Matt is diverse in guiding various watersheds to Include: the Lower Sacramento River, Klamath River, Trinity River, Pit River, Upper Sacramento, McCloud River, Eel River and Coastal regions. We operate on all the waters listed plus many others as well. We hold permits in the Shasta/Trinity National Forest, Six Rivers Forest, and are licensed and bonded.

  • Lower Sac

  • upper sac

  • McCloud river

  • Pit river

  • hat creek

 

The lower Sacramento River which is arguably one of the best tailwater fisheries in the country is the home to an abundance of large rainbow trout and steelhead which are not uncommon to be 24 inches or bigger. Fly fishing the Lower Sac is primarily accomplished from a drift boat. Some of the finest water on the system flows right through the Redding city limits and continues south over 50 miles. We fish the lower Sacramento year round and it is a great place for an introduction to fly fishing.

We guide all the tributaries which feed Shasta Lake, where they merge together and flow through Shasta Dam to become the Lower Sacramento River. The Upper Sac, McCloud, Pit River, and Hat Creek, support great insect hatches in the spring and fall and offer great opportunity for rainbow and brown trout. These destinations are walk and wade only.

 

 

  • Trinity River

  • Klamath river

  • winter steelhead

 

The scenic Trinity River is less than an hour drive west of Redding and begins at Lewiston Dam, traveling west to its confluence with the lower Klamath River. This pristine fishery has several runs of both Steelhead and Salmon with the occasional surprise of catching large brown trout. The Trinity is one of the major arteries to the Klamath River which then meets with the Pacific Ocean. The Klamath River is basically a major highway for fish coming and going from the Ocean to the fresh water to spawn. Prime time to book a trip on the Trinity or Klamath is between October and March when the majority of these anadromous fish return to their birthplace from the ocean.  

Winter Steelhead are known to be the largest in size for the seasonal runs. Although we fish the Trinity and Klamath from Fall to Spring, we begin to focus on other steelhead fisheries in coastal regions as well; much of this pursuit is done by swinging flies with spey rods (two-handed fly rods). Winter Steelhead begins in January and goes through March.

 

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