The Sacramento River wild rainbow trout fishery in Redding, Ca. is a top destination for trout fishing enthusiasts. Year round fly and spin fishing trips yield beautiful trout like this one pictured every day!
Pristine Sacramento River rainbow trout like this are caught daily with our team of expert guides!
The Sacramento River in Redding California known across the globe for fly fishing anglers and thousands of them fly here from all over the world to experience the great fishing we have here. Many describe this fishery as a tail water fishery because the best fishing is often found just a few miles below Keswick Dam. The dams on the lower Sacramento River control the flows of frigid water from Californias largest water supply, Shasta Lake. The high volume of water and the year round cold water temperatures make for a perfect habitat, and as a result, our trout populations thrive here. The Sacramento River in the Redding area has numerous side channels and tributaries suitable for the rainbow trout to spawn in. This coupled with catch and release regulations helps to keep the wild trout populations very healthy.
Warm spring days on the Sacramento River catching wild rainbow trout!
The trout fishing on the Sacramento River has many seasons. Spring, summer, and fall fishing are the very best fishing periods and we generally have adequate flows from Keswick Dam during those times of the year. There are King salmon spawning in the sections of the river between Redding and Red bluff during these timeframes and that really keeps the trout busy gorging themselves on King salmon eggs dropped by ripe or spawning salmon. Artificial or real bait egg presentations are very effective and can be deployed using both fly and spin fishing techniques. While fly fishing is by far the most popular way to fish for the Sacramento River wild rainbow trout, our fishing team generally drift fish egg presentations from a power boat. This is a very effective way to fish for the wild rainbow trout in the Sacramento River and the numbers of trout we sometimes catch in a day far exceeds numbers caught by fly anglers.
What a fish! We’re catching beautiful wild rainbow trout on the Sacramento River in Redding, Ca. daily!
Fishing from our big power boats allows us to accommodate up to 6 anglers per boat which is very popular for larger groups, like families, friends, or even work groups. Using drift fishing techniques from the power boats gives everyone in the boat equal opportunities to catch fish and rarely do we finish a day of fishing without everyone landing a few trout. Often times we’ll have novice groups or individuals in the boat that have never fished before. We’re nearly always successful in teaching our clients how to cast and to catch their own trout early in the day. Its very rewarding to see the progression of new anglers during the day. We always supply our guests with the very best fishing gear to use during their day of fishing with us and that means no expensive rod or reel purchases need to be made prior to fishing with us. We also take lots of pictures that can be emailed to your group after your day of fishing.
Its spring here in Redding now and our wild trout fishing trips are starting to stack up. Its going to be another great year on the Sacramento River and we’re going to help our clients catch hundreds upon hundreds of beautiful trout again this season. If this is a fishing trip that is of interest to you and your group, please call our reservation desk @ (530) 510-2925 and Jaynie will help with any questions you might have before booking your trip. Once you’ve decided to reserve a trip date, Jaynie will help take care of everything needed to get your trip booked. See you at the boat launch!
- Capt. Jeff
