Shasta Trout owner Craig Nielsen will be attending the Cal Trout Benefit Gala and auction this evening in San Francisco. The event is Cal Trout’s biggest fundraiser with both silent and live auction items. Shasta Trout and it’s partners the Scott River Lodge, guides Alan Blankenship, Gabe Duran, Anthony Carruesco, Matt Formento and Jason Hartwick, [...]
Angling Trade Magazine, April 2012 Craig Nielsen, owner of Shasta Trout was recently interviewed for Angling Trade Magazine by FlyBook owner Craig Langer regarding growing a fly fishing business in this difficult economy. Read the first of the two part interview here: Anglingtrade.com/
Cal Trout posted some guide tips in their most recent newsletter including some thoughts from Shasta Trout owner Craig Nielsen: The Cal Trout piece offers: To help our readers succeed, we’ve assembled a Spring Fishing Tips of the Guides article, which includes a couple of tips you probably weren’t expecting. Read More: http://caltrout.org/2012/04/spring-fly-fishing-tips-from-californias-fly-fishing-guides/
Spey-O-Rama @ Golden Gate Casting Club San Francisco, April 20-22nd, 9-5 Craig will be visiting the historic Golden Gate Angling & Casting Club to present the program “Bobbing and swinging with Switchrods” at what has become the club’s signature event, the Spey-O-Rama. Anglers from across the globe gather for an extended weekend of friendly competition, [...]
Lower Sac continues to fish strong! Anthony Carruesco just posted this report at ACFlyfishing.com: I have been out on the Lower Sac quite a bit this past week and the fishing has been outstanding. The flows remain low, just above 3,000 cfs which presents some awesome opportunities to hop out of the boat and wade [...]
Photos featured @ Turtle Bay’s Fly Fishing: The Art of Deception, showing through April 15th How can you tell you are getting old? Your photos show up in museums. The Turtle Bay Exploration Park in Redding will be exhibiting Fly Fishing: The Art of Deception through April 15th. The exhibit celebrates “the beauty, the mystery [...]
Saving The Klamath River: An Interview With Fly Fishing Guide Craig Nielsen CalTrout: Craig Nielsen is the owner of Shasta Trout — a Northern California fly fishing guide and outfitting service that regularly puts clients on the Klamath River (and catches a lot of steelhead doing it). With the Klamath River, dam removal and [...]