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

Peter Santley and I hosted a fun group of guys (and one gal) today on the Lower Sac. We got a very early start in an attempt to avoid the heat but also seemed to avoid the fish as well as the bite didn’t heat up until the temperature also heated up (go figure). The Sac has been a bit fickle lately but if you put in your time you will catch some beautiful wild rainbows, and maybe a sucker or squawfish if you’re really lucky. Don’t forget to bring your lightening quick hookset as that always helps!

Fellow Confluence guide Luke, his buddy Steve, and myself braved the 105-degree heat to go hunt striped bass downriver on the Lower Sac. We managed to find some decent fish! Man these guys can pull. They make great fish tacos if you’re so inclined! Our guides Andrew and Brian are licensed Coast Guard Captains and can take you on a jet boat trip in search of these great fish. Maybe you’ll find a lunker, they’re in there!

Mike and Steve had their Deschutes River trip cancelled so they decided to fish the Lower Sac with us for a couple of days. They fished with Andrew yesterday and I had them today. Sounds like both days were pretty similar with some good fish being caught in between lulls that had us scratching our heads and changing flies. When the fish were eating they didn’t seem too particular; rubberlegs along with various PMD and caddis patterns all caught fish. When they weren’t eating it didn’t seem to matter what we tied on! We started strong and finished strong today so good times overall on the big river.

Kevin's Upcoming Open Dates

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