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Fishing reports, river updates, and guide insights.
Fishing Reports
Beat the Heat this Summer! … And enjoy some of the finest Summer trout fishing in the North State. We are happy to be rolling out a summer special again this year. In an effort to offer our guests the option to avoid some of the mid-day summer heat that we can get here in Redding, we are offering this fishing and lodging package at a discounted rate. This is what the trip would look like: head up to Redding in the afternoon, meet your guide and start fishing by 4pm to fish the evening session until sun down. This is usually a special window of the day when the bugs can come off strong and the trout can get aggressive in the fading, summer light. Spend the night at the nicest lodging accommodations in Redding at the Sheraton hotel. Get up early the next morning and fish the morning session while the temps are still comfortable and get off the water by lunch time. This "off-hour" Special has been a big hit the past few summers. $595 / person based on dbl occupancy rooms and fishing. (Total $1190) Savings over $200 Two Half Days of fishing - Fish during prime time, early and late in the day Stay at the finest accommodations that Redding has to offer In effect: June 1 - August 31 2025 What you get: Two Half Days of guided Fly Fishing (All inclusive for both anglers) One night lodging at the Sheraton Sheraton amenities include: Complimentary Breakfast, Wifi, Parking, Taxes and fees *This special puts you on the water during prime fishing windows that most other guide services do not offer. *In order to take advantage of the special offering, please mention the "Summer Special" at the time of inquiry.
Warmer weather is on the horizon after a few days of precipitation. We’re looking at temps getting back into the 80s with a few days even projected to hit 90. These warmer days will kick our hatches into high gear.. Report from the Guides Lower Sac - This last week of fishing delivered more big days on “Ol Trusty”.. Shallow water fishing has been excellent as soon as the bugs get going by mid morning. This is a very fun way to catch these fish when they’re sitting shallow in riffles and tailouts with lightly weighted nymph rigs. The flows just kicked up to 7k cfs which is a good thing.. A big takeaway this past week is hearing how much our guests have enjoyed throwing 4 and 5wt rods with lightly weighted rigs in the shallow water - Not many folks fish the river fish this way and our team has been loving it. “Sight nymphing” season is just starting.. McCloud - Travis and Devon ran a few groups out to the McCloud this past week - cliff notes were that fishing was good to great. A couple of XXL brown trout were hooked and lost along with a lot of cookie cutter rainbows and smaller browns on nymphs and dries. Golden stone hatches are just starting. Big bug season is officially here. Upper Sac - The Upper Sac is sitting just under 1k - flows a still on the high side but certainly fishable.. We’ve focused most of our walk and wade trips on the McCloud and Pit lately as these have been very productive. Late May and June will be the best window to hit the Upper Sac. Fall River - The big spring creek is starting to fish well and this trend should increase as we see the warmer temps. Some solid days were had here last week. Expect this to be an excellent option moving forward. Trinity River - DJ had a few solid days with clients throwing the big dry fly and dry dropper rig over here this past week. This has been an extremely fun change of pace on the drift boat - Solitude and visual dry fly fishing is a tough combination to beat right now. Lake Shasta - The “Combo” trout and bass days are just getting started here. The Lake is such a productive and unique fishery. Now is an excellent time to explore here. We always love to talk fishing, so please send us a message or give us a call! Right now, conditions look perfect for the beginner angler to get out and have plenty of action, or the seasoned angler to go for the challenge of dry fly fishing. Come experience the best fly fishing Redding has to offer
Another fun week of spring fishing with unique opportunities and varied weather, spring is always an exciting time of year! Check out the full scoop below. Report from the Guides Lower Sac - It’s been really great, other than a couple stormy days last week. Yesterday was solid all day, with the peak bite in the afternoon. Regular cloudy days have been awesome. We’ve had some great opportunities to fish dry flies and dry-dropper setups in shallow water. Next week is potentially lining up to be great dry fly fishing conditions as well with clouds in the forecast during the start of the week. We have guide availability each day next week if you want to give it a try. The river is still hovering around 6k cfs. McCloud - It’s dry fly time on the McCloud. Bigger fish have been surface feeding on Green Drakes when the clouds are overhead or during low light. When it’s sunny, the fish have been dropping down and taking a smorgasbord of nymphs. Overall it’s been great! Flows are perfect. Upper Sac - The Upper Sac bumped up to 2,000 cfs, and is back down to 1400 cfs, which is still high for this river. We wouldn't recommend fishing the Upper Sac right now with so many other options. We will be back when flows drop. Fall River - A couple of our guides fished the Fall River yesterday, and it was good! Each angler caught some nice fish, including some really good sized ones for the Fall. We still could use some more warm weather on Fall River, as the the fishing is very productive in a handful of spots. As it warms up over the next week or two, the good fishing will spread out a lot more. Trinity River - We didn’t fish the Trinity last week due to the flow bump. It’s back down to fishable levels today, and we expect the fishing for juvenile steelhead (half-pounders) and trout to be good. Lake Shasta - Now that last week’s storms have passed, Shasta is back in the mix. Simply put, Lake Shasta is the “Easy Button” right now according to our guide Travis. Epic bass and trout combo trips have been taking place up the Sacramento arm of the lake. We always love to talk fishing, so please send us a message or give us a call! Right now, conditions look perfect for the beginner angler to get out and have plenty of action, or the seasoned angler to go for the challenge of dry fly fishing during this special window.
River Updates
Beat the Heat this Summer! … And enjoy some of the finest Summer trout fishing in the North State. We are happy to be rolling out a summer special again this year. In an effort to offer our guests the option to avoid some of the mid-day summer heat that we can get here in Redding, we are offering this fishing and lodging package at a discounted rate. This is what the trip would look like: head up to Redding in the afternoon, meet your guide and start fishing by 4pm to fish the evening session until sun down. This is usually a special window of the day when the bugs can come off strong and the trout can get aggressive in the fading, summer light. Spend the night at the nicest lodging accommodations in Redding at the Sheraton hotel. Get up early the next morning and fish the morning session while the temps are still comfortable and get off the water by lunch time. This "off-hour" Special has been a big hit the past few summers. $595 / person based on dbl occupancy rooms and fishing. (Total $1190) Savings over $200 Two Half Days of fishing - Fish during prime time, early and late in the day Stay at the finest accommodations that Redding has to offer In effect: June 1 - August 31 2025 What you get: Two Half Days of guided Fly Fishing (All inclusive for both anglers) One night lodging at the Sheraton Sheraton amenities include: Complimentary Breakfast, Wifi, Parking, Taxes and fees *This special puts you on the water during prime fishing windows that most other guide services do not offer. *In order to take advantage of the special offering, please mention the "Summer Special" at the time of inquiry.
Warmer weather is on the horizon after a few days of precipitation. We’re looking at temps getting back into the 80s with a few days even projected to hit 90. These warmer days will kick our hatches into high gear.. Report from the Guides Lower Sac - This last week of fishing delivered more big days on “Ol Trusty”.. Shallow water fishing has been excellent as soon as the bugs get going by mid morning. This is a very fun way to catch these fish when they’re sitting shallow in riffles and tailouts with lightly weighted nymph rigs. The flows just kicked up to 7k cfs which is a good thing.. A big takeaway this past week is hearing how much our guests have enjoyed throwing 4 and 5wt rods with lightly weighted rigs in the shallow water - Not many folks fish the river fish this way and our team has been loving it. “Sight nymphing” season is just starting.. McCloud - Travis and Devon ran a few groups out to the McCloud this past week - cliff notes were that fishing was good to great. A couple of XXL brown trout were hooked and lost along with a lot of cookie cutter rainbows and smaller browns on nymphs and dries. Golden stone hatches are just starting. Big bug season is officially here. Upper Sac - The Upper Sac is sitting just under 1k - flows a still on the high side but certainly fishable.. We’ve focused most of our walk and wade trips on the McCloud and Pit lately as these have been very productive. Late May and June will be the best window to hit the Upper Sac. Fall River - The big spring creek is starting to fish well and this trend should increase as we see the warmer temps. Some solid days were had here last week. Expect this to be an excellent option moving forward. Trinity River - DJ had a few solid days with clients throwing the big dry fly and dry dropper rig over here this past week. This has been an extremely fun change of pace on the drift boat - Solitude and visual dry fly fishing is a tough combination to beat right now. Lake Shasta - The “Combo” trout and bass days are just getting started here. The Lake is such a productive and unique fishery. Now is an excellent time to explore here. We always love to talk fishing, so please send us a message or give us a call! Right now, conditions look perfect for the beginner angler to get out and have plenty of action, or the seasoned angler to go for the challenge of dry fly fishing. Come experience the best fly fishing Redding has to offer
Another fun week of spring fishing with unique opportunities and varied weather, spring is always an exciting time of year! Check out the full scoop below. Report from the Guides Lower Sac - It’s been really great, other than a couple stormy days last week. Yesterday was solid all day, with the peak bite in the afternoon. Regular cloudy days have been awesome. We’ve had some great opportunities to fish dry flies and dry-dropper setups in shallow water. Next week is potentially lining up to be great dry fly fishing conditions as well with clouds in the forecast during the start of the week. We have guide availability each day next week if you want to give it a try. The river is still hovering around 6k cfs. McCloud - It’s dry fly time on the McCloud. Bigger fish have been surface feeding on Green Drakes when the clouds are overhead or during low light. When it’s sunny, the fish have been dropping down and taking a smorgasbord of nymphs. Overall it’s been great! Flows are perfect. Upper Sac - The Upper Sac bumped up to 2,000 cfs, and is back down to 1400 cfs, which is still high for this river. We wouldn't recommend fishing the Upper Sac right now with so many other options. We will be back when flows drop. Fall River - A couple of our guides fished the Fall River yesterday, and it was good! Each angler caught some nice fish, including some really good sized ones for the Fall. We still could use some more warm weather on Fall River, as the the fishing is very productive in a handful of spots. As it warms up over the next week or two, the good fishing will spread out a lot more. Trinity River - We didn’t fish the Trinity last week due to the flow bump. It’s back down to fishable levels today, and we expect the fishing for juvenile steelhead (half-pounders) and trout to be good. Lake Shasta - Now that last week’s storms have passed, Shasta is back in the mix. Simply put, Lake Shasta is the “Easy Button” right now according to our guide Travis. Epic bass and trout combo trips have been taking place up the Sacramento arm of the lake. We always love to talk fishing, so please send us a message or give us a call! Right now, conditions look perfect for the beginner angler to get out and have plenty of action, or the seasoned angler to go for the challenge of dry fly fishing during this special window.
Guide Insights
Beat the Heat this Summer! … And enjoy some of the finest Summer trout fishing in the North State. We are happy to be rolling out a summer special again this year. In an effort to offer our guests the option to avoid some of the mid-day summer heat that we can get here in Redding, we are offering this fishing and lodging package at a discounted rate. This is what the trip would look like: head up to Redding in the afternoon, meet your guide and start fishing by 4pm to fish the evening session until sun down. This is usually a special window of the day when the bugs can come off strong and the trout can get aggressive in the fading, summer light. Spend the night at the nicest lodging accommodations in Redding at the Sheraton hotel. Get up early the next morning and fish the morning session while the temps are still comfortable and get off the water by lunch time. This "off-hour" Special has been a big hit the past few summers. $595 / person based on dbl occupancy rooms and fishing. (Total $1190) Savings over $200 Two Half Days of fishing - Fish during prime time, early and late in the day Stay at the finest accommodations that Redding has to offer In effect: June 1 - August 31 2025 What you get: Two Half Days of guided Fly Fishing (All inclusive for both anglers) One night lodging at the Sheraton Sheraton amenities include: Complimentary Breakfast, Wifi, Parking, Taxes and fees *This special puts you on the water during prime fishing windows that most other guide services do not offer. *In order to take advantage of the special offering, please mention the "Summer Special" at the time of inquiry.
Warmer weather is on the horizon after a few days of precipitation. We’re looking at temps getting back into the 80s with a few days even projected to hit 90. These warmer days will kick our hatches into high gear.. Report from the Guides Lower Sac - This last week of fishing delivered more big days on “Ol Trusty”.. Shallow water fishing has been excellent as soon as the bugs get going by mid morning. This is a very fun way to catch these fish when they’re sitting shallow in riffles and tailouts with lightly weighted nymph rigs. The flows just kicked up to 7k cfs which is a good thing.. A big takeaway this past week is hearing how much our guests have enjoyed throwing 4 and 5wt rods with lightly weighted rigs in the shallow water - Not many folks fish the river fish this way and our team has been loving it. “Sight nymphing” season is just starting.. McCloud - Travis and Devon ran a few groups out to the McCloud this past week - cliff notes were that fishing was good to great. A couple of XXL brown trout were hooked and lost along with a lot of cookie cutter rainbows and smaller browns on nymphs and dries. Golden stone hatches are just starting. Big bug season is officially here. Upper Sac - The Upper Sac is sitting just under 1k - flows a still on the high side but certainly fishable.. We’ve focused most of our walk and wade trips on the McCloud and Pit lately as these have been very productive. Late May and June will be the best window to hit the Upper Sac. Fall River - The big spring creek is starting to fish well and this trend should increase as we see the warmer temps. Some solid days were had here last week. Expect this to be an excellent option moving forward. Trinity River - DJ had a few solid days with clients throwing the big dry fly and dry dropper rig over here this past week. This has been an extremely fun change of pace on the drift boat - Solitude and visual dry fly fishing is a tough combination to beat right now. Lake Shasta - The “Combo” trout and bass days are just getting started here. The Lake is such a productive and unique fishery. Now is an excellent time to explore here. We always love to talk fishing, so please send us a message or give us a call! Right now, conditions look perfect for the beginner angler to get out and have plenty of action, or the seasoned angler to go for the challenge of dry fly fishing. Come experience the best fly fishing Redding has to offer
Another fun week of spring fishing with unique opportunities and varied weather, spring is always an exciting time of year! Check out the full scoop below. Report from the Guides Lower Sac - It’s been really great, other than a couple stormy days last week. Yesterday was solid all day, with the peak bite in the afternoon. Regular cloudy days have been awesome. We’ve had some great opportunities to fish dry flies and dry-dropper setups in shallow water. Next week is potentially lining up to be great dry fly fishing conditions as well with clouds in the forecast during the start of the week. We have guide availability each day next week if you want to give it a try. The river is still hovering around 6k cfs. McCloud - It’s dry fly time on the McCloud. Bigger fish have been surface feeding on Green Drakes when the clouds are overhead or during low light. When it’s sunny, the fish have been dropping down and taking a smorgasbord of nymphs. Overall it’s been great! Flows are perfect. Upper Sac - The Upper Sac bumped up to 2,000 cfs, and is back down to 1400 cfs, which is still high for this river. We wouldn't recommend fishing the Upper Sac right now with so many other options. We will be back when flows drop. Fall River - A couple of our guides fished the Fall River yesterday, and it was good! Each angler caught some nice fish, including some really good sized ones for the Fall. We still could use some more warm weather on Fall River, as the the fishing is very productive in a handful of spots. As it warms up over the next week or two, the good fishing will spread out a lot more. Trinity River - We didn’t fish the Trinity last week due to the flow bump. It’s back down to fishable levels today, and we expect the fishing for juvenile steelhead (half-pounders) and trout to be good. Lake Shasta - Now that last week’s storms have passed, Shasta is back in the mix. Simply put, Lake Shasta is the “Easy Button” right now according to our guide Travis. Epic bass and trout combo trips have been taking place up the Sacramento arm of the lake. We always love to talk fishing, so please send us a message or give us a call! Right now, conditions look perfect for the beginner angler to get out and have plenty of action, or the seasoned angler to go for the challenge of dry fly fishing during this special window.
