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/flows-drop-and-fly-fishing-improves-on-the-mccloud-pit-and-upper-sacramento-rivers http://www.shastatrout.com/flows-drop-and-fly-fishing-improves-on-the-mccloud-pit-and-upper-sacramento-rivers#comments Wed, 25 May 2011 21:39:42 +0000 Craig Nielsen http://www.shastatrout.com/?p=3490 May 18-25th You would never guess it’s spring in the Northstate as it is snowing again this morning at Shasta Trout headquarters!  Despite the cool wet spring, the fishing on the McCloud, Pit and Upper Sac is improving nearly daily.  Flows have dropped significantly from a few weeks ago and while local freestones remain high [...]]]> http://www.shastatrout.com/flows-drop-and-fly-fishing-improves-on-the-mccloud-pit-and-upper-sacramento-rivers/feed 0 http://www.shastatrout.com/northern-california-spring-creeks-fly-fishing-fall-river-and-hat-creek-gettin-good http://www.shastatrout.com/northern-california-spring-creeks-fly-fishing-fall-river-and-hat-creek-gettin-good#comments Wed, 25 May 2011 21:38:57 +0000 Craig Nielsen http://www.shastatrout.com/?p=3504 May 18th – 25th Fall River and Hat Creek are spring creeks and as such are typically impacted little by spring runoff in high water years.  They are very hatch driven however and the bugs have been coming to life and fishing is improving as a result. Midday hatches of small mayflies, PMD’s predominately have [...]]]> http://www.shastatrout.com/northern-california-spring-creeks-fly-fishing-fall-river-and-hat-creek-gettin-good/feed 0 http://www.shastatrout.com/fly-fishing-on-the-lower-sacramento-river-remains-hot http://www.shastatrout.com/fly-fishing-on-the-lower-sacramento-river-remains-hot#comments Wed, 25 May 2011 18:43:41 +0000 Craig Nielsen http://www.shastatrout.com/?p=3485 May 18-25th While the weather has turned cool and unstable, fly fishing on the Lower Sacramento has remained hot.  Midday hatches of small mayflies, mostly PMD’s and Pinks have big Rainbows on the grab.  During non hatch periods Rubberlegs and egg patterns are finding fish consistently.  Flows are scheduled to increase from 9500 to 10,500 [...]]]> http://www.shastatrout.com/fly-fishing-on-the-lower-sacramento-river-remains-hot/feed 0 http://www.shastatrout.com/northern-california-fly-fishing-report http://www.shastatrout.com/northern-california-fly-fishing-report#comments Fri, 04 Jun 2010 06:23:01 +0000 Craig Nielsen http://www.shastatrout.com/?p=2620 The McCloud, Upper Sacramento, Lower Sacramento, Klamath, Pit, Fall Rivers & Hat Creek We are now a bit over a month into the regular trout season and the fishing has been surprisingly good, particularly considering the wet and wacky weather we have been experiencing.  The Redbud and Dogwoods are in full glory with more wildflowers [...]]]> http://www.shastatrout.com/northern-california-fly-fishing-report/feed 0 http://www.shastatrout.com/cal-trout-gala-klamath-river-and-mccloud-river-flyfishing-trips-huge-success http://www.shastatrout.com/cal-trout-gala-klamath-river-and-mccloud-river-flyfishing-trips-huge-success#comments Fri, 21 May 2010 06:29:11 +0000 Craig Nielsen http://www.shastatrout.com/?p=2517 ShastaTrout fly fishing guides donate trips that help raise $14,000 for California Trout The Cal Trout Annual Gala and fundraiser at the Julia Morgan Ballroom in San Francisco on May 7th was their biggest success ever! We couldn’t be more pleased. Shasta Trout local guides Craig Nielsen, John Rickard, Gabe Duran and Jim Andras donated [...]]]> http://www.shastatrout.com/cal-trout-gala-klamath-river-and-mccloud-river-flyfishing-trips-huge-success/feed 0 http://www.shastatrout.com/lower-sacramento-river-upper-sac-and-pit-rivers-a-guides-report http://www.shastatrout.com/lower-sacramento-river-upper-sac-and-pit-rivers-a-guides-report#comments Wed, 21 Apr 2010 20:48:53 +0000 Craig Nielsen http://www.shastatrout.com/?p=2378 Northern California Fly Fishing Guide Report:  April 13-19th We enjoyed another phenomenal week of guided fly fishing on Northern California rivers this week.  We had trips on the Upper Sacramento River, Lower Sacramento River and Pit Rivers and shared the best spring fishing in recent memory.  All of the rivers were exceptional with a couple [...]]]> http://www.shastatrout.com/lower-sacramento-river-upper-sac-and-pit-rivers-a-guides-report/feed 2 http://www.shastatrout.com/northern-california-fly-fishing-guides-program-on-freestones http://www.shastatrout.com/northern-california-fly-fishing-guides-program-on-freestones#comments Wed, 21 Apr 2010 17:04:40 +0000 Craig Nielsen http://www.shastatrout.com/?p=2371 Shasta Trinity Fly Fishers, Redding, CA April 14th Craig has been fly fishing Northern California for nearly fifty years and guiding on the McCloud River, Upper Sacramento River and Pit River for nearly two decades now.  He attended the monthly meeting of the Shasta Trinity Fly Fishers were he was the featured speaker and tier, [...]]]> http://www.shastatrout.com/northern-california-fly-fishing-guides-program-on-freestones/feed 0 http://www.shastatrout.com/speyorama-klamath-river-guided-fly-fishing-trip-winners http://www.shastatrout.com/speyorama-klamath-river-guided-fly-fishing-trip-winners#comments Sat, 17 Apr 2010 02:45:35 +0000 Craig Nielsen http://www.shastatrout.com/?p=2366 ShastaTrout presents at SpeyOrama San Francisco Golden Gate Casting Club, April 9-11 Craig visited the historic Golden Gate Angling & Casting Club and presented a casting program “Why Switch” and provided a multimedia program on “Seasons on the Klamath” at what has become the club’s signature event, the SpeyOrama.   Anglers from across the globe gathered [...]]]> http://www.shastatrout.com/speyorama-klamath-river-guided-fly-fishing-trip-winners/feed 1 http://www.shastatrout.com/lower-sacramento-river-upper-sac-and-klamath-rivers-a-guides-report http://www.shastatrout.com/lower-sacramento-river-upper-sac-and-klamath-rivers-a-guides-report#comments Thu, 08 Apr 2010 17:09:02 +0000 Craig Nielsen http://www.shastatrout.com/?p=2359 Northern California Fly Fishing Guide Report:  April 1-7 Fly fishing this spring in Northern California continues to be amazing.  The Lower Sacramento River is the best we have ever seen this time of year while the Upper Sac produced a number of trophies again this week.  We even managed to swing up some Steelhead to [...]]]> http://www.shastatrout.com/lower-sacramento-river-upper-sac-and-klamath-rivers-a-guides-report/feed 0 http://www.shastatrout.com/northern-california-switch-rod-presentation-at-speyorama-san-francisco-golden-gate-casting-club-april-9-11 http://www.shastatrout.com/northern-california-switch-rod-presentation-at-speyorama-san-francisco-golden-gate-casting-club-april-9-11#comments Thu, 08 Apr 2010 16:29:02 +0000 Craig Nielsen http://www.shastatrout.com/?p=2355 San Francisco Golden Gate Casting Club, April 9-11 Craig will be visiting the historic Golden Gate Angling & Casting Club to present the programs “Why Switch” & “Seasons on the Klamath” at what has become their signature event, the SpeyOrama.  Anglers from across the globe gather for an extended weekend of friendly competition, comaradarie, and [...]]]> http://www.shastatrout.com/northern-california-switch-rod-presentation-at-speyorama-san-francisco-golden-gate-casting-club-april-9-11/feed 0