Swinging caddis pupa in the evening on Valley rivers.

[Bill Kiene semi-retired]

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Got this email and photo from Matt Johnson who live in Los Lominos up on the Sacramento River

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Hi Bill,

I swing caddis emergers in the evening all summer long on the L SAC.

9' #5 rod, floating line, ratchet reel, 9' tapered leader to 5X

Fish in the photo was one of the hottest O. mykiss (resident or steelhead) I have hooked in a long time

Trout are all the way down to Woodson Bridge.

The drift from Red Bluff to Los Molinos has become popular with the guides, especially in the fall when there is a chance for a steelhead.

If I am targeting trout I like to go Balls Ferry up. I think there are more bugs up there, and more trout


Come up this summer and I will take you out in my jet boat

This fishing goes into about mid-October

Matt

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Matt says he ties a #14 Hares ear soft hackle that is lightly weighted.

Most of our Valley rivers have resident trout/steelhead and caddis.

I have been fishing this way for decades on the Lower American River......mostly Spring and fall.
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[Troutsource]

Any chance of this kind of action on the Lower American these days?

[Lance Gray]

Swinging caddis pupa, soft hackles and wet flies are always awesome!! I do evening drifts witch we swing until night fall. Oh did I mention getting out the dry fly rods also. You never know we you can run into a great hatch with fish working!!!