sacramento river fishing

The Kenai of the South

by JD on May 6, 2009

redding-ronOkay, so maybe the comparison to the Kenai is a bit much, but the Sacramento River in Redding, CA is one of the best trout fishing destinations this side of Alaska. While the rainbows here don’t reach the epic proportions their cousins to the north do, they are chunky, solid fish that provide some superb year-round angling.

Team FishWithJD was on the scene a few days back and we found (before the rains hit), a beautiful river with hardly a soul on it…and plenty o’ trout in the 2- to 4-pound class — we landed somewhere in the neighborhood of 30+ fish a day.

Here’s a quick photo log…
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So, you’re saying it’s fall??

by JD on September 18, 2008

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They tell me we’re nearly two-thirds of the way through September already yet my internal calendar is reading “June.”

I guess that’s what happens when there’s no salmon fishing in the Sacramento Valley for the first time in my life. It’s a really starnge sensation to not be out chasing kings every day…depressing, really. So, just for old times sake, I thought I’d throw up a photo of ol pal, Rob Bonner, with a chrome king he caught with me in the Sac a few seasons back. Although I’m not sure if that’s making me feel better or worse…
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Stripers Gone Wild!

by JD on April 18, 2008

A little action from Thursday, April 17 from a remote corner of the Sac. River…

Stripers Gone Wild! from Fish with JD on Vimeo.

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