If you' re interested in fishing for steelhead right in the Capital City, check our fall school program for available dates. Our instructors are sure to provide the information needed to catch steelhead on the fly. Fishing Late summer and early fall can be some of the best times to experience fly fishing for trout. The hot days of summer are ending and the night air is beginning to cool. For a trout, this means the colder winter months are not far away.
Hatches begin to increase as baetis mayflies and caddis fill the mid-day sky.
Trout that were hiding due to the bright summer days are not so wary and tend to feed throughout the day. The streams that we had fished early in the season have dropped in water flows, and are clear and easy to wade. Even the fall colors are adding to the experience of our favorite trout fisheries. Yuba River One of the shop' s favorite local rivers changes in the fall as spawning salmon fill its runs. Hungry resident trout begin to gorge on salmon eggs and lose their educated habits.