From Redding down stream to Red Bluff is recognized as one of the premier tailwater fisheries in the west.  Starting in early March with prolific mayflies and caddis hatches the SAC River turns on to some of the best dry fly and nymph fishing to be experienced anywhere.   Nymph fishing is the primary means to catching the hard fighting wild rainbows, dead drifting nymphs or swinging soft hackles and emerger patterns on sinking lines can be very productive.  Late afternoon and evening hatches offer some excellent dry fly fishing. 

The river fishes good all year, but the prime times are springtime because of the prolific hatches and the fall when the King Salmon are spawning.   The river support good runs of King salmon and this account for the numbers of trophy size “wild” trout in the river.

The SAC River “rainbow’s” are the hardest fighting trout you can catch on a flyrod!

All fishing is drift boat fishing primarily and wade fish as much as possible, depending on river flows.