Making a Reservation for your guided day on the Klamath River

Our guide staff is among the best in the industry, and our guide and Private Waters management team will work hard to make sure that you’re placed with the right guide for your specific needs. We've been putting together guided fishing trips for three decades, and have the experience to coordinate a memorable day on the water for just about any group. Over the years, we’ve developed a few guidelines to help ensure that your trip is as successful as possible.

When The Fly Shop® opened its doors in 1978 the Klamath River was one of the primary guided angling destinations that we offered. Today, we continue to guide the Klamath River for steelhead during the fall and winter seasons. In the past few years, we’ve even discovered a great trout fishery on the upper Klamath in the late spring/early summer when the salmonflies and golden stoneflies hatch and bring the hungry trout to rise aggressively for big dry fly patterns.

We can work with you to select a guide that's matched to your skills, interests, their specialty or, perhaps, the equipment involved. Some of our guides are more instruction-oriented than others and are better suited for the novice wanting to combine a day of guided fishing with a learning experience, while others just plain know how to catch fish.

If you have a specific request or have been with us before, we can help reserve guide dates with one of your favorite guides based on that guide’s specific availability.

Full Day Trips

We offer full day float trips on the Klamath River. Full-day trips include eight to nine hours of fishing time. Our full day float trips on the Klamath River are designed to put you on the water during the most productive times of day. At times during the short days of mid-winter, limited daylight may require slightly shorter days; our guides will always strive to give you as full a day as possible.

For more information on our Klamath River Float trips, click here for a sample itinerary.

It’s easy to schedule a multi-day guided trip combining several different fly fishing destinations. One of the truly remarkable aspects to our northern California region is the incredible diversity in angling opportunities. Within a comfortable drive from our home base here in Redding, we have access to seven phenomenal trout streams and rivers, four steelhead destinations, and countless lakes, small streams, and bass ponds.

The Klamath is one of the most remote fisheries in the region. It’s nearly two hours’ drive time from our home base in Redding, making it an ideal destination for extended trips of at least two days or more. We work with two different lodges on the Klamath River, both of which are ideal for multi-day trips to the river.

The Marble Mountain Ranch is the best option for fall steelhead fishing in the remote sections of the middle and lower Klamath. They offer comfortable cabins and home-style cooking along with guided fly fishing on sections of the Klamath that very few anglers get to see or fish.

Many of our regular guests also enjoy combining a day of steelhead fly fishing on the Klamath River with a day of floating for trout or steelhead on the Lower Sacramento River.

Another popular multi-day option is combining a guided trip on either end of a stay at one of our many excellent Private Waters. The upper Klamath is just a short drive (less than an hour) to our exclusive Antelope Creek Lodge, making it the ideal way to begin or conclude a stay at that wonderful mountain retreat north of Mt Shasta.

Finally, guides can also be provided for any of our Private Waters destinations. Often they can be used to accelerate the learning curve at places like Riverside on Fall River or at Antelope Creek Ranch, familiarizing you and/or your group with the terrain, techniques, and choices of terminal tackle.

Our guides can fish just about anywhere, and we often arrange a flexible schedule, determining the final itinerary just prior to the trip based on up-to-the-minute stream and fishing conditions, further guaranteeing that you’ll end up in the right place at the right time.

Guided Fishing Days Include:

• Lunch is provided on full day trips. Please give us a call if you have special dietary needs. Guides always carry a full cooler with plenty of water and soft drinks.
  
• Guides do not typically provide the tippet and flies for your trip. If you are just getting started in the sport, or will be traveling and don’t want to hassle with dragging along all of your gear, you may want to consider our guide trip “Package Deal.” This inclusive option is only an additional $50 per day, and with it the guides will provide the necessary rods, reels, flies, tackle and equipment to ensure that you have the right gear and flies for the day. If you're an experienced angler and/or fly tier, call ahead and we'll let you know exactly what flies are producing so you can be sure to tie them beforehand or bring them along.
  
• We do not provide waders or boots for guided trips. Chest-high waders and felt or studded wading boots are required for fishing the Klamath River. Even though we primarily fish the river from boats, waders are necessary for getting in and out of the boats in the frigid winter waters.
  

Making a reservation

To make a reservation, please give us a call at 800-669-3474 during business hours any day of the week. We can give you the answers you need or the detailed explanations to questions you might have, or check on guide availability and confirm your guide reservation in minutes.

If you prefer to correspond on-line simply e-mail us at info@adventuresinflyfishing.com   and we will respond promptly.

• Season... October - November (Marble Mountain Ranch)
  November through early March (Upper Klamath)
  Memorial Day to mid-July (Trout)
  
• Species... Adult and Half-Pounder Steelhead, Resident Rainbow Trout
  
• Fee... $400 for 2 anglers, or $450 for the inclusive “Package Deal” (described above).
  *Rates for Marble Mountain Ranch trips may vary - contact us for more information.
  
• Occupancy... 2 Anglers maximum per guide.
  Navigating the Klamath River requires small, maneuverable drift boats and rafts, so we can never accommodate more than two anglers at a time.
  
• Includes... 8-10 hours of guided wade fishing with lunch provided.