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/fly-fishing-the-upper-sacramento-river-in-winter-a-fishing-guide-report http://www.shastatrout.com/fly-fishing-the-upper-sacramento-river-in-winter-a-fishing-guide-report#comments Fri, 30 Dec 2011 06:00:30 +0000 Craig Nielsen http://www.shastatrout.com/?p=4082 One could make a case that winter is the most interesting season to fly fish the Upper Sacramento River.  This season has been especially so.  Flows have been exceptionally low and clear, less than half the norm, much like one might expect at the end of a very dry summer.  The clear cold weather also [...]]]> http://www.shastatrout.com/fly-fishing-the-upper-sacramento-river-in-winter-a-fishing-guide-report/feed 0 http://www.shastatrout.com/the-upper-sacramento-river-fly-fishing-guides-report http://www.shastatrout.com/the-upper-sacramento-river-fly-fishing-guides-report#comments Mon, 24 Oct 2011 02:23:01 +0000 Craig Nielsen http://www.shastatrout.com/?p=3958 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 [...]]]> http://www.shastatrout.com/the-upper-sacramento-river-fly-fishing-guides-report/feed 0 http://www.shastatrout.com/colorado-fly-fisher-lands-lunker-on-upper-sacramento-river-enters-shasta-trouts-hawg-of-fame http://www.shastatrout.com/colorado-fly-fisher-lands-lunker-on-upper-sacramento-river-enters-shasta-trouts-hawg-of-fame#comments Thu, 22 Sep 2011 15:46:32 +0000 Craig Nielsen http://www.shastatrout.com/?p=3898 September 21st Dave, a visiting fly fisher from Durango,  Colorado landed a lunker in the first run, on his first day ever fishing on the Upper Sacramento River.  The wild trophy Rainbow Trout measured over twenty inches long and took some skill and patience to land.  The fish was one of the largest his local [...]]]> http://www.shastatrout.com/colorado-fly-fisher-lands-lunker-on-upper-sacramento-river-enters-shasta-trouts-hawg-of-fame/feed 0 http://www.shastatrout.com/upper-sacramento-river-fly-fishing-guide-beats-the-summertime-blues http://www.shastatrout.com/upper-sacramento-river-fly-fishing-guide-beats-the-summertime-blues#comments Tue, 13 Sep 2011 21:56:02 +0000 Craig Nielsen http://www.shastatrout.com/?p=3866 I had a few cancellations this week, which are a part of guiding but they felt a little odd.  I had taken some time off from our busiest season ever to vacation with my family in Yosemite, and visit with friends in the Rockies, so found myself anxious to get back to guiding.  When I [...]]]> http://www.shastatrout.com/upper-sacramento-river-fly-fishing-guide-beats-the-summertime-blues/feed 0 http://www.shastatrout.com/twenty-year-anniversary-of-the-upper-sacramento-river-disastrous-spill http://www.shastatrout.com/twenty-year-anniversary-of-the-upper-sacramento-river-disastrous-spill#comments Thu, 14 Jul 2011 17:17:22 +0000 Craig Nielsen http://www.shastatrout.com/?p=3697 July 14, 1991 It’s been twenty years today since the disastrous spill at Cantara Loop on the Upper Sacramento River killed every living organism downstream all thirty eight miles to Lake Shasta.  We fished the run directly downstream from the Cantara trestle one evening this week and caught wild Rainbow Trout on dry flies, a [...]]]> http://www.shastatrout.com/twenty-year-anniversary-of-the-upper-sacramento-river-disastrous-spill/feed 0 http://www.shastatrout.com/summer-special-offer-northern-california-fly-fishing-guide-reports-mccloud-lsac-usac-pit-fall-rivers http://www.shastatrout.com/summer-special-offer-northern-california-fly-fishing-guide-reports-mccloud-lsac-usac-pit-fall-rivers#comments Mon, 11 Jul 2011 00:39:49 +0000 Craig Nielsen http://www.shastatrout.com/?p=3637 July 5 – 10th What a week! The weather in Mt. Shasta has turned gorgeous and the fishing has been superb!  Several of our guests enjoyed some of the finest fishing of their lives.  Three additional anglers landed trophy Rainbows this week that gained them entry into Shasta Trout’s Hawg of Fame! Consider this your [...]]]> http://www.shastatrout.com/summer-special-offer-northern-california-fly-fishing-guide-reports-mccloud-lsac-usac-pit-fall-rivers/feed 0 http://www.shastatrout.com/dry-fly-fishing-on-mccloud-river-outstanding-upper-sac-and-pit-continue-fair-to-good http://www.shastatrout.com/dry-fly-fishing-on-mccloud-river-outstanding-upper-sac-and-pit-continue-fair-to-good#comments Sun, 05 Jun 2011 20:13:00 +0000 Craig Nielsen http://www.shastatrout.com/?p=3545 Dry Fly fishing on the McCloud River has been outstanding as midday hatches of Pale Morning Duns and Large Drakes, including Green Drakes have big ‘bows looking up.  Some Salmonflies and early Goldenstones are out and about and fish are beginning to take them on the surface as well. Local guides, Craig Nielsen, Alan Blankenship, [...]]]> http://www.shastatrout.com/dry-fly-fishing-on-mccloud-river-outstanding-upper-sac-and-pit-continue-fair-to-good/feed 0 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/flyfishing-nor-cal-guide-reports-lsac-usac-mccloud-pit-hat-creek http://www.shastatrout.com/flyfishing-nor-cal-guide-reports-lsac-usac-mccloud-pit-hat-creek#comments Thu, 19 May 2011 05:37:27 +0000 Craig Nielsen http://www.shastatrout.com/?p=3471 May 9th – 17th We can’t decide if it is still winter or if spring has arrived in the shadow of Shasta.  The weather sometimes decides to change seasons overnight.  There is a slight chance of showers in the forecast for the weekend, otherwise a somewhat sunnier and warmer trend into next week. With the [...]]]> http://www.shastatrout.com/flyfishing-nor-cal-guide-reports-lsac-usac-mccloud-pit-hat-creek/feed 0 http://www.shastatrout.com/lower-sacramento-river-upper-sac-guide-trip-reports http://www.shastatrout.com/lower-sacramento-river-upper-sac-guide-trip-reports#comments Tue, 26 Apr 2011 22:55:47 +0000 Craig Nielsen http://www.shastatrout.com/?p=3389 It’s official, the Lower Sacramento River turned silly good this week as several of our guests enjoyed some of the best fishing and catching of their lives!  Consider this your complimentary notice to get here now. The hatches were not prolific but it didn’t seem to matter much as the fish were on the grab.   [...]]]> http://www.shastatrout.com/lower-sacramento-river-upper-sac-guide-trip-reports/feed 0