We started off March with heavy rains.  Norther California and Souther Oregon rivers swelled with much needed water.  Some rivers didn’t become fishable for the entire month.  Among the rivers that did settle was the Sacramento.  The upper sac is still pushing with good amounts of water but plenty of fishing exists from the bank and fish are available within striking distance.  The lower sac has dropped well into shape and flows from Shasta lake are back to low.  The fishing has been in the “red hot” category for now and we expect great fishing to continue for the next couple months.

The confluence of Dog Creek and the Upper Sacramento river.  Ripping at over 100 times its summer flow.

Every little ditch in the State of Jefferson flushed out anything in its way.

Shasta Lake filling up
When a bunch of steelhead guides get out to go fishing, we spend a good amount of time chilling on the side of the river laughing at each other.  All part of a great day on the water!
Anthony and I took out the jet boat!  Talk about a fun toy.  We drove around on the big river and up some of the small creeks.  They weren’t so small at the time though.The Sac is back and the fat rainbows that live here are on the feed.

Some of the hardest fighting trout around.

Double, double.  Big net stay wet.

Just a couple more.

Rainbow trout, healthy rainbow trout

Thats a male

Thats a female

Thats two females

Hedge creek falls

The Chuck and Jim team

Strikes again

Right below Iron Gate at 10K.

High water pushed passed the banks.

Flows on the Klamath reaching flood stage.

Klamath Carl on the Lower Sac.

Perry Sims found some good ones when the Lower Sac was at 17000 cfs.

The Upper Sac can fish great at high flows.

Fly Fishing the Lower Sacramento. Under the famed Sundial Bridge.

People on the Sun Dial Bridge cheered.

This is an average size.

Fear No Fish but watch out for that bug.

It is so beautiful here in the spring.