Fishing has been pretty good lately. The Pit River is doing well, not necessarily great but well enough to merit a trip or two on it. The weather has been one of those things: if you don’t like what is going on just wait ten minutes! It has really had the bugs in a quandary. Friday started out good but the snow hit by 2pm. It continued to snow through Sunday. Just as soon as the bugs started, the temperature would change and with that, so would the specie of bug. The ones that worked … [Read more...]
“Off the Beaten Path”
The major fisheries - Fall River, Pit River, McCloud, and Sacramento River system – seem to get hit with the majority of the fishing traffic. However, there are many out-of-the-way destinations that do not receive the fishing pressure that blue-ribbon streams seem to get. The fish may not always be as big, but they are as plentiful and just as eager to take a fly! As with all trout fishing areas, these waters are often hidden away in the back country. They may take a little more effort to reach … [Read more...]
Northern California’s Winter Trout
It seems like after the general trout season is over, people put there trout rods away and head for their favorite piece of steelhead water. Last year the Northern California river of choice was the Trinity River with a run of some 60,000 fish! The only thing that could equal that was the number of anglers that showed up to fish it. This season, however, the fishing on that river has been more realistic and back to normal. Steelheading is a lot like duck hunting. If the birds aren’t down … [Read more...]
Winter Fly Fishing on the Pit and Lower Sacramento Rivers
Ninety percent of the people fish ten percent of the time and ten percent fish ninety percent of of the time. Don’t be part of the crowd that puts their equipment a way in the winter. There is still some excellent fishing to be had at this time of year, the Pit River, upper Sacramento River and lower Sacramento River are open year around and offer you a great opportunity for winter fishing. The Trinity River is a sure bet for some winter steelhead. Also, there are a number of lakes in the area … [Read more...]
