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Good Great day on the Fall! Wayne and Benson spent a great day throwing dry flies to some great fish! We were able to throw a variety of bugs until way into the afternoon. The guys did a super of job of making great presentations and having the patience to challenge these smart fish. We boated a number of fish and got our hearts broken a few times too. So fun putting 20" inch trout in the net with nothing but a dry fly! Great day!  Benson starting the day off right!  Wayne doing great work on some risers!  20”chowing on a #18! |
Great Am spending some great time in one of my most favorite places on the planet, Fall RIver. Fishing has been very good as the bugs and the trout are plentiful in the river. We have been fishing a variety of techniques including dry flies, nymphing rigs, dry/dropper rigs, and stripping sinking lines and finding fish with all. There have been pretty good bug hatches throughout the day and the the trout are hungry. In addition, it is Hex TIme! The Hex hatch has been pretty consistent each evening with lots of bugs around and lots of big, hungry fish ready to eat. There is really no better time to visit Fall RIver than now. Here's to a great summer!  Beautiful Mt. Shasta at sunset! Bring on the Hex!  Bent.  Lots of these around  Hexogenia  Barry with a nice fish  Out of the shallows with a dry/dropper rig  Hex Success!  Dandy |
Good Spent a great day with husband and wife team Jonathan and Jacqulin on the Lower Sac this weekend. We had a beautiful day and the river completely to ourselves on a lower drift. Fishing was dead quiet until around 11 and then things really heated up. We netted numerous fish and had a great time. Highlights of the day included Jonathan's personal fish landing record, Jacquelin's first ever fish on a fly rod, and her long but heart breaking encounter with a fish of epic proportions. Never did get a good look at that thing. We can only imagine!!!! Great Day!  First fish of the day and career for Jacquelin!  Jonathan racking up some numbers! |
Good Adam and Wiley get a vote for committed anglers of the year. We took a very wet, yet productive drift down the Lower Sac on Sunday! The rain was heavy and consistent from the time we launched through about 3:00 pm. The guys were in great spirits and had the right kind of attitude to fish on a day like that. Both had never fished from a drift boat before and despite a slow morning, were ready for when things got going in the afternoon. By the end of the day we boated a dozen fish and had a ball despite all that Mother Nature threw at us. Awesome day!  Literally chasing Rainbows!  Suns out! Guns out!  Good stuff in the down pour! |
Good Spent a really good day on the Trinity with Sean and Doug. The morning was really slow and we didn't touch a fish until a round 2:00pm, but the afternoon was worth the wait. We boated four nice fish and had a ball. Overall a great day for the conditions and as always, the company made the day even better!  What a great day!  Doug’s best of the day!!  Sean’s first steelhead on a fly! |
Good Spent an absolutely stunning October day fishing with my long time scouting partner Jeff on the Lower Sac. We drifted a lower drift to avoid the crowds and basically had the river to ourselves excpet for a few salmon fishing boats. Fishing was a little slow in the morning, but we found a steady pace of fish is some favorite spots. Our fish came on a mix of egg patterns and nymphs. We both would have been happy if that was the entire fishing report, but as luck (and a little skill) would have it, we ran into a pretty special fish. At first both of us thought we may have run into a salmon, but after about a 20 minute fight we landed a beautiful, wild 27" fish. We spent the rest of the float just reflecting on the battle and the prize. Its a beautiful time of year to fish Northern California. Lets go fishing everyone!!!!  27 of pure joy!!! |
Good Wiley and I spent a hot but really enjoyable today fishing the waters around the Hat Creek area. We spent fishing time on Hat Creek and Burney Creek with good fishing on dries and nymphs. We spent some time exploring and seeing all the different fishing water that is available in the area. A great day all the way around.  Perfect. |
Good Took Sean down the Lower Sac before the weather change this weekend. Soooooo good to be back on the river and enjoying what we all love to do. Fishing was good and we had a steady flow of action. Honestly, we really could have had no action and enjoyed the day!!! As we adjust to our new procedures, just know that the fish don't seem to mind at all. Get out and fish if it's right for you!!!!  Way to break in a new rod!  Just a great day to be on the river. |
Good Had a good day on the Yuba with Topher and his son Finn. First day in a drift boat for Finn so we spent the morning learning to cast and present both nymphing rigs and a hopper dry fly. By mid morning, he was dialed in and hooked and landed a great fighting Yuba trout on a nymph rig. Topher also had some fun on the nymphs. In the afternoon we turned our attention to Hopper’s and we had 7 really great takes. Finn hooked and lost a couple of dandies and a few just simply didn’t cooperate on the grab . Fun to watch though.  Yuba Cookie Cutter!  Finn’s first!!!!! Awesome! |
Okay Took Leaf and Ketan our for a full Spey day on the Yuba. Water had dropped about 500 cfs from last week. We were able to swing up 4 nice Yuba trout with a few more grabs. The hopper fishing was off today but not for a lack of effort. Still need a good flow drop for things to reall drop into shape. Beautiful day even with the heat.  Little side channel heavan  Typical Yuba water  Wet wading is in with the kids! |
Good The only thing better than celebrating Father’s Day on the river is celebrating it with family. Took my cousin Scott and his son Grant on a great trip down the Lower Sac. The morning was slow as well as crowded with a kayak event, but after lunch we had great fishing. Both guys had multiple grabs and brought in a number of fish. Scott topped off the day with a 22” hot fish. Such a great day.  Scott with a dandy!  Grants first fish on a fly rod! |
Okay Spent a beautiful day with the Spey rods searching for trout on the Yuba River with James from Idaho. Water still high at around 6,000 cfs, but there are plenty of good spots to swing flies for hard fighting rainbows. We fished hard and got a few grabs bringing two fish to the net. The real fun of the day was the fish caught on hoppers in between swing runs. Caught and landed a super nice fish on the hopper but the pic didn’t happen. Whenever the Yuba flows drop, things should be really good.  Bent! |
Good Sometimes a guide day is more about learning places as much as it is about the fishing. Spent a great day with Eddie and Potter from the Bay Area exploring the Hat Creek area learning all kinds of places to fish and how to fish them. We spent time on upper, middle, and lower Hat Creek, Baum Lake, and Burney Creek. In each place the guys fished and caught a nice array of trout. A great day of learning an amazing area.  Potter on beautiful Burney Creek!  Eddie high sticking some good pockets! |
Good I had the distinct pleasure of fishing with Tim and Janie yesterday on the Lower Sac. The weather was stunning, the company was wonderful and the fishing was really good. Janie proved to have the hot hand all day but both had lots of good fish. Morning grab was a litt slow, but we had an incredible afternoon. Most of our fish were in the 17 to 20 inch range as well. Fun.  This lady can fish!!!!! |
Good Took a little drift down a high and slightly off-color Lower Sac today. Didn’t know how things were gonna fish but Sean did a great job of fininding some nice fish. It was a little harder than usual, but all in all a very good day.  Some good fish to be found in the high flows.  Along the edges! |
Okay Ran up to the Trinity this past weekend to squeeze in a little fishing between storms. In tow were long time fishing partners Jeff and Doug from Sacramento. We spent the better part of three days fishing various stretches of the Trinity. Friday afternoon the weather was warm and sunny. The March Brown hatch was in full effect and it was fun to watch the half pounders slurp bugs off the top. We weren't able to hook up that day but it was a stunning day full of fish activity. Saturday got us some fish in the boat. A full day float mostly nymphing in the rain/snow drizzle. We were able to hook up a few times and brought three fish to the net. Two nice adults and a smaller one with a lot of fight. Sunday brought a more heavy rain and with only one rod fishng most of the day, we were able to hook up once in a losing battle. Still fun as we saw the fish during the good fight. Im sure the weather this week, will certainly change the landscape of fishing on the Trinity, but Steelhead fishing is far from over.  Pound for Pound a real fighter.  Doug's Best of the weekend!  Jeff and a familiar smile. |
Good Spent a day with Jeff fishing the Yuba River. Flows were around 1000 cfs and the water was pretty clear. We had a great day landing fish, all with good size. The dry fly action was awesome but the fish were very finicky! The highlight of the day was hooking into and landing a 25” tank! Big battle! With all the great fishing right now in Northern California, the Yuba is definitely worth a look.  Yuba Tank! |
Good Spent a great fall afternoon with Father and son Stephen and Jonathan on the Lower Sac. We drifted a lower section of the river and had the water all to ourselves. We had a good morning with lots of opportunities. Fishing got a little slow as the wind picked up around 11, but things heated back up at the end of the day. Jonathan landed his first Lower Sac fish and both guys had encounters with big fish that will leave them hoping for a rematch! Great Day!  Such a beautiful back drop for Stephen's First fish on a fly rod!  Jonathan Having a ball |
Okay Took a day and drifted the Yuba. The flows were low (around 600 cfs) and the water was gin clear. Although I was a little disappointed with the overall fishing on this day, there were good signs for things to come this fall as the river has begun to create some shape and structure after the floods of the past few winters. My biggest disappointment was with the Hopper grab. Threw a lot of Hoppers in usual places with no response. It's still a good time to fish this technique, but this particular day was slow. Nymphing was also slow. Only a few grabs and only in the few deep and heavily oxygenated holes. I did have some fun on small dries throughout the day. Simple patterns worked best and the 'ol Parachute Adams was the "go to" for the day. Seemed that the bigger fish were in the deep holes and the smaller fish were spread throughout the river looking for dries. No whoppers to speak of, but still fun to have fish grab dries. The best news of the day was to see the presence of Salmon in the system. Even counted a number of Redds already being developed. This is a really good sign for fall Yuba fishing as it has been awhile since I have seen this much early activity.  Dry flies in shallow riffles can be a kick in the pants |
Great Spent a great day with John from Sacramento on the Lower Sac this weekend. The fishing was really good. We consistently caught fish all day on a variety of nymphs. Even had a little caddis hatch around noon to entice a few dry fly grabs. We drifted from Bonnyview launch to Balls Ferry Landing. The top of the drift was definitely affected by the fires in the area as far as air quality, but by 11 am we were under blue skies. We saw a number of salmon rolling around as well and with that, I would anticipate that fishing would only get better as the weather cools in the next month.  Fatties all day long.  Top of the drift was a little smokey, but the fishing was still good.  Even I got to try  Great color |
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