Rivers of a Lost Coast movie

At the turn of the 20th Century, a handful of pioneers carried their fly rods into California’s remote north coast and gave birth to a culture that would revolutionize their sport. For a select few, steelhead fly fishing became an obsessive pursuit without compromise. Leading the pack was the mythical, Bill Schaadt, an off-kilter angler [...]

American River Steelhead hunt continues…

Well, it’s been over a month since my last fishing report. Although I have been fishing, I’ve had little to report or write about… all of last month I spent time on the American River a couple times a week in search of the elusive Steelhead. I’m a confident fisherman and know it’s called fishing [...]

American River Steelhead hunt continues…

Fished waaaay below the Sunrise foot bridge this afternoon for nada. I thought this water might be holding some fish… But as it turned out, it may have just been too swallow for any fish moving through to stick around. I did take this cool pano and found a really cool smoker! Nice!

American River – Steelhead Fishing opening day 2009

The American River is closed from Nov 1. just above Goethe Park to the Hazel Bridge and reopens January 1st. I obviously had not fished this water since late Oct. and was really looking forward to it. So I thought I would give it a try on Opening Day. I went to my first spot [...]

Day after Christmas Steelhead fishing American River

It was the the day after Christmas, we had beautiful sunny day, I had a new pair of Waders & Boots, and the kids were a little stir crazy after a whole day in the house on Christmas. So, off we went to the American River for a little hike and some fishing. I usually [...]