October 15 - Well the fishing is closed, the Salmon are coming in by the thousands, and there are some big Steelhead following those Salmon. My clients had some great fishing in both sunshine and pouring rain. Take a visit to the Mokelumne River Hatchery in the next few weeks and you will see a lot of Salmon in the hatchery and in the river. FYI, don't let your dog eat any dead fish. The flesh turns toxic and can kill your pet. Happy Holidays to everyone. See you in January.

October 9 I fished with my nephew Matt and his son Frank. Our day started with a 26" fish in the net right out of the park. No doubt that after three days of fishing after the pulse flow took place last Monday, there are Salmon and Steelhead in the system. 

October 2 I fished with Chris from El Dorado Hills today and we asked ourselves several times during the course of our day " What are we doing here?" It literally never stopped raining and rained really hard to the point where I had to drain water out of my boat several times. Chris fished hard and managed to put ten nice fish into the net. This was a day to leave the sun screen and sunglasses home!
September 14
I apologize for the the "no postings" for the past few weeks. Between performing with Georgetowne and guiding, I've been a busy guy. The river is low and the water is very clear. Be aware of your shadow as the fish are really spooky. We have been releasing a fair amount of fish in the 16' to 20" range. Inch for inch, these are some of the best fighting fish you will find. Often, my clients hook a fish and everyone in the boat thinks it's bigger than it really is due to the way they fight.

July 30, 2025
I spent the day with Mike & Melissa on the river to access the conditions and fishability. We were very surprised at how healthy the system looks and how well it fished. My son Mike landed & released  the biggest fish he's ever caught in all the years he has fished with me. All the fish we released were between 16' and 21".

March 10, 2025
Fishing reports have ceased to come to me as overall fishing has been pretty dismal. Minimum water releases from Camanche Dam and low migration returns of Steelhead are certainly factors.

February 7, 2025
Although I have not been fishing yet this year due to knee replacement surgery, I have been getting good intel from guides and friends. To summarize, the fishing has been pretty inconsistent, A few nice fish are caught and released but no one sending information to me has had any days with over ten fish. The Steelhead are starting to spawn so if you see fish near fresh redds (nests), please refrain from targeting those fish. Let them make babies for the future.

January 15, 2025
Tristan and his friend floated the Moke this past week for two days and reported lots of success. He mentioned crazy boat traffic on the river so I assume they fished a weekend. They had success with beads in various colors and patterns along with a variety of nymphs and midges.