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Okay The Steelheading on the Trinity has been ranging from Fair to Great depending on pressure, weather and luck of the draw...in other words Steelheading on the Trinity is in full swing. I've been bouncing around avoiding crowds with mixed results, good news is there seems to be a fair number of Steelhead in the system from top to bottom with new Steelhead still comming through the weir in Willow Creek. I've seen a good number of Chinook on Redds mid-river, which I haven't seen the past couple of Seasons, a very good sign for future runs ! I'll be guiding Spey trips on the Trinity through mid January, 1/2 day trips mid December through mid January last Season where pretty popular, hitting the warmest part of the day. Tight Lines !  client swung up this Nice Buck mid river yesterday... |
Good I just finished up a couple really fun days with guests Bill and John. We fished from Anderson down and saw one other drift boat in two days. On day one we hooked good numbers of trout, landed a nice steelhead (twice!) plus a nice striper. Today the trout fishing was quite a bit slower and we got blown around a lot by the wind, but John landed another really nice steelhead. We enjoyed two beautiful fall days on a very quiet river.  John caught this steelhead twice!  Bill made one cast and hooked up with this striper  Lots of golden stonefly shucks on the rocks right now  John with another steelhead |
Great I had the opportunity to guide Jeremy and Phil on their very first fly fishing trip the past two days. The weather was ideal - and today was possibly the last warm day we'll see this season. There are fish moving through the system and they are eating bugs. Our first day, Jeremy landed one nice hatchery fish and lost another nice half-pounder. Today, Phil hooked two really nice fish, but wasn't able to get them to net. Jeremy landed one very nice native steelhead and was super stoked! Looks like we have some rain headed our way this weekend! That should improve fishing and will definitely help us float through this skinny water. The steelhead are coming, now is the time to book your fall/winter steelhead trip! |
Good Recently took clients Martin and Steve on a two location trip in Northern California. We spent the first day on the Lower Sac with mixed results. We had our chances at some fish but just couldn't seem to make much happen. Day 2 was a day spent on the Feather River. We had a great time exploring the "new look" low flow section of the river and boated some nice hatchery steelhead, a super fun wild buck, and even a fair hooked salmon. Weather was gorgeous and I was encouraged by the results on the Feather as so much has changed since all of the ordeals from laster winter.  Steve with his very first steelhead.  A nice wild buck on the Feather |
Good I guided Tom and Judy today and it was a fun day! The fish were super grabby, but we struggled getting them to net. Both promised to improve their landing percentage next time! We hooked a few on eggs, but small nymphs (caddis and mayfly) have been the most productive the past few days. |
Okay I guided my very good client Pat the past two days. Yesterday was very slow. She hooked into a handful of fish, but there were long periods between fish. Today was much better. We had a few stretches without fish, but by the end she had a very good day! I'm seeing some great mayfly and caddisfly hatches, and it is late October - so the boat hatch is in full swing.  One of many really nice fish  Our lunchtime visitor |
Okay Had the pleasure of guiding Jon + Chet from Ventura on the LS today- (for us) the fish were into egg imitations in the morning and turned onto nymphs in the afternoon.  Chet with a Lower Sac rainbow |
Good Peter Santley sent me these two photos from yesterday's trip on the Trinity River. He says fishing is picking up and so is the traffic. His clients did very well yesterday, landing multiple fish. |
I met Shawn while guiding up in Alaska and was stoked to get him into fish on some local water.Tied into adult steelhead on the swing + nymphing. Encouraged to see several spawning salmon along our drift. Could be great season. |
Those of you interested in fishing Opening Day (Dec 9th) at Eagle Canyon now have a 2nd chance to do so! We are conducting a 2nd eBay auction for Opening Day since nobody placed a bid the first time around. What does that mean? That means that you could have reserved Opening Day for your group for the normal list price of $1160 for a fully-guided day at the lakes for 8 anglers. Now you get one more chance to be the winner. Here is the link to the auction page: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Opening-Day-at-Eagle-Canyon-Private-Fly-Fishing-for-Trout-near-Red-Bluff/122770076974The auction wraps up Monday October 30th at 8am. |
Good Spent a drizzly but great day on the Trinity with Zach and and my long lost relative Dirk, Ha. We didn't see another boat on our drift all day. The guys fished hard all day and after a slow morning, the fishing really picked up. We landed a number of half punders and two nice adult steelhead. Dirk also had long encounters with two really nice big adults that ended in great stories instead of pictures. Had a great day as the laughs were as good as the fishing.  One of Dirk's half pounders............but there were others he will be thinking of.  Zach with a beauty! |
Good There are steelhead to be caught in the Trinity River. We did a four-boat trip yesterday with results ranging from 1 to 9 hookups per boat on adult steelhead. The river came up a little with the rain on Thursday night, but remained crystal clear. There are thousands of salmon smolts in the river that make fishing difficult in some of the deeper holes, but the adult steelhead seem to be in all of their regular spots. Adult salmon are spawning in many of the shallower riffles. Fishing pressure is light at the moment.  Jim and Dirk with a beauty  I landed this nice fish while scouting on Thursday with Tyler Lee and Mike Wright |
Good I spent the past two days guiding a great group of guys. We had occasional rain on Friday, but we had a steady drizzle all day today. Friday, Zach hooked into a really big fish that gave him a memorable fight, only to lose it because the hook straightened out. Ted hooked into a few half-pounders and landed one very nice wild fish. Today, Tommy hooked into a very nice fish that put up quite a battle, but he too lost his right as I was attempting to net the fish. Ted fished very hard both days, and was finally rewarded with a beautiful hatchery fish at the end of the day. There are fish in the river and for now, there is very little fishing pressure. The water is low and clear, so I feel conditions will improve once we receive some rain.  Ted with his beautiful steelhead |
Okay I guided Mike and Warren from Chico today. The morning started off very productive with both hooking into some really nice fish, but then there was a long lull in the action. Fishing started to pick up again in the afternoon, but overall it was a tough day. A storm system is passing through and that could have had a negative impact. I'm still not seeing any salmon on redds yet, but they are eating egg patterns and nymphs.  Mike always seems to find the big ones!  Warren with a beautiful fish! |
Good The Lower Klamath is fishing fair/good with a mix of 1/2 pounders and adults to 4lbs, I jumped a couple of chrome bright steelhead in the 8-10 lb range in a tailout making there way up river. The mouth of the Klamath is open and fresh Steelhead continue to trickle in, the numbers are down from the average but the pressure on the Lower Klamath is almost nonexistent resulting in some pretty darn good fishing at times ! as well as being some of the best swing water in the Lower 48 !The fishing on the Trinity is similar, a fair number of steelhead, the overall numbers are down but the size is up from typical. The Feds have trapped and released some fairly large Steelhead at the weir in Willow Creek recently.The Swing fishing on the Lower Sac is better then normal for this time of year for wild Rainbow's and a mix of Wild and Hatchery Steelhead. With a lack of Salmon on Red's the fish don't seem to have there typical October tunnel vision of feeding almost exclusevly on Salmon Eggs.  the gate is open...  Good stuff... |
Good I got out on the river for a few hours today with fellow guide Randy Hamann. There are a lot of nice fish to be caught on the Lower Sac right now. "Coleman" steelhead, meaning fin-clipped steelhead that originate from the Coleman fish hatchery on Battle Creek, are fairly thick in the river this year. Our guides have been catching them from Red Bluff all the way up to the Sundial Bridge in Redding. Most of these fish are in the 3 pound range, but we've hooked some up to 5 pounds. I lost a big one today that tore off line and jumped its way to the middle of the river. These fish are good eaters and come well to the swung (or even stripped) fly and the dead-drifted nymph.  Randy with one of several nice fish |
Our eBay auction for Opening Day is now live: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Opening-Day-at-Eagle-Canyon-Private-Fly-Fishing-for-Trout-near-Red-Bluff/122746205016The auction concludes at 4pm on Sunday. Starting bid is $1160, which is our regular price for a fully-guided group of 8 anglers. Opening Day is December 9th 2017. |
Good I had the pleasure of guiding Karl and his father Dave again today. It was game-on from the beginning when Karl hooked into several really big fish early on. The fishing was fairly consistent all day and it seemed like we had the river to ourselves. The temps are ideal and the fish are really starting to key on egg patterns, but rubberlegs still seem to produce the most fish.  Karl with another beautiful fish! |
Good The fish were pretty tight-lipped today, very different from yesterday. Roger and Brian fished hard and lost out on some great opportunites, but also capitalized on some as well! We didn't land many fish today, but the ones we did were pretty epic. All the fish came on rubberlegs, egg patterns, or mayfly nymphs.  Brian with an absolute horse! |
Great I spent the last two days swinging flies with return guests Steve and Jim. We used the jet boat to get around and wade fished some very nice water. Fishing was very good despite high winds both days. We caught most of our fish on standard trout nymphs fished on short leaders behind either an intermediate or fast-sink versileader. We fished everything from 3wt trout speys to 7wt single-hand rods set up for single-hand spey casting. I even threw my dry fly rod for a bit and had some good action on dries and dry/dropper setups. Two days with no indicators and we managed to connect with a lot of great Lower Sac fish.  Steve with a great fish  Jim with a hog!  I got two Lower Sac fish to eat this today  Lower Sac fish sometimes do eat streamers! |
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