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...]
Spring Fever in Northern California
Well, it's hard to tell if winter is over or if it just hasn't yet got under way! Whatever it is, these spring-like conditions have been pretty good for the fishing and fishing conditions. The Lower Sacramento is fishing well and Baum Lake is doing EXCELLENT! I took a drive up to Lake McCumber and there was still a lot of ice up there. When it breaks up enough to fish, it looks like the lake itself will be low. The Trinity River is in dire need of rain in order to get a fresh run of fish coming … [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...]