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Fishing Reports

April 2, 2025

Hosted Travel Report by Andrew Harris

I just returned from hosting a week in the Yucatan at Tail Inn, a lodge situated at the southern entrance to Espiritu Santo Bay, or ESB. Here is a short recap of the trip:Two grand slams on day 1: We had great weather our first day of fishing and two of our guests, Andreas and Mike, managed a grand slam, which means they landed bonefish, permit and tarpon in a single day.Lots of challenging weather: We had two days of pretty good conditions and four days that were a bit rough. High winds, no sun, or both. Fortunately the guides knew how to handle the rough weather. Permit fishing was difficult but we still did well on bonefish and baby tarpon on the rough weather days.Great location: This was my first time to ESB and I was really impressed by the sheer size of the fishery and the diversity of habitat. There are hard sand flats where you can wade for bonefish in ankle-deep water. There are vast permit flats of all sorts, from the wadable kind to the boat-only kind. There are mangroves with baby tarpon and snook. There are flats inside the bay and then more ocean-side flats. There was plenty of solitude as the guide boats spread out to different parts of the bay every day.Big permit day for Bill: On our fifth day we had great weather and one of our guests, Bill, managed to hook 7 permit - all before lunch! Multi-species action: Throughout the week we hooked up with bonefish, permit, tarpon, snook, jacks, snappers, sharks, and barracuda.Great Lodge: We really enjoyed our time at Tail Inn. The food was really good, the accommodations were comfortable, and the staff worked very hard to make a great experience for us. The guides were all very good. I also love having the boats right in front of the lodge. That allows each group to consult with their guide for the next day and pick their own departure time.I would like to send many thanks to my guests on this trip. This group of anglers was determined to have a great trip, to enjoy eachother's company, and to see all the fishing possibilities that this destination had to offer. I am looking at dates for a return trip and will post them soon!

March 25, 2025

Lower Sac Report by Kevin Kay

You may have noticed a lack of Lower Sac reports recently. That's because there hasn't been much to report! Similar to last year we've had lots of rain and some big flow changes. In February the flows went up to 60,000 CFS to make room in Lake Shasta for more rain. That blew the river out and it resembled the Mississippi more than our trusty Lower Sac. Flows came down pretty quickly to around 6000 CFS. I was ready to give it a try last week and overnight the flows jumped to 16,000 CFS. Jeez. Now they're coming down again, targeted to be 6,500 CFS by the 28th. I went out today to check it out and although the visibility is only 2-3 feet I caught some nice rainbows in a few hours of solo fishing. More rain is forecast but the totals don't look to be massive. Things should settle down pretty quickly so probably a good time to get a trip on the books!

February 3, 2025

Northern California Report by Mat Squillante

The crew's been on the Trinity, Lower Sac and Yuba in the past few weeks. Luke had a fair day on the Lower Sac a week ago. Winter weather is unpredictable everywhere but once February passes, the Sac should see fishing steadily improve. The Trinity's been fishing well, with adults and sub-adults brought to the net most days. Look for the river to remain viable until early March, when we start shifting trips to other waters. The Yuba continues to offer a nice option for something a little different. Throwing big dry flies in the middle of winter isn't viable in too many places but with the Skwala on the Yuba, February means game on. March browns, PMD's and Sulphers will soon pop and can offer some fun dry fly action. By late February, the Feather spring steelhead start showing up and will stick around through late May. These fish offer one of very few spring steelheading options and can be a lot of fun. While walk and wade trips are limited this time of year, March on Hat Creek is just around the corner and it should fish well.

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