Northern California Fly Fishing Report

The Fall River has been fishing good all year. It will go through some real changes with the coming of Fall. Be prepared, it could happen over night or it could take a while. When this happens the fishing will change for the better. Right now we are still seeing the small Tan Baetis and… Read More »

I have spent very little time on this river since my last report, so I don’t have much to report on. Typically, August and early September can be tough on these river only because it is so hot out. People don’t want to fish the rivers, walking and wading in The middle of summer. For… Read More »

I have spent very little time on these waters since my last report, so I don’t have much to report on. What I can say is this river can make huge changes for the better in the Fall. When temps start to drop expect good numbers of October Caddis. Should start getting active soon.

This is a good time of year to be on Pit River as the temps start to drop the fish start to get active a little bit later in the day. Before the flow changes we used to see good numbers of October Caddis and Isonychia. They were pretty much wiped out with the flow… Read More »

Hat Creek is still doing pretty good. I had a couple of folks down below the 299 bridge down to the barrier the other day. We picked up some nice fish throwing a cinnamon caddis with an October caddis pupa under it. With the cooler temperatures coming on, the time of day to fish is… Read More »

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 »