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Lower Sac is fishing well...

Only have a quick minute for a quick post.

Feels like Spring has sprung in Northern California... The hills are turning green and the sun has been shining bright everyday. The Lower Sac has been fishing good to great and should get even better over the next few weeks. We are seeing little caddis and pmd's most days along with a few of the big MB mayflies on the lower river.

(Image: Bob Mc... holding a strutting buck all colored up for the big dance. Super secret spot on the Lower Sac in Redding...)

(Image: Greg R with a super-duper-ripper from the lower, lower Sacramento River... I would bet money that this one wasn't a typical resident rainbow but a wild anadromous salt licker. The fact that it jumped like 5 times and made multiple Screaming runs was sort the give away. Not your typical badass wild trout... but a supercharged version. LOL)

Spring season dates are beginning to book up but I do have a few days open for March, April and May. Get a hold of me and we can chat about your plans... Otherwise, Summer will be here before we know it and lots of options will open up for us. 

(Image: Ben K on a green water day in the canyon, Trinity River, a couple weeks ago. It's getting to the end of the season on the Trinity for steelhead this year.)

I'll post up more when I have time. On to some fun stuff in the works and excited about the next few months as we climb out of this Covid Hole finally!!!!! Let's go fishing.

 

 

Booking Dates Now, on the Lower Sacramento River...

As we round out February I will be balancing my time between chasing winter steelhead (on the Trinity River and CA Coast) and wild trout fishing on the Lower Sacramento River - right here in Redding CA. We have no shortage of options for Feb, March and April fly fishing!

This week we have had to turn our attention to trout fishing on the Lower Sac. Several coastal rivers that we had planned to fish blew out with this weeks storms systems... a case of a little too much, little too fast. Hoping to get a few trips on the Eel and SFork Eel - so we will have to keep our fingers crossed.

But... with a Plan B like the Lower Sac at our doorstep - all is not lost. It's a solid option right now and will only get better as we move into March and April. Rain or shine this river is incredible.

 (Image: Jeff M hooking a few nice ones in a super secret location. Lot's of 17"-20" wild trout in this river...come see em!)

(Image: Brendan with a typical Lower Sac fatty on a wet but wonderful day... bwo's and pmd's galore. Fishing is good!)

The spring caddis are already showing themselves on the sunny days. On several downriver floats around Anderson this week we have experienced clouds of small caddis coming off midday. On the cloudy/rainy days we are seeing lots of bwo's and pmd's steadily hatching in good numbers. These bugs can lead to opportunities to fish dry flies and I always have the 5wt rigged just in case!!

Recently, I have had some dates open up and have many other dates too fill. Check out my online calendar on my website to view options. Many dates are tentative right now so ask me if you have any questions and cancellations do pop up. Weekends are tough for me, but I will have a few Sat or Sun available so just ask. March and April are two of my favorite months on the Lower Sac. Come check it out for yourself. 

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Currently I have March 8, 9, 10, 18, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29-31 and April 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 19-21, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 available. Get a hold ASAP to books some dates for fly fishing this spring.

 

(Image: Tough to beat the spring like weather yesterday and floating the Lower Sac here in Redding, CA)

Upper Trinity in February...

Conditions have improved on the Upper Trinity River. The drainage received some much needed snow and rain last week bumping the river up quite a bit. It has now dropped just as quickly and current conditions have returned to high and clear. Fishing can be very inconsistent... good one day, tough the next. 

(Images: Terel and Brian got it done last week on the Trinity River... We hit this day perfectly with the river on the drop)

(Image: Finally getting some snow in the high country)

Forecast is calling for another good storm this week on Thursday and another good one on Saturday the 10th. The season isn't over just yet!!

 

It's Go Time for the Upper Trinity River ....

If there are any winter-run steelhead in the Trinity River they should be on the move. LOL...

The wild ones should be arriving soon. Look for the flow graphs to show the river dropping nearly as fast as it went up - once we see 12-24 hrs of little too no rain. Forecast is sunny and clear by the end of the week.

The Trinity region received a good shellacking of snow and rain this past week. True to form the Trinity River held it's own - and it took quite a bit of rain to finally bump it up around 1,000cfs in JC. Rain on snow events will do this!

It is exactly what we have been waiting for since the Fall Season. Time to get up here and fish for steelhead.

I have February 8th, 9th, open (booked)  Get a hold of me ASAP. 

Dates Available...

Finally received a little "steelhead weather" this week. This last storm was pretty benign in the upper Trinity River but intense rain on snow blew the lower river out below the North Fork on Thursday, 13th. Canyon Creek peaked at over 1,000cfs. We should (hopefully) begin to see more wild steelhead showing up soon around Weaverville, CA. The wild winter steelhead variety.

(Image: Blake B with a well earned beauty in the final innings of this day... It has been scratchy on may trips lately. Hoping that late Jan and Feb sets up better with more wild fish)

For those who need to satiate their steelhead affliction... I have these dates available:

January 28, 29. February 2, 3, 8, 9.

For those who are looking forward to Spring Trout fishing on the Lower Sacramento River get a hold of me ASAP for dates in March, April, May. This is my FAVORITE time of year on the Lower Sac. I am beginning to get a lot of emails about spring fishing. I think a many folks are ready for some outside space and fresh air. No better way to experience this river than in a drift boat! Plan a visit to Redding - northern CA soon.

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