The rivers have been good to great. We have been having good weather with highs during the day reaching into the high 60’s. Which means that the Skwala’s have been active on the Yuba River . We have found fish that are being reckless – eating everything they can find. These fish are looking up right now folks – a great time to be on the Yuba. Hot flies for the Yuba are Unit Skwala Size 10 , Lance’s X-May in Olive, Brown and PMD in Size 18 & 20’s and Sparkle Dun Blue Wing Olive Size 16 . The Feather River has slowed down a little. We are waiting for the Spring fish to come in. they should be here soon. Then swinging flies and fishing dry flies will be the game. The Lower Sac is fishing good to great. It just matters on the day with the hatches. Midges, mayflies and some stones are hatching during the day. Mayflies have been the top producers; Lance’s X-May in Olive, PMD and Black Size 16-20, Sweet Pea Size 18 and Lance’s Black Sabbath Size 14 . I am all booked until the Fall. Yes – booked solid. In the Fall – prime dates I have open currently October 12,13,14,15,16,20,21,22,

23,27 and 28 ^th and for November I have 3,4,5,19,23 and 24 ^th . That is, it. Book’em fast people!

Baum Lake is fishing great right now. They have just placed a large amount of fish into the lake and the fishing couldn’t be better. No weather to speak of – so the roads and passes are clear. No excuse not to go. Hot flies for LGC have been Lance’s X-May in Black and Olive Size 16, Lance’s Black Sabbath in Size 14 and Denny’s Seal Bugger in Olive/Orange Size 10 . Manzanita is still snowed and iced in; we are waiting for that gem to defrost. Lake Almanor has been fishing well. DFW just planted a large amount of cookie cutter brown trout at the Canyon Dam boat ramp. There are also large fish lurking about. Top flies are midges – Zebra Midge in Black and Red size 14-18 and Mercury Midge Black Beauty in Size 16. We have also been fishing Chan’s Bomber’s in Black and Silver Size 14-16’s. All have produced fish.

We still have 1 on 1 dates with Lance left. The dates are June 16,17,18 and 19 and July 1 ^st and 2 ^nd open. Just $135 a person. Great time with big fish!

Now booking Lassen Meadows Ranch for June 2020. This picture of the lake is from today 02/03/2020, the lake is beautiful even covered in snow. For all of you folks that have fished the ranch you will remember all the great hard fighting fish set in a beautiful place. You need to get your date in June. For the fly fishers who haven’t had the pleasure of fishing the lake at the ranch – you need to book your date in June also! Great fish, great stillwater fishing and a beautiful spot to do it in! $125 a day for fishing. Maximum of 3 angler groups and, if you want me to guide you, add another $250 a day. Call or email me for open dates. They will go fast!

As I mentioned before we have been re-organizing the LGC’s Online Store . Making it easier for people to navigate. So please bear with us. When we are done with it – it will be super easy to find what you want quickly. Last week we sent a blast out announcing our new line of X-Mays . These X-Mays are awesome. The fishing time that we have spent fishing these new flies in un-parallel. We had many of our friends and guides using them to see what they thought. All the comments we got back where,” These are sick”, “dope” and other accolades. You need to try them out.

LGC’s Tours are simply the best. Other so called guides now are trying to copy our ideas when it comes to the tours. Before, they gave me grief stating I was giving away the baby and the bath water – now they’re trying to copy LGC. Don’t fall for it folks – we do the best job, at the right times of the year to maximize your time learning on the fishery. That being said – we have had over 1200 students in our tours – many come back for more every year. We have stopped doing the American River Steelhead & Shad Tours simply due to the homeless people and the non-safe environment that is now plaguing the American River. We have a couple of tours slated that are coming up – we have three Hex Hatch Tours slated for this summer June 20, 2020, with 1 spot open, June 29, 2020, with 3 spots open and July 11, 2020, with 1 spot open. We also have the Lake Almanor Tour on July 18-19, 2020 with 3 spots open and the Lassen Park Fly Fishing Tour slated for August 1-2, 2020, with 3 spots open.

The Fly Fishing Show is February 21-23, 2020. Kirsten and I will be there working the booth and doing presentations. Please come by the booth and say hi to us! Also, as we mentioned above, we are volunteering for the Gabe Duran Fishing Memorial weekend. The dates for this event is May 29-31, 2020. I need two great sticks in my boat – so we can win! The cost is $1,600/Team of 2 anglers for the weekend – which includes the following; Friday Night Welcome Taco Party at the Shasta Fly Fishers Clubhouse, Saturday Full Day Guided Trip, Saturday Night Pig Roast Party at the Shasta Fly Fishers Clubhouse, Sunday Full Day Guided Trip, Sunday Afternoon Awards Ceremony and a Gabe Duran Swag Package. If you are interested in doing the weekend – call, text or email me.

This year we have added a new school to our lineup. The Stillwater School at Lassen Meadows Ranch . This two day school will have plenty of hands on instruction. From picking rods, reels and lines to rigging and onto the lake for many hours of fishing. We will go over casting, retrieves and adding some expert tricks throughout the school. The school will include all equipment expect the students’ wading gear. We will fish from my driftboat and float tubes. Students can bring their personal watercraft (Float tube or Pontoon Boat). Lunch, drinks and snacks will be included – including a binder full of instructional literature. Lodging is not included. Students are welcome to stay at the ranch. There are two cabins available on the ranch. Students can find lodging in the town of Chester, CA or camping at one of the many campgrounds in the area. If you would like to stay at the ranch in one of cabins please let me know – I can help you pick the right one for you. The school will be held on June 13-14, 2020. School tuition is $550 per student. Limited to 2 students.