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Good I returned home last night after spending a week at our Klamath River Spey Camp…and what a week! We had two really fun groups and some exceptional weather. The fishing started out a little scratchy, but the grab started to pick up the last few days. Our guests were rewarded with a nice mix of half-pounders and adults. It seems a new push of fish came through as my guests hooked six adults on the last day of camp. By far, the most effective method was fishing a floating line as these summer fish are willing to move for a swung fly. Camp was amazing and the food is so good! I’m already looking forward to next year’s camps! Kim with a bright wild fish Chicken Marsala with roasted broccoli Mike with some wild chrome |
Good Had a great 2 days with Tom on the lower sac. We had excellent dry fly action most of the day Thursday with fish up to 18”. Friday was inconsistent but we found a few spots that were very productive on the nymphs. Tom fishing dries The rubberlegs is working |
Great Fun day fishing with good Confluence client, Steve Dalcin. The egg bite is definitely on! Steve also managed to land some nice trout on size 18 hooks. Mid day, Steve learned to throw the two hander. Great weather, great fishing and the river almost to ourselves! What's not to love? |
Just got back last week from another hosted trip to Steelhead Mecca, the Skeena River. Despite the return being a bit off, some epic fish were hooked, and some even landed. I have two weeks booked again in 2020 at my favorite lodge on the Skeena River during what I consider absolute prime time to encounter the steelhead of a lifetime. At this point all spots are full, but inquire if you wish to added to the waiting list and you may luck out. |
Good Brian Kohlman just sent these photos over from spey camp. He says fishing has been good with a mix of halfpounders, adults, and jacks in the mix. Gino has been having good luck on floating lines and leaders, getting some epic grabs just below the surface! Camp lit up at night The evening campfire at Spey Camp Swinging the Lower Klamath |
Good I got to spend a fun half-day fishing with my good friend Bjorn and his buddy John. Today was the shake-down cruise for Bjorn's new raft, an AIRE super-puma with an NRS frame. The raft was great - it made me want to own a raft again! Fishing was also good. There are some salmon around and we had a little bit of luck on glo bugs, but most of our other fish came on red copper johns, poopahs, and other caddis patterns. I had good luck today with red copper johns Bjorn with John's fish - the first fish landed in Bjorn's new raft |
Good After returning from another amazing hosted trip to British Columbia, it was great to get back home for some guide trips on the Rogue. It’s fly only season on the upper Rogue, which has some of the best swing water in the Pacific Northwest. If you are curious about Spey casting and want to learn how to swing flies, the Rogue is a fabulous venue.Yesterday my client Ken Frank wanted to work on his casting and swung up his first steelhead on a Spey rod, about a 9 pound buck who aggressively crushed the fly 2 seconds after it his the water. He put on quite the aerial display for us for a big buck steelhead. The day before I fished with Bryan and Jeff from Oregon, and Bryan encountered one super aggressive fish who ran straight at us and came off. We fished every awesome swing spot that we wanted, with relatively light angling pressure for the most part. |
Good Happy Autumn! It was a fun weekend on the water with some nice steelhead caught on swung flies. Fall colors are just starting to turn and days swinging flies on the river can be quite scenic. |
Great We are now down to two discounted openings left. These are both very short-notice cancellations and we can re-book these spots at a discounted rate. Contact Andrew Harris at 530-632-3465 for pricing info. September 23-26 midweek camp: 1 spot. September 27-29 weekend camp: 1 spot. Current Fishing Report: We just finished up our 2nd spey camp which is already somewhat legendary for the intense rainstorms and great fishing. The river came up a little and the steelhead seemed to be in their happy place. Gino had one of his best single days of guiding ever on the Lower Klamath a few days ago. There are good numbers of adult steelhead in the system! |
Great Tim and his dad Mike did an afternoon drift with me and the fish were cooperative. There are some early salmon arrivals and our trout definitely have eggs on their minds although bugs are still working well also. Don’t place all your eggs in one basket (pun intended), at least not yet. When the salmon arrive in greater numbers eggs will surely be the #1 item on the menu. Fall is a great time to fish the Lower Sac, so let’s go fishing! Tim got into some on his first Lower Sac Trip. Mike with a great fish. |
We just had a couple more cancellations for our Klamath Spey Camps. The following openings are now available at a significant discount:Sept 20-22 - 1 spotSept 27-29 - 1 spotOct 7-10 - 2 spotsCall Andrew Harris at 530-632-3465 for more information on these discounted openings! This could be you! A beautiful tailout for swinging a fly |
Good I got out of the office and into my drift boat today to assist with a group trip for the S.F. Project Healing Waters group. Fishing started a little slow but was really good from about 11am to 3pm. We caught good numbers of fish and both of my guests, Ray and Bill, caught a really big fish. We put a couple heavy ones in the net today! Most of our action was on caddis pupa patterns. Guides Brian Kohlman and Kevin Kay doing the morning orientation Brian Kohlman and guests fishing a juicy riffle Ray with a big one |
Good I was part of a multi-boat trip today for the San Francisco Project Healing Waters group. I had a really fun day with my guests Martha and Jeff. For our boat, the fishing was pretty good once we figured out what they wanted, but we did have some dry spells at times. Today was Martha’s first time fly fishing and she did so great and hooked several fish throughout the day. It was a perfect fall day with a really fun group of anglers! It is such an honor to work with these veterans and I look forward to our next trip. Jeff with a chunky one Martha's first fish on a fly rod! Jeff with another nice fish |
Good Today I had a late afternoon ½-day trip with my guest Dick. The day started off pretty warm, but quickly cooled off and was very pleasant. Even though we didn’t fish very long, Dick landed some really nice fish! I’m starting to see salmon in the upper river, so that means the “egg bite” is right around the corner! October is one of my favorite months on the Sac, and a great time to book your next trip. Dick with a nice one Hooked up Another chunky one |
I've been on the Klamath the last two days helping Gino set up Spey Camp. Gino has really taken the camp to a whole new level this year with the addition of wall tents for the cooking and dining areas. I'm also very excited about our chef Amanda who is going to provide some amazing food. I'm looking forward to wetting a line this evening and tomorrow now that most of the setup is done. Word is that fishing has been good for both steelhead and salmon. Stay tuned! View of the cook tent We've added some all tents this year |
Due to cancellations, we have a few significantly discounted openings in our 2019 Klamath River Spey Camps:Sep 16-19 (Monday-Thursday). Sep 27-29 (Friday-Sunday). Oct 7-10 (Monday-Thursday). Please get in touch ASAP if you are interested in filling one of these discounted spots!
We also have an open spot in the Sep 20-22 camp available at our regular rate of $1495. |
Okay It was a festive few days on the river this weekend with lots of rafters, kayakers and paddleboarders out on the water enjoying the holiday weekend. The fishing was slow overall, but September is finally here and fishing should start to pick up. Fall is my favorite time of year to fish the Upper Rogue, the fall colors and fishing can be phenominal! |
We just had a cancellation in our September 16-19 Spey Camp. This is the only spot available this year in one of our 3-night camps. We also have 2 spots available in our weekend camp Sept 20-22 and one spot open in our weekend camp Sept 27-29. Midweek camps are $1795 and weekend camps are $1495. If you are interested in one of these spots please get in touch soon! |
Good I had a really fun day with my guests Steve and
Deborah. Our morning started out great,
but the grab slowed down for us in the afternoon. All the fish landed were very nice and full
of fight. Small mayfly nymphs were the
ticket again today. |
We have just set our dates and are now taking bookings for the 2019-20 season at Eagle Canyon. Opening Day will be Saturday Dec 7th and our last day will be April 8th. As is our custom, we will auction off our Opening Day on eBay. The auction will start Oct 13th and ending Oct 20th. We look forward to seeing you this year at Eagle Canyon! Reserve your dates soon - they usually go quickly once we set our schedule. A happy angler at Eagle Canyon |
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