April 2012 Fly fishing the Klamath River continued to be very good with bright fresh spring run Steelhead arriving until April 5th when flows out of Irongate Dam unexpectedly increased to nearly 4,000 cfs. We have contacted the hatchery to see if the sudden increase from 1800 cfs was due to hatchery operations as they [...]
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 [...]
Klamath River, March 2012 Local fly fishing guides Craig Nielsen, Alan Blankenship and Anthony Carruesco have been spending several days a week on the upper Klamath River recently and report continued good to great fishing for mostly wild winter run steelhead as well as a few hatchery fish. Anglers are enjoying multiple hooks ups and [...]
Klamath River January 31st Fly fishing for steelhead on the Klamath River has been superb lately. The weather has been spectacular, the water is low and clear and the fish have been grabby! Several guests recently enjoyed their first experience fly fishing and all of them have landed multiple fish. But they were all out [...]
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 [...]
December 2011 Steelhead fly fishing on the Klamath River this month continues to be exceptional with fair weather in Northern California and perfect water conditions. Fresh fish continue to trickle in sparking the bite, despite the lack of weather. All of our guests have enjoyed multiple fish days, including several adult fish showing in the [...]
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 [...]