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Good I had a great time guiding Jamie and Ryan today. The Sac remains a bit challenging, but we are hooking into some really nice fish! They are eating eggs, rubberlegs, and small mayfly nymphs. The weather is perfect!  Another nice hatchery steelhead! |
I spoke with Bill and Caryl Dickens (Gold Coast Shuttle Service) today regarding shuttles below Junction City. There is still one-way traffic control in place from Junction City to Big Flat, so they are only able to complete a limited number of shuttles below J.C. This is due to road construction to repair the burned timbers that retained the roadway and hillside at Screech (Lime Point). The construction should be completed next week (20th), so the traffic controls will be lifted and they will have no restrictions on shuttles down to Pigeon Point. The extended forecast is calling for rain and showers begining Thursday - this is very good news. Now is the time to book your fall and winter steelhead trips on the Trinity!  Bob with a beutiful wild hen from last season.  Tommy with really nice hatchery fish from last season. |
Good I fished the Lower Sac with Al and Joe from the Bay Area today. Despite a complete lack of spawning salmon, the river fished well for us. We hooked good numbers of 10-15" rainbows plus a few fat 18" fish. Fishing pressure was really light for this time of year. There was a good hatch of baetis mayflies in the afternoon and I even saw a nice fish eat one on the surface before I spooked it with the boat. It hasn't been a good year for dry fly fishing on the Lower Sac so it was nice to see a good rise.  Al had some nice fish today |
We will start our eBay auction for our Opening Day at Eagle Canyon at 4pm on this coming Sunday October 15th. The auction ends a week later at 4pm Sunday October 22nd.Opening Day is December 9th. The winning bidder can bring a group of up to 8 anglers on Opening Day. Here is the link to the auction item: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Opening-Day-at-Eagle-Canyon-Private-Fly-Fishing-for-Trout-near-Red-Bluff/122746205016(The link won't work until the auction actually starts) |
Good Peter Santley has been on the Trinity this past week. Here is a report:"Trinity fishing has been good at times, slow at times typical steelhead fishing. We have been getting fish both swinging and nymphing. Some real hot fish! Good mix of large smolt and half pounders too. A mix of hatchery and wild fish. We've had some egg bite action below spawning salmon for some exciting fishing hooking fish in less than 2 feet of water. Boat traffic has been light so far. Highway 299 is restricted to one lane traffic from JC Campground down." |
Good I just finished a 5-day run on the Lower Sac. Given the crazy flows from this past winter, it seems the new norm is - pretty darn good one day, not so good the next day. And that is exactly how the past five days played out. I am seeing more salmon rolling, but haven't seen any on redds yet. But, the fish are really starting to key on egg patterns. My clients haven't been blessed with big numbers, but they are getting into some REALLY big fish! Monday and Tuesday we landed a few in the 21-23 inch range, but yesterday took the cake! We knew Burt was into a really nice fish, but after an epic 15 minute battle, he landed the largest hatchery steelhead I've seen on the Sac! Today was another day of big fish. Some cooperated, some didn't. As more salmon make there way to spawn, I expect the fishing will only continue to improve.  Burt with the largest hatchery steelhead I've seen on the Sac!  Tom with his nicest of the day! |
Good Here are some photos from guests Steve and Jon who fished the Upper Rogue the last three days with guide Steve Eadie. Nice fish, guys!  Jon with a big steelie  Steve and Steve  Steve with another one |
Good Had a great day with Brad from San Jose today on the Trinity. We did the float from Hawkins Bar down to Willow Creek. We started off skating flies hoping to find a player early on. Switching to an intermediate tip and soft hackle paid off when Brad came tight to a fish in the second run of the day; A nice half pounder that ended up giving us the fin. We saw good numbers of adult fish from the boat, but never ended up bringing one to the fly. I will say this, there are some big fish making their way up the Trinity right now. An encouraging sight to see. We rounded out the float with Brad going 3/3 on half pounders in the last (best) run of the day. The Trinity isn't on fire yet, but she's warming up.  Fish on.......fish off  The Miracle Mile  First sun on the water.  Brad swings the shadow run in the canyon |
Good Had a great time today showing Tom some local "top secret" fishing spots on foot. Caught fish on both nymphs + dries! |
We have two groups looking to split a fishing trip next week. Fall is in the air and this is a great time to get out on the water, especially when you can split the cost of a trip with another angler! The first is a Lower Sac trip on October 13 and 14. It's a nymph/indicator drift boat trip including shuttle. Total price to split the boat on this trip is $475 for the two days. The second is a spey-only jet boat trip on the Lower Klamath River on October 15th with guide Randy Hamann. There are already two anglers on this trip, but they're open to being joined by a 3rd angler. The price to join this trip would be $250. Fore more information, visit our Buddy Finder page on our website. |
Okay Things are starting picking up on the Trinity. Make sure to check road conditions before you head up there, lots of road stops.  Brian w his first fish ever on a fly rod! |
Okay Had a good time with Tom and Derek fishing Hat Creek and the Pit. Lot of Trico's hatching. Derek got the first day fish of the day (one of his first on a fly rod)! |
Great My annual trip to British Columbia this year was as fun and eventful as always. The theme this year was high water for the most part, as some biblical rain storms pummeled the region. The mega storm arived just when Andrew Harris joined my group at Skeena Spey Lodge. The storm was truly exceptional, blowing out bridges and necessating helicoptor rescue for some unfortunate campers on nearby rivers. Drew and I did some epic recon to a remote part of a skeena tributarty to make the best of a blown water day. Its always a pleasure getting to fish and spend time with Andrew, our fearless leader. When conditons were fishable, we hooked, landed, and lost some truly epic steelhead and bright Northern Coho. I saw Leslie Ajari catch her first giant BC fish on a skated dry fly on a river with just a foot of visibility. Hard core angler and trip regular Doug Rohn seemed to hook fish every day of his trip, regardles of conditions. Ted always seems to hook a monster or two, some make it to the net, some don't! Dennis is always a pleasure to watch speycast, cover water, and spend time with on and off the water. Just a super group of guys. Next year I have another few prime weeks at Skeena Spey with a spot or two open for likeminded anglers who appreciate the pursuit of BC steelhead on a spey rod with our crew at the best lodge in British Columbia . Contact me for details and availibility.For a sense of what BC is like, check out a little video I made at https://youtu.be/19vsZIhnBGU  The Skeena River valley is one of the most beautiful in North America  Leslie with a mega steelhead on that ate a skated dry  Throwing some tight loops with the orange Rio Scandi  The Skeena is know as the River of Mist  Doug with one of his epic fish of the trip  The Kalum is one of my favorite lower Skeena tributaries  Bodie waiting for some action  a view of the river on Andrew's first day, looks a little off color... |
Good I had a freind and colleague visiting this weekend to swing flies here on the Upper Rogue. We enjoyed our days here cruising down the river with fall colors popping and very little angling pressure (fly only season on the Upper Rogue). Kayla swung up an epic wild hen, and we had multiple other aggressive fish crush our swung flies swinging both skagit heads with MOW tips and scandi set ups with floating lines. The Rogue has been a good bet this year.... |
Good Here are a couple photos from Peter Santley's trip on the Trinity River yesterday. Peter says steelhead fishing is good and that the river has changed a lot since last season. Nice fish Jeff!  Jeff with a Trinity steelhead  fish on! |
Great Had a great swing trip with Christian and Michael. The fall colors are just starting to emerge and the Rogue is fishing awesome. The morning started off a bit slow with a few half pounders, but as the day continued, the fishing improved. We ended up hooking up with 4 adults by the end of the day. |
Good The conditions on the Lower Klamath as are as good as they get right now, the HUGE flows of last Winter have rejuvenated and altered many of the Swing Runs for the better and water quality is good as it gets . The past couple of months the river has seen fresh pushes of adult and 1/2 pounder Steelhead, the numbers don't appear to be huge...but they're there !Angler pressure has been low which at times can lead to some pretty darn good fishing as well as a Great overall angling experience, over the past week we have hooked into, and landed some... Chrome Bright Adult Steelhead and 1/2 pounders as well as Dime Bright Kings, just the right size for a 6 weight Spey Rod.If you are an avid Spey Caster and have never been, you should highly consider a trip to the Lower Klamath, there might be different water elswhere but I would argue that there is no better water !.... and if your a novice or just want to try out Spey casting and Swinging for Steelhead, this is an excelent venue for that as well.My schedule is limited this year but I do still have some available dates...and it's not too soon to plan for next Season , I'll be on the Lower Klamath from early Sept to late October  Just another Epic Tailout.... |
Red Hot A very cool gathering t is happening this weekend! This has become the premier spey casting event in the Southern Oregon/Nor Cal region. From our friends at Ashland Fly Shop:It’s time for the 3rd annual Rogue on the Fly! Held at Indian May Park on the Rogue River, ROTF is bigger and better than ever! A weekend long event, ROTF includes Spey casting presentations from some of our region’s experts, booth presentations from our products reps, fly-fishing games, fly-tying demos, great food, live music, camping, and more! Leslie Ajari and I will be doing a presentation with a very, very special guest on Sunday called "Make Your Casting Great Again". When: Saturday, September 23 and Sunday, September 24Where: Indian Mary ParkCost: Free!Steelhead fishing on the Upper Rogue has been pretty good, and should only get better over the coming weeks. Leslie and I are now available to guide these next few prime weeks before we head to the Grande Ronde next month.  Doug's fish lives in BC, I just wanted to get your attention |
Good Another annual "girls trip" is in the books. The Sac has fished tough this summer, but I expect fishing to improve as the days continue to cool. Fishing was fairly consistent all the way to Anderson. Both hooked into some really large fish, as well as a number of "cookie cutter" fish. The flows have been at 9,000 CFS for a few weeks now, but I expect them to start dropping again very soon. We are closing in on October and that means the "egg bite" is right around the corner. My schedule is filling fast, so now is the time to book your fall float on the Sac. |
Had an amazing time exploring BC with Dax for a few weeks. The rivers are all wild and undammed, and the fish are like any other steelhead I've caught in my entire life. Definetly the big leagues and land of giants for a swing angler. The scenery was also breathtaking. I'm looking at putting together a hosted trip for next fall, so please feel free to reach out with interest or questions.  Early mornings make for spectacular scenery  There is always a chance for rain and a river blowout....  First BC fish was dime bright and fiesty.  Occasionally you get a Coho too. |
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