http://www.shastatrout.com Legendary Rivers, Local Guides Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:56:15 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 http://www.shastatrout.com/paso-robles-fly-fisher-lands-trophy-klamath-river-steelhead-enters-shasta-trout-hawg-of-fame http://www.shastatrout.com/paso-robles-fly-fisher-lands-trophy-klamath-river-steelhead-enters-shasta-trout-hawg-of-fame#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:53:18 +0000 Craig Nielsen http://www.shastatrout.com/?p=4113 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 [...]]]> http://www.shastatrout.com/paso-robles-fly-fisher-lands-trophy-klamath-river-steelhead-enters-shasta-trout-hawg-of-fame/feed 0 http://www.shastatrout.com/angler-lands-a-trophy-while-taking-a-steelhead-guided-tour-of-northern-california-oregon-with-good-friends http://www.shastatrout.com/angler-lands-a-trophy-while-taking-a-steelhead-guided-tour-of-northern-california-oregon-with-good-friends#comments Fri, 16 Dec 2011 06:13:47 +0000 Craig Nielsen http://www.shastatrout.com/?p=4064 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 [...]]]> http://www.shastatrout.com/angler-lands-a-trophy-while-taking-a-steelhead-guided-tour-of-northern-california-oregon-with-good-friends/feed 0 http://www.shastatrout.com/11-year-old-fly-fisher-lands-trophy-klamath-river-steelhead-enters-shasta-trout-hawg-of-fame http://www.shastatrout.com/11-year-old-fly-fisher-lands-trophy-klamath-river-steelhead-enters-shasta-trout-hawg-of-fame#comments Thu, 24 Nov 2011 01:10:41 +0000 Craig Nielsen http://www.shastatrout.com/?p=4002 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 [...]]]> http://www.shastatrout.com/11-year-old-fly-fisher-lands-trophy-klamath-river-steelhead-enters-shasta-trout-hawg-of-fame/feed 0 http://www.shastatrout.com/klamath-river-fly-fisher-enters-shasta-trout-hawg-of-fame http://www.shastatrout.com/klamath-river-fly-fisher-enters-shasta-trout-hawg-of-fame#comments Sat, 19 Nov 2011 03:21:49 +0000 Craig Nielsen http://www.shastatrout.com/?p=3999 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, [...]]]> http://www.shastatrout.com/klamath-river-fly-fisher-enters-shasta-trout-hawg-of-fame/feed 0 http://www.shastatrout.com/fly-fishing-the-mccloud-river-bollibokka-beyond-guide-reports http://www.shastatrout.com/fly-fishing-the-mccloud-river-bollibokka-beyond-guide-reports#comments Mon, 24 Oct 2011 00:32:00 +0000 Craig Nielsen http://www.shastatrout.com/?p=3943 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 [...]]]> http://www.shastatrout.com/fly-fishing-the-mccloud-river-bollibokka-beyond-guide-reports/feed 0 http://www.shastatrout.com/colorado-fly-fisher-lands-lunker-on-upper-sacramento-river-enters-shasta-trouts-hawg-of-fame http://www.shastatrout.com/colorado-fly-fisher-lands-lunker-on-upper-sacramento-river-enters-shasta-trouts-hawg-of-fame#comments Thu, 22 Sep 2011 15:46:32 +0000 Craig Nielsen http://www.shastatrout.com/?p=3898 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 [...]]]> http://www.shastatrout.com/colorado-fly-fisher-lands-lunker-on-upper-sacramento-river-enters-shasta-trouts-hawg-of-fame/feed 0 http://www.shastatrout.com/fly-fishing-guide-reports-the-mccloud-upper-lower-sac-pit-and-fall-rivers http://www.shastatrout.com/fly-fishing-guide-reports-the-mccloud-upper-lower-sac-pit-and-fall-rivers#comments Tue, 06 Sep 2011 01:10:02 +0000 Craig Nielsen http://www.shastatrout.com/?p=3849 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 [...]]]> http://www.shastatrout.com/fly-fishing-guide-reports-the-mccloud-upper-lower-sac-pit-and-fall-rivers/feed 0 http://www.shastatrout.com/northern-california-fly-fishing-guide-enters-shasta-trout-hawg-of-fame http://www.shastatrout.com/northern-california-fly-fishing-guide-enters-shasta-trout-hawg-of-fame#comments Wed, 31 Aug 2011 23:08:45 +0000 Craig Nielsen http://www.shastatrout.com/?p=3826 On a road trip to host some good friends and fish in Idaho, local Shasta Trout owner and fly fishing guide Craig Nielsen stopped to fish the Owyhee River in Oregon, on the recommendation of great local guides Fred Gordon and Alan Blankenship who spend time on the river every season.  It is a desert [...]]]> http://www.shastatrout.com/northern-california-fly-fishing-guide-enters-shasta-trout-hawg-of-fame/feed 0 http://www.shastatrout.com/mount-shasta-area-fly-fishing-reports-and-special-offer-20-off-lower-sac-mccloud-usac-fall-pit-rivers http://www.shastatrout.com/mount-shasta-area-fly-fishing-reports-and-special-offer-20-off-lower-sac-mccloud-usac-fall-pit-rivers#comments Fri, 05 Aug 2011 06:25:14 +0000 Craig Nielsen http://www.shastatrout.com/?p=3772 July 25- August 4th Fly fishing on the Lower Sacramento River has been hot, as is the catching!  Several guests this past week enjoyed spectacular success and some of the best trophy trout fishing of their lives.  Mark and Jeff traveled down from Oregon to sample the bounty and went home to spread the word. [...]]]> http://www.shastatrout.com/mount-shasta-area-fly-fishing-reports-and-special-offer-20-off-lower-sac-mccloud-usac-fall-pit-rivers/feed 0 http://www.shastatrout.com/visiting-fly-fisher-tours-northern-california-rivers-lands-trophy-rainbow-enters-shasta-trout-hawg-of-fame http://www.shastatrout.com/visiting-fly-fisher-tours-northern-california-rivers-lands-trophy-rainbow-enters-shasta-trout-hawg-of-fame#comments Mon, 25 Jul 2011 18:52:59 +0000 Craig Nielsen http://www.shastatrout.com/?p=3748 July 22nd Fly fishing on the Lower Sacramento River remains outstanding and Becky, with husband Phil, took full advantage.  Visiting for several days this delightful couple enjoyed a couple days to sample the McCloud and Upper Sacramento Rivers and on their last day upped their game, landing several trophies including a very large fish played [...]]]> http://www.shastatrout.com/visiting-fly-fisher-tours-northern-california-rivers-lands-trophy-rainbow-enters-shasta-trout-hawg-of-fame/feed 0