Page 11 of Fishing Programs brochure by Fish First

winter fishing wish you didn t have to put away your fly rods each november you don t winter fishing is within easy driving distance of both our albany and chico stores butte creek classic small stream fishing in beautiful butte creek canyon for wild steelhead good numbers of salmon are on their redds through the end november into the beginning of december and the fishing can be quite good in the lower reaches of the creek between late december and february 15 larger steelhead make their way into the upper reaches of the canyon to spawn fishing the canyon is difficult as most of the river is lined with private property unless you have private access to the water and we ve got it walk/wade trips are available north fork feather river the north fork of the feather river within butte county is open all year and offers good winter fishing for 12-16 trout tight line nymphing in pocket water is most productive although fishing midge and blue wing olive dries can also be productive in the slick water on sunny afternoons walk/wade trips are available putah creek tailwater trout little more than an hour from our albany store putah creek is the closest wild trout stream to the bay area and the perfect place to take a day off work to enjoy some wintertime trout action putah is unique in that it harbors lots of big rainbows these large wary trout demand light tippets good drifts and tiny flies our experienced guides will de-mystify this fishery and increase your chances of hooking one of these feisty wild rainbows walk/wade trips are available below winter fishing at its finest meet our guides fishfirst guides are well-rounded experienced fishermen instructors and fly tyers they have fished extensively throughout northern california in the western united states and canada and in many world-class international destinations doug lovell co-founder and owner of fishfirst coast guard licensed captain doug guides for striped bass in the sacramento/san joaquin delta leo siren co-founder owner and manager of fishfirst albany coast guard licensed captain casting instructor leo guides for striped bass in the sacramento/san joaquin delta michael mac noble manager fishfirst chico editor wh&wntm fishing report on-stream clinic instructor guide fly tying instructor mac guides on the yuba river feather river butte creek lower sacramento river and pit river hogan brown fishfirst chico guide idylwilde contract fly tyer author wh&wntm fishing report introductory class on-stream clinic and fly tying instructor hogan guides on the yuba feather and lower sacramento rivers bass ponds and small foothill streams near chico and is a federation of fly fishers certified flycasting instructor ryan miller fishfirst chico guide introductory class and on-stream clinic instructor ryan guides on the feather river butte creek lower sacramento river and small foothill streams near chico ryan is a federation of fly fishers certified flycasting instructor marc noble fishfirst albany guide introductory class instructor marc guides on putah creek and along the pacific beaches near the bay area.

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