Lake Oroville Report 11-3-2026

Lake Oroville Fishing is good. Winter fishing is just getting going and fish are eating wakasagi minnows and crawfish. We have not seen a huge number of fish caught each day but the average size of fish caught has been bigger than average and every day we are out we are getting more and more […]

Sacramento River Striped Bass Report 11-3-26

Lower Sacramento River Striper Report Flows are around 5000cfs and has a green tint… not clear but pretty close. Fishing has entered the typical early winter pattern. We are not seeing huge numbers of fish caught but we are getting good size fish. Most days we are averaging a good fish per angler and a […]

Lower Yuba River Report 11-3-26

Flows are sitting around 1000cfs with a nice tint to the river – definitely not gin clear by any means. The River is in great shape and fishing well. Salmon numbers continue to increase from what I have seen. There are salmon on active reds throughout the river from the bridge down to Daguerre so […]

Delta Report 11-3-26

Fall Fishing is in full swing on the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta & throughout Northern CA! Weather has been great with cool 50 degree mornings but warming nicely to 70 degree afternoons. With cooler temperatures I would expect water temperatures to drop & more Stripers to move into the system over the next month. Current water temperatures […]

Lower Yuba River Report 10-19-26

Yuba RiverFlows: 1000 cfsTemperature: 52-58 fRating: GoodFlies: eggs, tan caddis, pheasant tails, sculpins, leeches, caddis and baetis dries  The Yuba river has been pretty consistent all summer and continues to be good this fall. There are some nice fish around and nymph anglers are finding trout below the indicator on egg patterns, caddis flies and mayflies. […]

American River Report 10-19-26

American River Flows: 1,740 cfsTemperature: 62-64 fRating: Fair to good Flies: Tan/olive caddis, eggs, mayfly attractors, prince nymphs, sculpins,  caddis dries in evening  I’ve fished the american a couple of times this past week and the fishing has been fair to good. Some days better than others, but there are some good sized fresh chrome hatchery fish […]

Feather River Report 10-19-26

Feather RiverFlows: Low Flow Channel – 650 cfsHigh Flow –  2300 cfsLow Flow Temperature: 53-60 f Rating: GoodFlies: Tan/olive caddis, eggs, olive and brown mays, sculpins.    The feather is pretty solid right now, but not epic yet. There are some kings starting to dig redds and the egg bite is getting going, but still ramping up. There’s some […]

Lower Sacramento River Report 10-14-26

I spent three days on the Lower Sac this past week chasing trout, and the fishing was good! Flows are holding around 6,000 CFS, and water clarity is excellent. Despite the warmer weather we’ve been experiencing, there are plenty of spawning salmon around, providing a solid early morning egg bite. Fishing Conditions & Tactics The […]

Sacramento River Striped Bass Report 10-13-26

Lower Sacramento River Striper Fishing Capt. Hogan Brown Flows at Ord Bend: 5,096 CFS Flows are low, and the fish are concentrated in specific areas. With cooler weather arriving this week, the bite should turn on and really get going for the fall. Cooling temperatures typically trigger a fall feeding binge, and I’m optimistic that […]

Lower Yuba River Report 10-13-26

Lower Yuba River Fishing Report Capt. Hogan Brown Lower Yuba River flows have been relatively stable around 1,088 CFS. This is a good flow, with water in most of the side channels, along the edges, and across the flats where salmon are spawning. However, there isn’t quite enough water to get a boat into all […]