Sacramento River trout
Trout anglers plying the stretch of river between Redding and Anderson are doing well, but need to exercise extreme caution, reported local guide Kevin Brock. "Whenever the flows are over 7000 cfs, going under the Cypress Bridge is closed to boats", warned Brock. "Fishing has been fantastic lately, and virtually nobody is up there. On average we are releasing about 30 fish per day. Most are in the 16 to 18-inch range, with a few 20 to 22-inchers caught every day. All of our fish are biting on glo-bugs in the light orange or peachy-king color, fished on a six-pound test fluorocarbon leader."

Brock continued, "We are seeing spectacular amounts of wildlife along the river, including bald eagles, ospreys, beavers, otters, and goslings."

Sacramento River shad
Good news for shad anglers on the Sacramento River came from Phil Peeples at the Tackle Box in Chico. "The shad are here, and lots of ???em", observed Peeples. "People are catching lots of shad just about everywhere they try, including Beer Can Beach, the Washout, and all the way down to Butte City. It's just going to get better and better."

Peeples tipped, "The most popular lure color has been the standard red head with a chartreuse tail, but if the fish stop biting, change to something else like chartreuse/chartreuse or red/white and they may start biting again. Use the smallest jighead possible for the rod you are using."