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Great The Lower Sac continues to fish great. Today was day two with Bruce & Roger. The nymph grab was good from the start today on everything from jimmy legs to S&M nymphs. The fish were really up in the shallow riffles once the mayflies started hatching around 11am. After lunch it was dry fly time. We had two incredible wading spots and hooked at least two dozen fish on dries. Easy wading, great weather, and fish chowing dry flies - what more can you ask for? Flows came up to 4500cfs today. This is a great flow for floating and wading. I saw my first golden stone of the season today. There were also quite a few tan caddis size 16 mixed in with the PMDs and callibaetis.  great dry fly action today |
Great The Lower Sac fished great today. I guided brothers Bruce & Roger from Virginia and Washington. We fished up in Redding today. The nymph grab was pretty good. We had lots of nice fish on a variety of small mayfly nymphs patterns. The dry fly fishing in the afternoon was outstanding! The highlight of the day was when Bruce landed a 19 rainbow on a dry and Roger landed one about 18 1/2 on a dry fly just four casts later. We had lots of quality rainbows to the net today on dries and nymphs. There was a great mixed hatch of PMDs and callibaetis, all size 16 or so.  This fish chowed a dry fly  Introducing the new Super-Husky thingamabobber |
Good Here are some photos from Sunday April 15th.  Spring is springing  Kathy with a great fish  Kathy and Clint |
Due to recent rains we have extended our Eagle Canyon season through May 6th. We currently have openings from April 17th through May 6th. This extended spring season should offer some of the best fishing of the year. Warmer spring weather brings hatches of callibaetis and march brown mayflies plus damselflies. Call soon to reserve your date for this special extended season! |
Great These photos were sent by Greg who fished the lakes yesterday with the CFFU club from the Sacramento area. Nice fish, Greg! |
Great The Lower Sac fished great again today. I fished with Greg and Tom from Sebastopol. Greg had a hot hand all morning, but Tom caught up in the afternoon. We hooked a lot of fish on small mayfly nymphs. Fortunately we caught plenty of fish before the south wind came up around 3:30. It was tough after that. We had another huge hatch of PMDs today.  Lots of fish like this today |
Great The Lower Sac is fishing extremely well right now. I fished with Harry & Van from Sebastopol. We spent about half our day wading today and it was a blast. We hooked over a dozen fish out of a single riffle in the afternoon. The fish seem to like anything small (size 16-18) and black or green right now. We had a huge hatch of PMDs from noon to 4:30pm. It was a little too rainy for the fish to eat them on the surface, but they were sure chowing down on the nymphs.  Harry caught a bunch of big fish  Our average size fish was like this one today  Harry's first fish |
I always look forward to the first few weeks on Fall River and surrounding intermountain area waters. On technical spring creeks like Fall River and Hat Creek, the fish haven't been pressured for five months, so they are a bit more forgiving. The Fall River System, Hat, and Baum Lake and some other venues I won't mention by name will also be in great shape if other freestone rivers are high and off color due to spring run off. If the freestones like the Mac, Pit, and others are in shape, then the biggest dilemma is choosing which great venue to fish! We have some of the best variety for trout fishing in the states here in Northern California, which is why I keep coming back. I like the angling better than the more famous destination venues I've spent alot of time in, including Idaho and Montana. Confluence will again be based right on the upper Fall River, and I'll be cruising the river for a week before the opener to mark every pod of fish so my clients will be right in the money at all times. We have reduced the rate for our Fall River Special to $565 per person. This is, by far, the best deal in Nor Cal for the absolute highest quality guiding and accommodation available in the area. Our special includes outstanding riverfront accommodation for two nights and an evening, full day, and half day of guided fishing on the Fall and surrounding waters with our superb guides. Bookings are coming in, and the special is a limited offering so get on it!  The clear water of the Fall River Valley  we fish for native, wild fish...like this one!  Book a hex trip with the special! |
Great I guided Allen and Mike today from the Peninsula Fly Fishers club. They picked a really nice day to fish - the weather today was the best I've seen in weeks. The PMDs were hatching big-time by noon. We had some good nymph fishing in the morning and then fished dries from noon until about 5pm. We found a lot of good targets and fooled quite a few fish on dries. There were also some march browns on the water mid-afternoon. The PMDs are a size 16 and the march browns are a size 14. The river is still low and wading opportunities are endless.  Mike with a dry fly fish |
Red Hot This is from Rocky, who fished the lakes yesterday:Had a great time yesterday. Fishing was a little tough in the morning, but once I found the right depth and fly combo, it picked up. Fly of the day: San Juan Worm. Would have been a very slow day without it. 95% of all the fish we're caught on it. Red worked great, orange even better. Only other fly that really worked was the rubber (floss) legs stone. I landed approx. 15 fish. Scott probably landed 6 or 7. |
Great Spring is definitely springing at Eagle Canyon. I spent a few hours out there this morning filling in as host for Clint who was out turkey hunting. The weather was beautiful. This is the first nice weather we've had in about 3 weeks and it feels good. I helped net a few really nice big fish. Our best flies were a red san juan worm, a brown jimmy legs size 8, and a size 14 Eng Thang. We still have a wide open day available on Saturday April 7th (Easter Weekend) and 3 spots available Sunday April 15th. This is your last chance to get up here until November...  Rob with a big one  Rocky's first fish of the day  Fish on! |
Okay Floated the lower Applegate today with Randy Hamann. The river is very high but still fishable in a few places. We each had a couple of grabs and Randy lost a nice steelhead. Only six more days before the Applegate closes, but the Rogue and South Umpqua should product steelhead well into April. |
Good Here is a photo from Ron from Redding from March 22nd. |
Great Here is a report from Wade from San Jose who fished the lakes today: Clint was amazing !!! After no fish at all for me in the morning he suggested a strike indicator with a short tippet to a rubber legs and another dropper San Juan worm .... a few casts later I had one of your 8 pounders .... big beautiful rainbow. Here is an updated list of available dates for the remainder of the season:March 25th: 5 spotsApril 1st: 3 spotsApril 7th: 5 spotsApril 15th: 3 spots |
Sunday March 25th is still wide open. I have one guy who would like to come that day, so if there are other individuals out there to round out the 2 person minimum please let me know. |
Great If I may quote Dax here, you don't know, if you don't go. The Applegate has been running high lately we haven't had many opportunities to fish it. But that didn't stop a hard-core spey rod weilding steelheader like Ryan Buccola of Bend, OR from making the pilgrimage down to Southern Oregon. We rallied to the lower Applegate this morning in the rain wondering what our fate would be. Turns out, we made the right call. The river, while high, looked great, we had it all to ourselves, it stopped raining, birds were flying, bugs were hatching, and wouldn't you know, a winter steelhead ate our swung Dirk Wiggler! SOB, Dax was right!  Yes that's a Dirk Wiggler |
Red Hot Dave from the CFFU club had a banner day at Eagle Canyon today. The lakes fished great, he says. See the photo of Dave in his float tube on the upper lake. There are just a few open days left between now and the end of our season on April 15th. This Sunday, March 25th is still wide open... |
Slow Everything is pretty much still high on the Oregon Coast after the brutal storm we got last week. I fished a few smaller rivers today that are starting to drop into shape, but another big storm is supposed to roll in tomorrow. I will catch a fish tomorrow, for sure, before the rivers blow again. This weekend, if the rivers drop into shape, might be the last opportunity to hook a bright chrome winter fish on the coast this year. |
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We have just one month of our season left at Eagle Canyon! Here is a list of our remaining openings: March 16-17: 5 spotsMarch 19: 2 spotsMarch 20: 1 spotMarch 22: 1 spotMarch 25: 5 spotsApril 1: 3 spotsApril 3: 2 spotsApril 7: 5 spotsApril 12: 1 spotApril 15: 3 spots |
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