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Red Hot Guest report from Tony Carbonell from Red Bluff: "Eagle Canyon Trophy Trout Lakes is not just a fly fishing outing, it is an experience. The fish here are truly one of a kind. Not only are they colossal in size but their girth seems to be centered in their shoulders which truly give them an advantage over the novice angler. Bull runs and chasing fish down is not uncommon. If you want to challenge your fly fishing skills try hooking into one of the double digit size trout that reside in the two lakes. Pulled hooks, snapped tippet, broken hooks and even the occasional boot failure can result in lost fish. The fishing was truly incredible. Bring an assortment of gear. We used a number of different flies with a multitude of presentation techniques. We hooked most of our fish stripping steamers but also used small nymphs under an indicator and spey rod techniques. It is challenging, fun and a must do if you have ever held a fly rod." Newbie Malcolm with his first Eagle Canyon trout. Bill holding a nice fish. Guide Mat helped Tony land a beauty. Liz used a slow retrieve to fool this large trout. Tony with a hefty one. Rookie Malcolm on the upper lake. Tony used a quick retrieve and brown Woolley Bugger to fool this broad shouldered trout |
Great Buddies Ron, Ted, Jim & Harvey returned to Eagle Canyon for a two-day trip this week. These guys have been coming to Eagle Canyon since the nineties! As usual, they all connected with some really big fish on this trip. Jim with a girthy bow Harvey with a big rainbow |
Great Guest Report from Dave who has been to Eagle Canyon more than 30 times since 1993. He and his buddy George fished the lakes on opening weekend in 2010 and have returned many times since. "Lakes were in great shape, both produced well. Most fish came on stripped flys. This year is one of the best for girthy double digit fish. Eagle Canyon is a 'One of a kind Fishery!!'" George with a fish on the line Dave with a big one |
Red Hot We had a great group up from the Chico area to fish the opening day of Eagle Canyon. Skill levels ranged from beginner to experienced and all the anglers in the group had a great day. We caught fish on dry/dropper rigs, floating lines with wooly bugger type patterns and stripping leech patterns on intermediate sink lines. Many fish in the 8-14 pound range were caught and gently released. Many hooks were bent straight. Many smiles and high fives were exchanged. If you haven't made it up to Eagle Canyon yet, come check it out! This group estimated they caught at least 70 fish! This group is already eager to place the winning bid on next year's Opening Day trip. |
Red Hot Delta report from Captain Bryce Tedford: Pretty epic day with Ricardo & Brian, they got after em! |
Great Captain Bryce Tedford says "Pretty awesome day today with Ken & his fishing buddy Van!" Looks like the delta is fishing well at the moment! |
Good Delta report from Captain Bryce Tedford: We had a solid trip today with guest Riley, caught some solid fish & had some fun! |
Get your 8wt and your gotchas ready! Confluence Outfitters guide Randy Hamann is leading a hosted trip to Andros South this coming April 7-14 2024. This will be Randy's third time to Andros South. He loves this destination because the guides are very good at getting you shots at quality bonefish. During our week in 2023, guests landed bonefish up to ten pounds. We also had fun chasing (and landing) barracudas and sharks. As of this writing we have five open spots. Get in touch with Andrew Harris or Randy Hamann if you have any questions about this trip! Big bonefish live here! Sharks eat flies too A typical Andros bonefish The sunsets are amazing Andros South has the best boats Barracudas are a blast on the fly! |
Great Delta Smallmouth Report from Captain Bryce Tedford: Great day with Brian & his son Lucas today, they caught a ton of fish, had fun & learned a bunch as well. |
Good Delta Report from Captain Bryce Tedford: I had a very enjoyable trip today with buddies John & Jerry from the Golden Gate Angling & Casting Club. We had good action in the morning and then struggled to find fish after lunch. It's been tough to stay on fish consistently the last couple of weeks. John & Jerry made the most of their opportunities and had a good time out there! |
Good From Captain Bryce Tedford: I just finished a trip with buddies Steve & Patrick. We had a beautiful day with low winds, yet fishing was super tough in the morning. In the afternoon we finally found a group of fish including the nice one in the photo.
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Great Fishing is good on the Trinity River right now! I assisted with a 3-boat trip along with fellow guides Luke Geraty and DJ Spivey. My guests had great fishing from about 9am until 2pm, each hooking and landing multiple wild steelhead. The river has a great greenish tint, the tributary creeks are all flowing, and water levels are great! We're still catching fresh fish on their way up river. Mike started strong Doug pillaged today |
Great I joined fellow guides Luke Geraty and Kevin Kay for a day of "fun" fishing on the Trinity today. The river was remarkably clear for having spiked up to 1600cfs just a couple days before. There was still a nice tint to the water, and the elevated flows made for easier boating conditions. And then there was the fishing, which was excellent! We caught wild fish, hatchery fish, browns, half-pounders and the highlight of the day was my big wild fish which was in the 9-10 pound range. Conditions are going to be great for the foreseeable future with multiple storm systems heading our way. The Trinity rarely blows out and if it does it usually only take a day to become fishable. We should be enjoying great fishing here on the Trinity for the next three months plus! Andrew Harris with one of the best Trinity fish of the season. |
Great Regular guest Tony from Red Bluff says: "The Eagle Canyon experience is truly a one of a kind fly fishing event. Great times and great memories complimented with extraordinary fishing. Everyone in our group hooked fish. All in all we had 25+ fish peeling line off our reels and we landed about 17 fish that can only be described as Jurassic in nature. Eagle Canyon is truly a spectacular experience to any fishing enthusiast." Alan with his first fish on the very first cast of the day. Fred with an Eagle Canyon hog caught at the lower lake. Dennis with a profile of another Eagle Canyon beauty. |
Great Colin Coogan reports that the Trinity River is in great shape despite all the recent rain. He says fishing was really good today with some nice size steelhead making it to the net. Our ten-day forecast looks great for steelheading on the Trinity - book a trip soon! |
Good Regular guest Dave had this to say about Eagle Canyon today: "We had a fine day at Eagle Canyon today. Fish were feisty and grabby most of the day. " |
Red Hot A report from Steven who has fished Eagle Canyon on Opening Day numerous times: "We had a great time as usual. We lucked out on the weather and were able to get a couple fly fishing novices on some good fish." |
Good I did a really fun trip on the Lower Sac today with cousins Mark and Chuck. They like to wade fish one day and then boat fish the 2nd day. There is a ton of great wade fishing on the Lower Sac, especially when you are accessing the river via jet boat. We fished about ten spots. Some had numerous fish, some had one or two, and a couple spots didn't have any fish. We encountered one nice steelhead which threw the hook and the rest of our fish were from 10 inches up to about 19 inches. It was a great day with good fishing and zero other fishing pressure. If you're interested in a walk/wade trip on the Lower Sac just get in touch and we'll get you booked! Wading worked for Chuck! |
Great I spent a really fun day on the Lower Sac today with Jake and Alan. It was Alan's first time fly fishing from a drift boat and he figured it out right away. He hogged all the fish all morning before finally letting his buddy Jake catch some in the afternoon. Fishing was very consistent throughout the day and we hooked excellent numbers of fish. We also managed to dodge thunderstorms all day long and get off the river before we got dumped on! The river is in excellent shape above Cottonwood Creek (below Balls Ferry) and is chocolate-brown below that point. Salmon are just starting to dig redds up in Redding right now. Great scenery today! Alan with the big fish of the day |
Good I spent a few hours on the Lower Sac today with fellow guide DJ Spivey. The river has been at a stable 4100cfs flow for a week now and fishing is pretty good. The first salmon are starting to dig redds in the upper end of the river and we found a couple trout already willing to eat an egg imitation. Most of our action was on normal flies, though. There wasn't much of a hatch today and it seemed like the fish were open to suggestion. We caught fish on everything from a size 6 rubberlegs down to a size 18 mayfly nymph. Our first fish was a kype-jaw 20 inch brute. For quality and quantity, the Lower Sac is pretty hard to beat right now! Andrew with a Lower Sac rainbow trout |
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