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 [...]
Last Day of the Season, McCloud River 11/15/2010 I had a well earned day off from guiding and of course went fishing. It was the last day of the season on the McCloud River, so I took the short drive to say goodbye. A few October Caddis were about so I opted to dry fly [...]
August 2010 Craig had a cancellation on Sunday so after playing on the computer during the morning he decided to get out of the office and explore a few creeks for trophy trout while circumnavigating Mount Shasta with a fly rod. While most anglers consider a twenty inch Rainbow or Brown Trout on one of [...]
Fly Fishing Guide Wayne Eng Lands a Lunker! December 17th Local Fly Fishing Guide Wayne Eng lives on the banks of the Sacramento River and knows nearly every nook and cranny on the river so you can imagine his surprise when he landed an enormous Brown Trout not far from his doorsteps. Tom Chandler, author [...]
Paul, Dan, Michael and David A group of friends who fish with us regularly headed up from the wine country to chase Rainbows on the McCloud and Lower Sacramento Rivers. Paul and Dan spent a couple days with Craig on the McCloud while Michael and David opted to sample the Lower Sac with Fred. Though [...]
Ed, Renee & Michael Warm spring weather turned to a blizzard on us today brrr….We started midday and stuck to the upper river where the flows have been more fishable than downstream. Ed is a regular and was hosting his son Michael and Renee who are talented muscians with the amazing Celtic Folk Band Culann’s [...]