was able to land his first fish within the first hour! Ray managed to land two nice wild fish and Tasha had one on for a few minutes, but lost it right next to the boat. The grab was a bit slow, but fairly consistent until the wind really set in, and then the bite really turned off. They had a great time and are already talking about buying their own equipment! Visit our Lower Sac Fishing Report page to view more reports! Lower Sac Guide Availability Jun 23: Sam Robinett Jun 24: Tyler Lee Jun 25: Mike Wright Jul 2: Kevin Kay Jul 3: Kevin Kay Jul 4: Kevin Kay Jul 6: Sam Robinett Jul 7: Peter Santley Jul 7: Sam Robinett Jul 8: Sam Robinett Jul 9: Kevin Kay Jul 12: Sam Robinett Jul 17: Kevin Kay Jul 18: Kevin Kay Jul 20: Sam Robinett For more Lower Sac dates, please visit our Online Booking page! Gear Recommendations for the Lower Sac Rods & Lines: We prefer 2, 3, and 4wt spey rods for the Lower Sac. Heavier rods are okay, but they may be over-matched for the size of the fish. Lightweight switch rods are good too. Bring a line that matches your rod. Scandi lines paired with versi-leaders work very well on the Lower Sac. Leaders & Tippet: We typically fish 2X-4X tippet for trout on the Lower Sac. Regular 9ft trout leaders tapered to 2X work really well. Waders & Boots: Chest-high breathable waders are the best choice for the Lower Sac. In the middle of summer it's nice to wet wade in the afternoon. Wading pants can also work when it's hot out. Spiked boots aren't necessary on the Lower Sac. Flies: Birds Nest, Natural and Olive, size 12-14 Dirty Bird, Olive, size 8-12 BH Prince, size 12-14 Leech Patterns, olive and black, Zonker, size 6 Soft Hackles, size 12-16 Lodging & Travel Info Please visit our Redding page for hotel and restaurant recommendations and ideas about other things to see and do while you're in Redding!

Lower Sac Trout Spey Trips

Big Water Flows on the Lower Sac range from 2500cfs to 15000cfs throughout the season. If we're swinging flies we can always find water to fish.
Wild Rainbow Trout We catch a lot of small and medium sized rainbows with our spey rods on the Lower Sac and occasionally a larger fish in the 18"+ range. In the fall and winter we hook some adult steelhead, too.
Jet Boat Trips We typically use jet boats when we're doing spey trips on the Lower Sac. The jet boat allows us to fish the absolute best water types for swinging flies with our spey rods.
Summer wet-wading The dog days of summer are a great time to swing flies on the Lower Sac. Wet wading is ideal during hot summer afternoons.
Gearing up Our jet boats offer tons of room for rigging up. They're the perfect taxi-cab for getting you from one prime spot to another.
Lightweight Rods We primarily fish 4 and 5wt spey rods on the Lower Sac. These rods can cast out 70+ feet but still make a 16" rainbow feel big.

Some folks have a misconception that the only way to catch trout on the Lower Sacramento River is with a bobber. While most of the guides here fish nymphs and indicators almost exclusively (and for good reason - it puts a lot of fish in the net!), there are other ways to catch fish on the Lower Sac. One of our favorite ways to do it is with a lightweight spey rod. The spey rod forces us to get out of the boat and wade. You get to feel the grab and enjoy the scenery as you work through a run. We can also keep our eyes peeled for dry fly opportunities while we're swinging. These trips are a lot of fun. If you enjoy swinging flies for trout, book Andrew Harris, Randy Hamann or Brian Kohlman for a jet boat trip on the Lower Sac.

Recent Lower Sac Fishing Reports

6/19/18 by Tyler Lee:

Mark and I had a lot of fun fishing the lower Sac these last two days. On Father's Day, Mark and I fished the lower river to avoid the crowds. We caught several nice trout between 12 and 16" with the river to ourselves. In the evening, we threw the spey rod in the Barge Hole. On Monday, Mark and I fished the top section in Redding and hammered on some big Rainbows. Mark landed two fish over 20", with one being around 24". We also fought and lost several other beautiful Rainbows in this size range. The weather right now is perfect in Northern California. It's making for some great days on the river! Thank you, Mark, for two fun days of fishing the Sac!

6/14/18 by Brian Kohlman:

I had the pleasure of introducing Ray and Silvia to fly fishing today. The fishing was pretty slow for us today. There were a few other boats on the same float and it seemed everyone was struggling – which can happen every once in a while. The flows were bumped up to 10,250 cfs yesterday, and scheduled to rise to 10,500 cfs tonight. The weather has been fairly reasonable as far as heat, but it is always much cooler on the water!

6/9/18 by Brian Kohlman:

I had the pleasure of introducing Ray and Tasha to fly fishing. Ray had very little fishing experience and this was Tasha’s very first time! They picked-up the casting right away, but struggled with strike recognition and setting the hook. Tasha seemed to get more action in the front of the boat, but Ray was able to land his first fish within the first hour! Ray managed to land two nice wild fish and Tasha had one on for a few minutes, but lost it right next to the boat. The grab was a bit slow, but fairly consistent until the wind really set in, and then the bite really turned off. They had a great time and are already talking about buying their own equipment!

Visit our Lower Sac Fishing Report page to view more reports!

Lower Sac Guide Availability

Jun 23: Sam Robinett

Jun 24: Tyler Lee

Jun 25: Mike Wright

Jul 2: Kevin Kay

Jul 3: Kevin Kay

Jul 4: Kevin Kay

Jul 6: Sam Robinett

Jul 7: Peter Santley

Jul 7: Sam Robinett

Jul 8: Sam Robinett

Jul 9: Kevin Kay

Jul 12: Sam Robinett

Jul 17: Kevin Kay

Jul 18: Kevin Kay

Jul 20: Sam Robinett

For more Lower Sac dates, please visit our Online Booking page!

Gear Recommendations for the Lower Sac

Rods & Lines: We prefer 2, 3, and 4wt spey rods for the Lower Sac. Heavier rods are okay, but they may be over-matched for the size of the fish. Lightweight switch rods are good too. Bring a line that matches your rod. Scandi lines paired with versi-leaders work very well on the Lower Sac.

Leaders & Tippet: We typically fish 2X-4X tippet for trout on the Lower Sac. Regular 9ft trout leaders tapered to 2X work really well.

Waders & Boots: Chest-high breathable waders are the best choice for the Lower Sac. In the middle of summer it's nice to wet wade in the afternoon. Wading pants can also work when it's hot out. Spiked boots aren't necessary on the Lower Sac.

Flies:

Birds Nest, Natural and Olive, size 12-14
Dirty Bird, Olive, size 8-12
BH Prince, size 12-14
Leech Patterns, olive and black,
Zonker, size 6
Soft Hackles, size 12-16

Lodging & Travel Info

Please visit our Redding page for hotel and restaurant recommendations and ideas about other things to see and do while you're in Redding!

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