American River Report 5-12-26

Jeff Ching Daily Shad Report Solo float today in the mini and it was a little better than the weekend. Andy Guibord and Andrew Foster had clients and I saw them land some nymphing. I got all of mine swinging a Rain Drop Perdigon except for one which I got nymphing as I was drifting […]

Sacramento River Striped Bass Report 5/6/25

Lower Sacramento River Striper Report – Capt. Hogan Brown of 530 Outfitters Striper fishing on the Lower Sacramento River has been solid lately. The migratory fish have been moving around a bit, but in the areas we’ve been focusing on there have been good numbers of fish holding and feeding consistently. We’re also starting to […]

Fall River Report 5/6/25

Fall River Fishing Report – 530 Outfitters May 2026 The Fall River has just started to get going, and fishing has been solid early this season. We’ve been seeing good PMD and Baetis activity, with fish feeding consistently during the morning hours. Getting on the water early has definitely been the key lately, especially before […]

Lower Sacramento River Report 5/6/25

530 Outfitters Lower Sacramento River Fishing Report May 2026 The Lower Sac has been fishing exceptionally well this spring. We’ve experienced some unusual weather patterns lately, which have made hatch timing a little inconsistent from day to day, but overall bug activity has been excellent and the trout have been responding. PMDs, caddis, stoneflies, Little […]

Putah Creek Report 5-5-2026

Putah Creek Fly Fishing Report – May 2, 2026 Northern California Trout Fishing Report | Putah Creek Fly Fishing Conditions Flows: 240 cfsWater Clarity: Crystal Clear Putah Creek has been fishing well lately, with several quality wild trout showing up for anglers willing to put in the time and fish carefully. During our latest outing, […]

American River Report 5-5-26

American River Shad Fishing Report – May 2, 2026 Sacramento Area Fly Fishing Report | Northern California Shad Fishing Flows: 3,390 cfsWater Clarity: Clean & Green The American River shad run has officially begun, and early season fly anglers are already finding success throughout the lower river. While the peak of the run is still […]

Delta Report 5/1/2026

California Delta Fly Fishing ReportBy Bryce Tedford – Fly Fishing Specialties On-the-Water Report Conditions & Overview Date: April 30The weather on the California Delta has been outstanding this past week, with cooperative winds making for consistently enjoyable days on the water. Water temperatures are holding around 67°F, and clarity is good for this time of […]

Coastal Steelhead 2/16/2026

Coastal Rivers Flows have been on the low side for this time of year with a few rivers on the low flow closure.  Visibility depending on the river, a few feet of steelhead green to gin clear.The coast has been treating us swing anglers extremely well over the past few weeks, and with a fresh flushing that just happened and […]

Lower Yuba River Report 2-16-26

Lower Lower YubaFlows Above Daguerre 1460cfsFlows Below Daguerre 1390cfs (PRIME TIME) This is one stretch of the river that I pretty much have all to myself and it’s been lights out with these higher than normal flows for this time of year. Down here it’s all about swinging and the fish are beyond grabby. Plenty of […]

Feather River Report 2/16/26

Feather RiverAs of today High Flow is 4k cfs, low flow is 700cfs Clarity is 4-6ft low flow, 8-10ft high flowThe high flow has been fishing fairly well both swinging and with indicators between the flow fluctuations. We have been seeing a few winter steelhead here and there and we should start to see springers showing […]