|
Great Brian Kohlman and I fished with some great folks from Sacramento and the Bay Area today. The ladies were the hot hands today and did most of the fish landing. Fishing was pretty good throughout the day today and we saw some nice healthy fish up to 19" in the net. Spring fishing is in full swing now and the fish are pretty grabby. We had good hatches of caddis, PMDs, and march browns today. We had a great grab on a dry fly mid-day and the rest of our action was on nymphs.  Janie with the big fish of the day  Brian Kohlman and his crew  Tim had a blast  Janie with one of many fish today |
Great I had a wonderful time guiding Ted and Eloise on a perfect spring day. Andrew Harris was guiding Ted’s childhood friend Tim and his wife Janie. Our day started off well, hooking into some really nice fish. Some we landed, some we didn’t – but that’s how it goes. Fishing remained pretty consistent all day with most of our fish eating small PMD nymphs and an occasional rubberlegs. The upper river above the Hwy-44 bridge will close April 1st and reopen August 1st.  Eloise with a beautiful fish!  Her fish fish of the day!  Ted with a beauty! |
Great I had the pleasure of guiding Don and Randy from Austin, Texas the past three days. After reading about the Lower Sac, they decided to travel to NorCal and see for themselves. Our mornings were slow all three days, but the afternoons more than made up for it! We lost count of the number of fish they hooked and they both lost some very big fish, but also managed to land several nice ones. Springtime is here and the sucker spawn should start anytime now. Go fish!  Randy's first of the trip  Randy with a beautiful male  Another chunky fish  Nice way to start the afternoon  We had a few of these  Don with a beautiful fish |
Good We had a fun day today with a Project Healing Waters crew from the Bay Area. The vets did great today and had a really good time fishing for Lower Sac rainbows. They picked an absolutely beautiful day to go fly fishing. Fishing was up and down throughout the day. There were areas with lots of grabby fish and then long slow spells. We landed some really good looking rainbows up to 18" on a wide variety of fly patterns.  Kevin Kay and clients floating through the Posse Grounds riffle  Jay Cockrum guiding his crew  Class V whitewater on the Lower Sac  Cal with one of many hookups  Peter Santley and clients down by the I-5 bridge |
Good Helped guide a 5-boat trip with Project Healing Waters on the Lower Sac yesterday. Despite never fishing before Jessica & Shawn were fast learners and got into several hard fighting fish! The AM grab was a bit sluggish, but after lunch the action was consistent.  Shawn with his first fish!  Jessica with a nice ‘bow |
Good I got out of the office and fished the Lower Sac for about an hour today around lunchtime. There was a good hatch of tan caddis size 14 coming off and the fish were rising eagerly. I rose about a dozen fish and landed several. Nothing over 12", but it was a lot of fun. It's good to see our hatches coming back after the big scouring floods we had last year! |
Slow The Cal-Shingle group had their work cut out for them with the wind+rain at EC but some fish were still caught. We tried all kinds of different flies -micro mays+midges fooled a few.  Ryan with a monster! |
Slow I spent the last two days fishing with fellow Confluence Outfitters guide Drew Griffith on the North Coast. We fished a couple of North Coast fisheries, including a day on the Smith River. Always beautiful and always challenging. We saw fish on the Smith, but did not hook fish. I hooked a nice sized fish on our 2nd day, but sadly it was a brief encounter. The coastal fisheries are about to blow out with this incoming storm and will probably be done for the rest of the season. All but the Smith River close at the end of March. The Smith is open through April.  Wild steelhead making more  Drew Griffith in a beautiful run |
Good Guided Raffi + Brian today on the lower Sac. The AM grab was a bit on the slow side, but the action was nonstop after lunch. Another double digit day! |
Great The Sac fished very well for Lloyd and Lee today! Lee landed a really nice male that was likely 21-22 inches, but dropped it as we were taking her picture. Lloyd landed several nice fish, and they both hooked and landed a LOT of fish in the 12-14 inch range. They had multiple doubl hook-ups which made for a really fun day!. Caddis pupas and PMD nymphs continue to produce the best.  Lloyd with a nice fish  They were doubled-up and landed both fish, but Lee dropped hers |
Great Spent a great day chasing steelhead on the Feather before the recent rains. Took my friend Ray and my son JT through the low flow section of the Feather River last Sunday and we had a blast. There were bright half pounders and adult steelhead throughout the river and they were ready to eat. The grab was consistent all day and the fish were strong and fiesty. I can only imagine that a little fresh water from this storm will make the fishing even better soon. Good time of year to hit the Feather.  JT with a Fatty!  Ray breaking in his new Fly Rod!  My guide does good work! |
Great The Sac is fishing really well now, which means Mark and Loren had an epic day today! This was their first time fishing the Sac and they quickly learned landing big strong fish is not easy. I actually lost count of how many fish they hooked today and there were a few times they were doubled-up. The grab was on all day with PMD and caddis nymphs being the most productive. My spring calendar is filling fast and the sucker spawn is right around the corner!  Mark with one of many really nice fish  They had bent rods all day  Just one of many nice fish Loren landed today  It's always nice to land that first fish |
Good We guided a large group from the Tri-Valley Fly Fishers today. Our day started out really good, then things slowed down a bit for us mid-day. Chas and Ron stuck with it and everything came togehter the last two hours! Typical spring weather, showers then sun, then more showers.  One after another!  Ron with a nice one |
Good Two left-handed guys both named Martin on the same boat sounds like trouble but we had a phenomenal day on lower Sac from start to finish. I honestly lost track of how many fish were landed but it was well in the double digits. The Sac is fishing really good right now- rubberlegs, micro-mays & prince nymphs has been a good rig lately.  The Martins killed it! |
I spent the afternoon stocking a bunch of huge fish at Eagle Canyon today. We have never had more fish or more big fish in the lakes than we have this year.The view of Mt Lassen was outstanding today. There is a fresh coat of snow all the way down to about 5000ft.  Not all trout come from a truck - but these ones did  Lots of low snow around Mt Lassen today |
Great Our guest Ben from Chester forwarded this photo from his day at Eagle Canyon today. Nice fish!  Ben with a gigantic rainbow |
Good Rick and George traveled from southern California to fish the Sac for the first time. They struggled with the subtle takes at first, but both hooked into several fish. Trout are still feeding on the surface in the early afternoon. We have some rain headed our way this coming week - typical for spring time. It's looking like we are going to have a really good spring on the Sac! |
Great I had an excellent day on the Lower Sac today with Bruce and Rick from the Diablo Valley Fly Fishers Club. We fished near Red Bluff and had 10 miles of the river totally to ourselves. Nymphing was pretty productive in the morning. Bruce even landed a 16" rainbow on his first drift. As they day went on we had lots of nymph hookups, a couple of double hookups, and landed fish up to 17". The afternoon was the highlight though with excellent dry fly fishing for rainbows from 8 to 14". There was a mixed hatch of PMDs and march browns and the fish were rising freely. It's rare to be able to drift and fish dry flies on the Lower Sac. Usually you can do it here and there, maybe two good spots in a day. Today we spent the last 3 hours of the day fishing dries while on the move and had non-stop action. A rare treat!  Bruce playing a fish  Lots of fish like this today |
Good Gino forwarded this photo from today's trip in southern Oregon. Nice fish Bill!  Bill with a great steelhead |
Great This is a guest report from Ben who fished Eagle Canyon yesterday with 3 buddies:"I had a great day fishing with our group yesterday. We did really well on the blood midge with a brass bead in the afternoon. The black midge worked on the small pond in the morning. We also got a couple stripping leaches." |
|