Frank Ely Fishing Frank Ely Fly Fishing Welcome to fly fishing in Northern California Fishing on the upper Klamath river has traditionally been salmon and steelhead.
Most people are unaware that it is also a blue ribbon trout stream with native rainbows.
Trout average 12 to 18 inches and it is not uncommon to land a few fish over 20 inches. Eastern California has many reservoirs. Most of them are on BLM ground and are stocked with Eagle Lake trout. These trout are beautifully proportioned and full of energy. Sometimes the big ones don't get away.