American River Report 6-22-26
Jeff Ching Daily Shad Report run Total; 516 Father’s Day float with Earle today. I wasn’t expecting much but we swung up 7. There were 3 other boats including Stan Jorgensen but they were all family floats. We did see the bankies land a few so I guess there are still a few around. Shop […]
Lower Sacramento River Report 6-20-26
Lower Sacramento River Fly Fishing Report – June 20, 2026 The Lower Sac has been as consistent as we’ve seen in the past three years. That said, it’s still a game of knowing where to be and when. The fish are heavily keyed in on hatch activity right now. Find the bugs and you’ll often […]
Fall River Report 6-20-26
530 Outfitters Fall River Fly Fishing Report – 20 June 2026 Bucko has been all over the river this past week. He sent me a video of one of the most impressive Green Drake hatches I’ve ever seen. I believe he shared it on social media if you’d like to check it out. The hatch […]
Sacramento River Striped Bass Report 6-20-26
Lower Sacramento River Striper Report – Capt. Hogan Brown of 530 Outfitters Summer striper fishing on the Lower Sacramento River is off to a great start through the first half of June and should only improve as the summer progresses. Most fish are averaging between 3–5 pounds, and with a strong shad run on the […]
American River Report 6-20-26
Jeff Ching Daily Shad Report Run Total: 512 Solo float today but I was not alone. There were 5 other boats and about a dozen bankies. The flow went up to almost 4000 cfs so the shad that were in the river scattered. I got a couple swinging 20 ft of LC-13. Shop Now
American River Report 6-18-26
Jeff Ching Daily Shad Report Run Total: 510 Solo mid-river float today. First stop was above a group of bankies and I got 6 before they moved. The only other boat was Happy with clients and they were getting fish nymphing below me. I tried swinging the area they were fishing but they wouldn’t take […]
American River Report 6-17-26
Jeff Ching Daily Shad Report Run Total: 500 Solo float from Sunrise to Rossmoor today and I only got one. There were a lot of anglers fishing the first part of the float and I didn’t see any fish caught. A two handled fly guy told me he got a half a dozen in the […]
Sacramento River Striped Bass Report 6/13/26
Lower Sacramento River Striper Report – Capt. Hogan Brown of 530 Outfitters Summer striper season is in full swing. We had some unusual weather this past week, with rain moving through followed by two days of heavy winds. That said, the last two days have brought summer heat, with triple-digit daytime temperatures stabilizing the bite […]
American River Report 6-13-26
Jeff Ching Daily Shad Report Run Toral: 480 Solo float today. There were 3 other boats and a raft and not many bankies. Ended up with half a dozen all indicator fishing with a size 18 a Blue Hawaii. I did land a 20” hen but she was spent. The flow when up to […]
American River Report 6-12-26
Jeff Ching Daily Shad Report Run Total: 474 Out in the mini again today. The flow when up to 1500 cfs and there was a lot of debris floating down. There were 4 other boats including Capt. Andy, Toby and Josh Teague. Toby was in a deep pool upriver and he said it was stacked […]
