Upper Sac Salmon Season Starts With a Bang

Rods were bending, reels were screaming, nets were flying, and people were whooping it up! It was an exciting opening day for the upper Sacramento River above Red Bluff. At one point, I saw 8 fish on at once among the boats fishing that morning. Our clients did quite...

Upper Sac Salmon Opens August 1… and AK Update

The California Sacramento River salmon fishing season is off to a good start, but first, let me tell you about Alaska.   I’ve just returned from 40 days of king salmon guiding at the remote fly-in Togiak River Lodge.The fishing was great, and everyone had a...

Six days left, and salmon are still going crazy

“It’s Crazy How Many Fish There Are”  We’re getting close to the end of the Feather River salmon season on October 31… but the fishing is still excellent. It’s been a late run this year, and the salmon just keep on coming....

Exciting Salmon Fishing, With Bonus Steelhead

Nice salmon! Salmon, salmon, and more salmon! That’s what we’re catching every day now.The big numbers of ocean salmon we talked about earlier this year are finally coming up the rivers, and providing consistent action. The main body of the run showed up a...

It’s Salmon Time!

That’s a nice fish!/ It took a while this year, but king salmon (and some big ones!) are pouring into the local rivers. Bright fish, big fish, and even double hookups are on tap right now. We’re catching limits consistently, and there are a lot of salmon...

2019 King Salmon Season Begins

2019 salmon season is off to a great start The 2019 king salmon river season is finally here! It looks like it’s going to be a great season, with one of the biggest returns since 2002. Starting with opening day this week, lots of fish have been caught by anglers on...