The Lower Sac has been fishing very well. I haven’t been guiding at all on the rivers. I have been getting reports from many guides including my brother Lincoln. There are many walk and wade areas on the Lower Sac. We actually do a Lower Sac Tour to show people the areas. The river is at 6800cfs. Top flies for the Lower Sac are Bird’s Nest in Natural Size 14, Lafontaine’s Bubble Caddis in Tan and my Lance’s X-May in Brown Size 18. The reports I have been getting for the Feather have been good. There are tons of salmon in the system with steelhead behind them eating eggs. Top egg producers are Peachy King and Tangerine bead in 8mm size.

Lake Almanor has been fishing good to great. The Pond Smelt craze has started and the big fish are eating them like candy. Top flies for the Pond Smelt are Milt’s Pond Smelt Size 6 and Lance’s Pond Smelt in Size 6. We are also fishing midges and balanced leeches and minnow imitations underneath indicators. Top flies have been the Zebra Midge in Black and Red in Sizes 14-16, WD40 in Black Size 18 and yes fishing Lance’s Pond Smelt on the rig has been producing lots of fish. Baum Lake has been fishing well. The weeds are dying back and the fish are eating! Hot flies have been Rickard’s Seal Bugger Olive/Orange Size 10, small midge patterns; Tiger Midge Size 18 in Black and

Many LGC’s Workshops are on the schedule. The workshops are a great way to get to know a new tactic. Fly fishers are always in the search of knowledge. We have a Streamer Workshop on November 9, 2019 that currently has two spots open in it, an Intro to Two Handed Rod Workshop on November 30, 2019 that currently has two spots open in it and a Dry Fly Workshop on February 15, 2020 that currently has two spots open in it.

The LGC’s Online Store is moving along. Like I said in the last newsletter we are adding new patterns every week. This week we have completed the Striper Fly Page that includes three different flies for stripers and for bass. They are the Flashtail Minnow’s in Baby Perch, Pike Minnow and Rainbow Trout. We have also completed the Float & Fly page. If you’re not familiar with this type of fishing – it’s really not that much different than fishing midges or nymphs under indicators. This tactic involves a balanced leech or minnow. Our Float & Flies are the brain child of Zack Thurman. Zack ties these flies on lead jigs. They are perfect for the foothill winter bass fisheries that we have in Northern Cali, and now we have them in our store for you. Take a look at them.

As always, the tours keep rolling along. The LGC’s Tours are a workshop, a tour and one on one instruction on the water – combined into one day. It is a great way to get to know a fishery and how to fish it. We have a couple of tours scheduled; Putah Creek Tour on November 21, 2019 that has three spots open in it, and two American River Steelhead Tours scheduled for January 4 and January 11, 2020. All three spots open in both of those tours. If you are looking for a fly-fishing class that has it all the tours are very hard to beat. We are scheduling tours on a consent bases, so if you are looking for a tour that is not scheduled. Drop us a line and we can work around your schedule and then open it up to other people. Basically, a custom tour!!

I will be at the Chico Area Fly Fishers next week doing a presentation on “Breaking down Stillwater”. The presentation will start at 7:30pm. I will be tying before the presentation. So, get there early. Then on the following week, I will be at the Rogue River Fly Fishers and the Southern Oregon Fly Fishers doing presentations on “Lake Almanor Hex Hatch” and “Fishing Mount Lassen Park”. Both of these presentations will start at 7:00pm. Kirsten will be with me – she is my driver. Everyone loves Kirsten, including me!!