California Fly Fishing
8 California waters — eastern Sierra spring creeks (Hot Creek, Hat Creek, Owens), the wild trout of the upper Sacramento and McCloud, the spring-fed Fall River, and the redwood-coast steelhead rivers.
East Walker River
Below Bridgeport Reservoir
The East Walker's Miracle Mile produces wild brown trout exceeding 30 inches annually — among the largest stream-resident browns in the western…
Fall River
McArthur · Spinner Falls
Fall River's unique geology — fed entirely by underground springs — gives it one of the most stable water temperatures of any river in the western…
Hat Creek
Fall River Valley · Wild Trout Section
Hat Creek's wild trout become conditioned to reject standard patterns — they require precise size and color matching that challenges even expert…
Hot Creek
Mammoth Lakes · Geothermal Spring Creek
Hot Creek is one of the few significant geothermal spring creeks in the United States — warm springs maintain trout-friendly temperatures even in…
Merced River
Yosemite Valley · El Portal · Merced Gorge
The Merced through Yosemite Valley offers fly fishing in front of Half Dome — one of the most photographed natural settings on Earth provides the…
Owens River
C&R Section · Benton Crossing · Hot Creek Gorge
The Owens Gorge tailwater section flows through a 700-foot-deep volcanic canyon — among the most dramatic settings in California fly fishing…
Pit River
Powerhouse #3 · #4 · #5 · Wild Trout
The Pit River is widely regarded as having the most treacherous wading of any major California trout river — a fishery that selects for anglers…
Upper Sacramento River
Dunsmuir to Delta
The Upper Sacramento's recovery from the 1991 Cantara Loop chemical spill — a tank car derailment that killed nearly every fish in 40 miles of river…