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Tuesday, April 14th, I fished the Upper Sac, guided by Craig Neilsen. My son Michael and Renee, the Red Headed Accordion Player were along fishing as well. The weather was forecast to be warm with light breezes.
Craig had a morning dentist appointment (I booked last minute), so we did not get on the water until just after noon. We fished about thirty miles of the Upper Sac, from south of Dunsmuir to just west of Mount Shasta (city). We had at least one hookup in every run we fished, except one. Craig was walking the walk that he talks in his “Fishing for Trout in California Freestoners” pitch. If we did not get a hookup in ten to fifteen minutes, we were moving.
Renee got a hook up on about her third cast. The guide and she both saw the fish, and the guide said it was over 18 inches – it broke her off after about two or three minutes – fishing 4X tippet. She later landed a very nice fish, her first fish on a fly.
I landed three throughout the day, largest was more than 18 inches, smallest about 16 inches.
Michael also landed three, 16 to 18 inches, but he ha the catch of the day. At about 720 PM, fishing just below Lake Siskiyou, in a significant snow storm, he hooked and landed a beautiful brown trout.
All the fishing was done with a strike indicator and two nymphs, large on top, small on bottom. I got one on the big fly, two on the small fly. My biggest ate the small fly. We had snow several times during the afternoon.
It was a great day. I continue to recommend Craig for fishing that area.
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