Kevin Kay

Kevin is a long-time resident of Redding. He specializes in drift boat trips on the Lower Sacramento River for rainbow trout year-round and raft trips on the Trinity River for steelhead during the Fall and Winter seasons. He welcomes anglers of all skill levels, from total beginner to expert, and has fished with clients from age 9 to 90.

Kevin's Guide Season

Lower Sac Year Round. The Lower Sac in Redding is Kevin's #1 guide destination. Kevin has a lot of experience on the Lower Sac throughout every month of the year.

Trinity River Steelhead. Kevin has had his Trinity River guide permit since 2016. Kevin guides the Trinity from October through April, using his raft which is set up with a drift-boat style fishing frame.

Recent Fishing Reports by Kevin Kay

It’s the time of year for baseball metaphors, so here we go. Steve and Lisa came up to play on the Lower Sac. After warming up we started to get into some fish. We had a few strikeouts, and a few errors, but Lisa finally connected and played some big fish beautifully. There were lots of hit and run plays by the fish today but we caught some of them stealing. The flows continue to fluctuate wildly, evidently to help clear the rice fields downriver, but fishing remains solid!

Long-time Confluence client Bill from Chico brought his brother Doug up to sample the Lower Sac. Due to creative timing and a little luck we had the upper river all to ourselves. After a few warmup fish we tied into some real toads, some where they were normally are and some where they normally aren’t! It pays to think outside the box and experiment a bit at this time of year. A good time was had by all except the fish!

The Sac continues to pump out fat wild rainbows. Bill and Dale did a great job of putting the wood to a bunch of nice fish today. The menu was varied, with egg imitations and various bugs all doing the job. This is a fun time of year to visit this great river.

Kevin's Upcoming Open Dates

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