Northern California Fly Fishing Report

The Fall river is still fishing well despite the heat. Boat traffic has been light and the other day I was the only boat in the area I was fishing. The fish however are very boat shy right now due to the extremely clear water and lots of sun light. So, it is best to… Read More »

It’s the dog-days of summer. Fishing is going to be best early before the sun is high and temperatures are hot, then again at or near sundown. Looking towards September for better reports. All said, there’s no reason why you can’t get out on this river, stick a few fish and enjoy wet wading. Better… Read More »

Not a lot to report on here. In full summertime mode. Fish are digging in and staying dug in until early morning and evening. The temperature has been in the low 90s to over 100 degrees. Fishing during the day has been hard. Last trip out on the McCloud I did well on a articulated… Read More »

The weekend of August 10th & 11th the flows were raised to 1500 cfs for white water recreation. After the flows were brought back down the fishing was a little sketchy. But things are back to normal now and the fishing is good. This river at this time of year can follow the pleasant time… Read More »

Hat Creek is still doing pretty good despite the heat. It seems the best time to fish it is early morning until about 11am. Look up if you are seeing tricos still flying around above your head the best part is yet to come. Once the spinner trico spinner fall starts it can lead to… Read More »

Currently the Pit River is fishing well. Heat can really affect the Pit River so you will really need to pay attention to the type of water you are fishing. Get out of the slower water and look for water with a higher oxygen content and moves faster. Water that is breaking over rocks and… Read More »

With the first real heat of the summer starting to come on you will want to change things up a little bit on Fall River. Early morning fishing has been good for dry fly fishing, and the caddis from the previous night are still active then. Fish are on the dry’s in the early morning… Read More »

Flows on the McCloud are running normal for this time of year. With this heat coming on you will need to be a little more patient than normal. This means fishing a run a little longer than the norm and changing fly’s often. If I find the fish are being stubborn, I will change flies’… Read More »

I like to fish the upper sac early and late in the day this time of year. As the sun gets over head on this river the fish get to be a little finicky. Deeper and shady areas seem to be the trick until the sun gets off the water. This is a great river… Read More »