Rogue River Salmon Fishing Report Shasta Sacramento RIver

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Our schedule - We will be targeting Sacramento River wild rainbows & steelhead through mid-Feb when Julie and I will travel to Florida for a few weeks of R&R and, of course, fishing. We will pick up our brand new 25' Forward Helm Willie Boat in mid-March and head to the Rogue to fish for springers April - May.

Sacramento River Trout & Steelhead - Fishing well between rains. Backtrolled #50 Hot Shots, side drifted crickets and roe all work well.

Rogue River Salmon - Main River and Estuary
We had a great 2011 on the Rogue River and will be returning to Gold Beach for Spring Chinook (springers) April & May 2012. Click here for the pictures and videos of 2011 springer and fall run salmon.

Shasta Lake Landlocked Salmon and Trout - We had a fantastic season on Shasta Lake. This is best action that we have seen on 3 - 5 lb. salmon and trout on Shasta ever! We expect more of the same in 2012. We will target this fishery June - mid July 2012. On our last trips of 2012, we were catching quality fish on anchovies soaked in Pautzke's Nectar and krill behind Seps Watermelon and Fruit Salad dodgers.

Sacramento River Steelhead & Wild Trout Fly and Conventional Gear Fishing - Jason Thatcher is back and available to take you fly fishing on the Sacramento. Contact us or Jason to book your fly fishing adventure. A great year round fishery just a short drive from Sacramento or the Bay Area, Sacramento River's wild rainbow trout provide just the cure for cabin fever.

We are pleased to announce that Bill Divens recently became the first IGFA Certified Captain on the northern Sacramento River. In addition to keeping records, the IGFA drives conservation, research and legislative efforts relating to both fresh and salt water fisheries. We are proud to be associated with this fine organization. Click here to learn more about IGFA.

On December 1, 2004, I was fishing with retired guide Herb Wilson below the Bend Bridge in Red Bluff. It was a beautiful cool sunny day and with most of the guides in this area fishing the Barge Hole and environs we had this section of river pretty much to ourselves. We were backtrolling T-60 Flatfish with the autopilot on and had just seen a bald eagle dive into to the River and fly away with a 14” squaw fish.

We were commenting on the gorgeous scenery, no other boats in sight and how salmon fishing is so much more than just catching when my rod tip dove into the water. I hooked the fish and handed it off to Herb. After multiple runs at the boat where we were sure that the fish got off and after a good 5 minutes of lying on the bottom and refusing to move, I looked down into the clear water and saw the T-60 Flatfish looking like a small shiny speck of silver and chartreuse at the front of a huge silvery ghost. After a few hard runs away from the net, we finally landed this 55 lb. chrome beauty. What makes this story really cool is that Herb was the guide that taught me the River in the early 90’s and has since become one of my best friends. A decade ago, I was catching salmon from Herb’s boat. It was really fun to have him catch this monster from mine!