Archives: Guide Service

Shasta Lake is the lifeblood of the Sacramento River, and forms the confluence of the McCloud, Pit and Upper Sacramento Rivers.  Dammed in 1944, it has since held a healthy population of spotted, smallmouth and largemouth bass, as well as brown and native rainbow trout.  When Shasta is full, it sports 30,000 surface acres and (more…)

The Fly Shop® is excited to announce our new all-inclusive fly fishing packages conveniently located close to The Fly Shop® and minutes from our tailwater fishery the Lower Sacramento River. Make it easy on yourself and let our talented Outfitters Department custom design an all inclusive fly fishing vacation for you. The packages we have (more…)

Redding is a great place to base your Northern California fly fishing holiday.  Within an hour or so of downtown, you would be hard pressed not to find a fantastic spot to fish.  And we don’t just have world-class fishing, we are only a short drive from Lassen Volcanic National Park, Mount Shasta, and Whiskeytown (more…)

The Fly Shop® is excited to announce our new all-inclusive premium fly fishing packages with the Sheraton Hotel conveniently located at Turtle Bay in Redding, California. This beautiful hotel is located right next to the Sundial Bridge and is ideal for families, couples, or single anglers.  Make it easy on yourself and let our talented (more…)

The Fly Shop® is excited to announce our new 3-bedroom and 2-bedroom home, located just south of Redding, California off Interstate 5 and overlooking our favorite tailwater fishery the Lower Sacramento River. This is the ideal lodging option for traveling anglers coming to fish the area. It is only minutes from the front door of (more…)

The Fly Shop® is excited to announce our new all-inclusive fly fishing packages with the Gaia Hotel & Spa conveniently located just south of Redding, California off Interstate 5 and minutes from our tailwater fishery the Lower Sacramento River. Make it easy on yourself and let our talented Outfitters Department custom design an all inclusive (more…)

Many of us would chase salmon and steelhead year ’round with our two handed rods if it were possible.  A popular and aesthetic alternative has recently emerged with lighter two handed rods, Trout Spey. These smaller rods can be quite effective under the right circumstances to target trout and are pleasurable to cast. The Lower (more…)

All of the guided trips with The Fly Shop® are fly fishing and catch-and-release only. There are literally dozens of great stillwater venues within range of our guide staff here in Redding, with options for all of the different seasons. Lakes can be technical fisheries, and spending a day on one with one of our (more…)

The “Upper Sac” is freestone fishing at its best! The portion of the river commonly called the Upper Sacramento begins below Lake Siskiyou (near the town of Mt. Shasta) and tumbles downstream for nearly 40 miles through canyons and a terraced, typical freestone setting, eventually dumping into Lake Shasta. Much of the river is within (more…)

The Trinity River is the major tributary to the Klamath River, and stretches 110 river miles from Lewiston Dam downstream to its confluence with the Klamath at Weitchpec. Nearly the entire river is designated as wild and scenic, and flows through Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Six Rivers National Forest, and BLM land. The Trinity River is (more…)