The Northern California Fly Fishing Board

Hey Folks,

I finally got back out fishing for a day, my first such opportunity since that awesome Alaska trip about a month ago back now . While Alaska is pretty much impossible to compete with, California does have some very nice fishing opportunities as well. My trip was a day trip up to fish the Lower Sac in Redding. I had the opportunity to fish with Chris Drummond, who lives up there, has a nice little drift boat and was kind enough to extend me an invitation to float and fish with him which I eagerly accepted.

I had first met Chris some time back last year as we exchanged some messages through the board. I believe he said his handle was Fallguy. Besides a love for fishing we discovered we also had a connection through Ham radio. My license unfortunately has been expired but Chris is still into it big time to the point where him and his Dad have designed a special radio antenna and are marketing it at the following web site: www.buddipole.com Chris, for your information, our Board Leader GM is also a licensed ham.

We had a great evening of floating and fishing and hooked a number of really nice rainbows that evening. I can tell you those Lower Sac Rainbows definitely don’t play second fiddle to the Alaskan rainbows I caught a month ago. They are big and strong and were a ball as we both had our hands full trying to get some of those to the hand. As it turned out we only got a couple to hand but we did hook a number of nice fish on a standard two nymph set up with weight and an indicator. Here are a few pictures from the trip.

73’s and Thanks Chris for the great evening ! I look forward to getting back up to fish with you again.

Bill




The awesome bridge at our put in Redding



A neat shot looking upstream



Had some showers followed by a pretty rainbow, Some Honkers on the Water



Chris definitely hooked a number of nice fish



The one rainbow I got to hand, a very nice fish indeed.



Another shot of me and my rainbow (I definitely look naked without my hat )



Chris into the largest fish of the day, late in the evening



Chris’s hawg, doesn’t take a back seat to any of those Alaska rainbows

Thanks again Chris!

Very cool report, Bill! Those lower Sac rainbows sure are football-shaped! Dang!

Dawn

Man nice fish. If you string all the fish together I caught Fri and Sat fishing valley drainage ditches they weren't as long as one of your fish!

Nice.

...been busy with work (yeah, the other "real" work), feeling a bit stressed with deadlines and then I click over to the board and read this...great stuff Bill! I haven't fished the lsac in a while - need to get out there. Great report!

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(gotta love CW )

-Greg

Hey Greg,

I found those rainbows up there on the Lower Sac are every bit as tough as those Alaskan fish . Needed a lot of more casts per strike compared to Alaska but I am sure that is typical of every other place besides Alaska

Nice job with the new board, I am getting more comfortable with it and enjoying it more all the time. One thing I noticed in the previews, you don't get to see the pictures you are showing. Any way to add that?

Best Wishes,

Bill