Our past week on the Nor Cal rivers has brought successful summer days of fishing for clients. Yes there is plenty of water up here, all of our streams are flowing at healthy levels and the trout are enjoying the cool water during the warm summer.  Recent thunderstorms have even added a little flow to the rivers.  The McCloud River is running a bit off color but that has not stopped us from putting fish in the net. The 60 degree water is just the right recipe for these bows and browns … angling pressure is light so enjoy the bite. The Upper Sacramento River has been fishing well on the mid and upper sections.  On hot days we do not recommend fishing on the lower sections of the the river.   Nymphing and getting your flies down has been the ticket here.  Lake Siskiyou in the evenings is rewarding customers with a combo of trout and smallmouth bass.  McCloud Reservoir is looking great right now and we are seeing double digit days of fish to the boat. Anthony Carruesco reports the following for the Lower Sac …

The early morning and evening fishing down here in the Valley has been stellar. Good dry fly happening at last light. Half day is the way to go right now.

Looking for some summer fun, give us a shout at Wild Waters Fly Fishing!

The Lower Sac kicking down some good fishing on the Mt. Shasta Retreat!

Good Fun!

This guy needed this meal..

Thanks so much for coming out Cindy, we are so glad you had a great time!

Wrestling one in on the Upper Sac

Rod up, tip back, for the pin

Had a great time with this crew!  Super fun fishing with you guys for a few days.

McCloud Res.  kicking down on evening hatch!

Getting it done!

Nothing like a little boat ride after some good fishing and a calm lake

Checking the ledges

Such a good lesson.  Gotta learn how to take out the hook…

The extra silt in the water didn’t keep this guy from eating a small fly.

 A little bit of dry fly fishing on the 4th of July!

Really hope to see you guys next year!!!!

Ron Vanderheiden helped out my cast tremendously 15 years ago, now we are trying to hire him as our own Bay Area casting instructor.

The McCloud River

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Searching the boulders of the McCloud River for a summer brown.

These guys got to fish where few others do because of some aggressive wading.

The Upper Sac

The McCloud River

I photograph this many times.