I guided Ken and Kathleen from Petaluma on the Lower Sac today.  The wind howled from the north until about 3pm.  Casting was tough, but we still hooked a few fish.  Ken landed a particularly fat rainbow in the morning.&...

I just spent two days on the McCloud guiding a couple of families staying at the guest cabin at the Nature Conservancy Preserve.  This is my 3rd year guiding these folks on Labor Day weekend on the McCloud.  The kids are 10-1...

Just finished up two days with Donald Norene and his buddy Marty. We ran around the upper Rogue lookin for summer steelhead. We found them. Day one we had four encounters, two of which resulted in netted fish. Donald landed the first o...

I took Mitch from Bend out on the Upper Sac and McCloud today.  We fished the Upper Sac near Dunsmuir in the morning.  Conditions were perfect, with water temps around 50 degrees in the morning.  The fish were in th...

We had a truly amazing day on the Pit River today.  I fished with Gareth from San Francisco.  Keith at Leland's sent him up to fish with me so he could learn how to fish nymphs.  Hopefully Gareth isn't spoiled for life n...

I am currently relaxing back home with family and friends in Western Pennsylvania...A much needed break from my endless guide season, but I can't complain.  I get to fish some of the best fly fishing venues the world has to offer ...

Gold Ray Dam on the Upper Rogue has been breached. The dam is half removed and is accidentally ahead of schedule. A coffer dam gave way yesterday that was supposed to be in place for two more weeks while they dismantled and removed the...

My wife and I spent last weekend in Hood River, Oregon. While she was in a business meeting, I had a chance to sneak out and fish the Klickatat river in Washington. My Simms sales rep Eric Neufeld gave me directions to some sweet ...

I spent the morning fishing our private stretch of Battle Creek with friend and fellow guide Mike Corley.  This stream is just amazing.  Here we are in the 2nd week of August and the water temperature is only 58 degrees! ...

I just finished up a double half day and a full day on the Rogue. It was two days of a two handed rock star summer camp dawn til dusk steelhead spey guide extravaganza.

Started off with annual crew of Scott Humphrey and his...

I got smoked today by two steelhead on the Upper Rogue. I ran out this morning at dawn in search of a grab. The river was kinda busy for a Wednesday. When I arrived at the ramp this morning there were already 5 jetboats and one dr...

Summer Steelhead fishing is happening on the North Umpqua!  There are plenty of anglers around trying to find a player and live the dream of a North Umpqua steelhead. Same game as ever, the more spots you can fish the be...

I took Frank and Jeff to Fall River today.  Jeff did very well on streamers, hooking lots of fish on a brown bouface leech.  Frank had similar results.  We hooked our largest fish on nymphs today, with the beadhead pheas...

I had a really nice day on the McCloud today with Frank and Jeff from the Sacramento area.  We fished the Ah-di-na area.  Frank found about five fish in the first hole he fished.  Action slowed for a while before lunch, ...