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Now booking 2024,Sacramento River wild rainbow trout/steelhead Fishing in Redding ca, this is a 20 to 50 fish action packed day! Peak time is March through July!! Now is the time to get your dates on my calendar.
Now booking gold beach Oregon king salmon fishing trips, starting July through September!!!
Now booking shasta lake guided fishing trips for king salmon/Kokanee salmon/Rainbow Trout/brown trout/spotted bass! We will pick you up at your house boat!! We will clean and process all your fish at the end of the day.
Spring time striped bass fishing is just around the corner, peak time is April, this is a great fishing trip for the little ones and the serious fishermen.
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20 years of experience chasing Salmon, steelhead, trout & striped bass
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Fishing isn’t just what I do for a living. It’s what I do for fun. After spending the past twenty years fishing in Northern California, I have a lot of experience to share. I’m confident that you’ll catch more fish with me (regardless of your skill level or age) than you would be able to catch on your own. I’m on these rivers and lakes almost every single day, which has given me a true understanding of the behavior and patterns of the local fish. Take my word for it. If you fish with me, we’ll catch some good fish. WE ARE THE TOP SACRAMENTO RIVER FISHING GUIDE.
My boats are always meticulously cleaned and organized, the rods and equipment I use are the best in the industry. I believe in quality and excellence, and that’s what you’ll experience on the boat with me.
I believe there’s no better way to relax disconnect from the stresses of life than spending time on the water. It’s a chance to make memories with your friends and family, escape into the beauty of California. We guide over 260 days a year, it’s what we do full time.
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Featured Trip
Sacramento River
The Sacramento River has world class Trout fishing year-round. From Redding to Red Bluff, the Sac River lets you experience the best Wild Rainbow Trout fishing around.
The Sacramento River is known locally as the Sac River or the Lower Sac. The Sac is stuffed with big heavy bodied rainbow trout. Right through the town of Redding Ca, the fishing is as good now as it was 25 years ago. We have 40 miles of highly productive trout water to fish. The start of the lower sac river is just below Keswic Dam.
What makes the Sacramento River such a great salmon, trout, steelhead fishery is the (TCD) installed at Shasta Dam in 1997. It allows the Bureau of Reclamation to precisely control the water temperature for spawning chinook salmon and there off spring. The first 49 miles of the river is 51-55 degrees near Redding Ca, which is the ideal temperature when fishing for salmon, steelhead, and trout.
The Sacramento River is the only river with four distinct runs of chinook/king salmon: fall run, late fall, winter run and the spring run king salmon. The SAC RIVER is home to 50 pound class king salmon. The record king salmon on the Sacramento is 88 pounds, caught in 1979. We start fishing Sacramento River king salmon July 16th through Dec 31st.