Striper Fishing Heats Up

Apr 19, 2019

Kids love stripers! North Valley striper fishing is great right now! The Feather and Sacramento Rivers are both providing steady fishing action. The stripers are here, they’re hungry, and they’re providing lots of fun and good eating. Just about everything is working...

Fishing Report from Northern California’s Scenic Smith River

Feb 4, 2019

As January passes and February rolls around, steelhead are on the move in the beautiful Smith River. We are catching fish on the Smith River every day. It’s exciting fishing! Some steelhead have been exceptionally chrome and acrobatic. Others have been peeling drag on...

Smith River Steelhead on Tap

Jan 17, 2019

In January, thoughts of fishing turn to Northern California near the Oregon border. The rivers still run wild there, and steelhead can reach twenty pounds or more. The Smith River is a prime example. Not only is it one of the most scenic rivers in America, it’s...

Hot Bite Report – Local Salmon AND Steelhead! Sept. 23, 2018

Sep 23, 2018

Salmon Biting Like Crazy, Steelhead Too Salmon and smiles all around It’s the first day of fall, and time for a Hot Bite report because salmon fishing is excellent right now. We’re seeing wide-open fishing on fresh king salmon from 10 to 30 pounds. Not...

September 6, 2018 Fishing Report

Sep 23, 2018

(This post was originally sent to the Hot Bite list on September 6, 2018) September 6, 2018 Fishing Report SACRAMENTO AND FEATHER RIVER SALMON FISHING UPDATE Little guy, big fish! It’s prime salmon fishing season here in the Northern Sacramento Valley, and the...

Salmon Fishing Heats Up in Sacramento, Feather Rivers

Aug 16, 2018

Ready for some big fish at the end of your line? It’s salmon time! Bright king salmon have entered the Sacramento and Feather Rivers, and they are much bigger this year. Hard-fighting fresh salmon from 15 to 30 pounds are being caught daily on our boats. Now is the...

Hot Bite Report for Lake Oroville King Salmon

Jun 8, 2018

Now that school is getting out, it’s a great time to take the family out fishing… And Lake Oroville king salmon fishing is a perfect destination right now. Limits of king salmon (5 per person) have been the recent norm for fishing in Lake Oroville. King salmon...

Spring Fishing Heats Up

Jun 8, 2018

(Report Date: May 24 2018)  Spring is here, and the fish are biting! In fact, it’s crazy good fishing right now. Shad are hot, bass are hot, Lake Oroville salmon are hot, and one of the best trout fishing rivers anywhere is sizzling hot! How hot is that trout...

Fall Salmon Fishing Takes Off

Sep 23, 2017

As we move into fall, salmon fishing has been consistent and getting better by the day. Last week we were landing 4-9 salmon per day, bright hard-fighting fish from 6 to 23 pounds. But this week, the fishing has been red hot! We’ve had five days in a row of full...

Excellent Action for Wild Trout, Stripers, Shad, and Bass!

Jun 2, 2017

June has arrived, and along with it, excellent North Valley fishing! I’m writing this report while sitting on the banks of Deer Creek, up by Lake Almanor. The sound of the creek is music to my ears, and warms my heart. June also means it’s time for one of...