Tag Archives: Fall

Northern California Fly Fishing Guide Trip Reports

Trinity River fly fishing guide with another happy guest

October/November 2012 Our first significant storm of the season arrived to end October bringing some rain and freshets moving steelhead on the Klamath and Trinity Rivers and putting them on the grab.  The weather also sparked the bite for trophy trout on the Lower Sac and Fall River but dampened it a bit on our [...]

Fall fly fishing guide’s report for Northern California

Trinity River fly fishing guide Jeremy Baker with an early season Steelhead

Indian summer is lingering in the shadow of Shasta, with ripe juicy blackberries lining the banks. The colors on the leaves are changing, and daytime temps have cooled only a bit as the fishing is turning hot.  Salmon are showing on the Lower Sacramento, Trinity and Klamath Rivers and the egg bite for trophy Trout [...]

Lower Sacramento River: Fly Fishing Guides Reports

Beautiful bright fish, perfect hook up!

The weather on the Lower Sacramento River has been spectacular, sunny and warm with the fall colors peaking.  While fishing remains superb, the catching continues to be fair to good.  Our guests have enjoyed numerous hook ups each day and some of the best dry fly fishing of the season.  The weather forecast is calling [...]

The Klamath River: Fly Fishing Guide Reports

Judy lands her best steelhead ever, a big beautiful Klamath River Hen

We have hosted a number of great groups and guests steelheading on the Klamath River in the past month, including several at the exclusive Klamathon Lodge, and everyone has come away exceptionally pleased, with several folks reporting their best steelheading ever, anywhere! Anglers have enjoyed a satisfying smorgasbord with good numbers of Jack Salmon, juvenile [...]

Lower Sacramento River: Fly Fishing Guides Reports

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The Lower Sacramento River remains fair to good, particularly for larger fish, though we are not experiencing the epic egg bite we have grown accustomed to over the years. We have hosted a number of groups recently and those venturing to the Lower Sac have enjoyed some fantastic weather, perfect conditions and some exceptional trout.  [...]

The Upper Sacramento River: Fly Fishing Guides Report

Harry hooks and plays a trophy Upper Sacramento River Rainbow

Fall fly fishing on the Upper Sacramento River has been spectacular.  The Indian summer we are experiencing has provided phenomenal conditions to enjoy this legendary river in its full glory.  The blackberries are ripe, the trees are full of brightly colored leaves framing a snow covered Mt. Shasta, and there is nothing but fair weather [...]

Steelhead Fly Fishing on the Trinity River: Guides Reports

Mont poses a chrome beauty

We are experiencing our best early steelhead fishing on the Trinity River since the epic 2007 season.  The storms that blew through in the first weeks of October brought some grabby fish into the upper river and guests have enjoyed some very solid days both nymphing and swinging.  Flows have returned to low and clear [...]