Category: Client Trips

Client pics & trip summary

Paso Robles fly fisher lands trophy Klamath River steelhead, enters Shasta Trout “Hawg of Fame”

Ed with his Shasta Trout Hawg of Fame, Klamath River Steelhead

Fly Fishing the Klamath River January 27th Ed Filice,  a maker of fine wine from Paso Robles and owner of La Filice Winery returned for another season on the Klamath River with local guide Craig Nielsen and enjoyed his best day ever! He was joined by his son Nick who also works in the wine [...]

Angler lands a trophy while taking a Steelhead guided tour of Northern California & Oregon with good friends

Thad with a Shasta Trout

Klamath River December 9, 2011 Three good friends, Sean, Riaz & Thad took a whirlwind guided steelhead tour, traveling  from the Bay Area and fishing the Trinity, Rogue and Klamath over a long weekend getaway. They opted to enjoy each other’s company in one boat with guide Craig Nielsen, and managed it exceptionally well.  They [...]

11 year old fly fisher lands trophy Klamath River steelhead, enters Shasta Trout “Hawg of Fame”

Hank lands another lunker Klamath River Steelhead, enters Shasta Trout

November 20th Hank, an eleven year old fly fisher, landed a trophy Klamath River Steelhead while on a fishing trip with his father, brother and both his grandfathers at the Klamathon Lodge.  Hank also landed a steelhead on a dry fly while visiting the Klamathon Lodge for the Salmonfly hatch in June which was his [...]

Klamath River fly fisher enters Shasta Trout “Hawg of Fame”

Dave lands a Shasta Trout

November 16, Klamath River Dave, a Shasta Trout guest on his first steelhead trip ever, caught a trophy Klamath River wild hen steelhead on his very first cast.  What are the odds of catching a steelhead on your very first cast, your first cast ever for a steelhead? Pretty tall!  Talk about a quick study, [...]

Fly Fishing the McCloud River, Bollibokka & beyond: Guide Reports

The birthday boy enjoys another misty day and McCloud River Rainbow

We are enjoying an Indian summer in the shadow of Shasta and the fishing couldn’t be much better.  The catching on the McCloud River has been amazing as well.  Returning guests have experienced their best trips ever, including Bollibokka guests who have fished it for several years now!  A few storm fronts blew through on [...]

Colorado fly fisher lands lunker on Upper Sacramento River, enters Shasta Trout’s “Hawg of Fame”

Dave lands a trophy

September 21st Dave, a visiting fly fisher from Durango,  Colorado landed a lunker in the first run, on his first day ever fishing on the Upper Sacramento River.  The wild trophy Rainbow Trout measured over twenty inches long and took some skill and patience to land.  The fish was one of the largest his local [...]

Fly Fishing Guide Reports: the McCloud, Upper & Lower Sac, Pit and Fall Rivers

A trophy Rainbow and happy angler

August 5-September 4th With fall just a few weeks away, we are enjoying some exceptionally fine weather and the final days of summer, enabling us to wade wet on our local freestones, the McCloud, Upper Sac and Pit Rivers.  As is typical of summer, this is not the time of year we expect epic days [...]