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We are only one week away from being back on the salmon fishing grounds. Who else can’t wait?

California’s Smith River Is Open To Salmon Fishing In 2024… And We Are Booking Reservations Now!

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July 13, 2024 by Mike Rasmussen in Fishing Report, fishing charter, Salmon Fishing Report , california salmon, salmon fishing, salmon fishing report, Salmon Fishing Guides, fishing charter service , NorCal fishing report, smith river salmon fishing, smith river fishing, smith River, spring run chinook salmon , Feather River Fishing, fishing report, Sac River guide, Salmon, Butte Creek Salmon, Trinity River, mill creek, Ca , Northern California salmon, Charter, Sacramento River Fishing Charter, NorCal fish report, fishing report photograph, salmon kill off, chinook salmon, Feather River Salmon, Salmon Fishing Charter, salmon restoration , Rogue River Fishing, chinook salmon restoration , California water, Rogue River Salmon Fishing , Fishing Guide, save our salmon, Dead Chinook Salmon, Feather River, Trinity River Fishing, Trinity River , Rogue River Fishing Report, Sacramento River, Sacramento River Fishing

Angler can expect to experience first class salmon fishing on this California river system. Lots of action, big salmon, and plenty of them. Join us by booking today

Northern California Steelhead Fishing - January 5, 2024 - A Hidden Gem In The “Emerald Triangle”…

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January 04, 2024 by Mike Rasmussen in steelhead fishing report, Rainbow Trout, fishing report, Sacramento River Fishing, Trinity River , NorCal fishing report, fishing charter service , Fishing Guide, Sacramento River, sacramento river fishing, fishing charter, Fishing Report , Trinity River Fishing, fishing report , save our salmon, California water, steelhead fishing, Salmon Fishing Charter, Sacramento River Fishing , california salmon, Salmon Fishing Report , steelhead, fishing report photograph, steelhead blog, Sacramento River Fishing Charter, NorCal fish report, salmon fishing report, Northern California salmon, Trinity River, California steelhead , winter steelhead fishing

Dan holds up a dime bright steelhead trout he caught pulling plugs on the South Fork Trinity River.

Salmon Fishing Report 7/25/23 Sacramento River Is A No! Rogue River Is A Go! Wide Open Bite!

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July 24, 2023 by Mike Rasmussen in Rogue River Fishing, Rogue River Salmon Fishing , fishing charter service , fishing report, Salmon, Salmon Fishing Guides, Charter, salmon fishing report, NorCal fish report, salmon fishing, Sacramento River Fishing Charter, fishing report photograph, chinook salmon, Salmon Fishing Report , Sacramento River Fishing , Salmon Fishing Charter, Fishing Guide, fishing report , Fishing Report , Sacramento River, sacramento river fishing, fishing charter, Fishing Report, Sacramento River Fishing, Rogue River Fishing Report

Salmon fishing on the Rogue River Bay is wide open. Salmon fishing guide Ryan Tripp shows off his limits of dime bright Fall Chinook on July 23, 2023. Tripp caught these kings trolling the lower estuary with a 3.5 spinner pulled behind a 360 flasher.

Sacramento River Salmon Fishing Report 12/25/22 Christmas Day Salmon Fishing Report

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December 24, 2022 by Mike Rasmussen in sacramento river fishing, Fishing Report, fishing charter, Sacramento River Fishing, Sacramento River, Fishing Report , save our salmon, Fishing Guide, Salmon Fishing Charter, Salmon Fishing Report , chinook salmon, salmon fishing, NorCal fish report, salmon fishing report, Sacramento River Fishing Charter, Salmon Fishing Guides, Charter, Sac River Fishing Report, fishing report photograph, Northern California salmon, Salmon, fishing report, Sac River guide, fishing charter service , NorCal fishing report, Feather River Fishing

Brice Linder (father) and Deacon Linder (son) pose for a photograph of Deacon’s first Late Fall Run Chinook Salmon of the season.

Sacramento River Salmon Fishing Report 10/8/22 “Finally they arrive!”

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October 09, 2022 by Mike Rasmussen in sacramento river fishing, Sacramento River, Fishing Report, Sacramento River Fishing, fishing charter, fishing report , Fishing Report , Feather River, Fishing Guide, Salmon Fishing Charter, Feather River Salmon, Salmon Fishing Report , california salmon, chinook salmon, Sac River Fishing Report, fishing report photograph, salmon fishing, NorCal fish report, salmon fishing report, Sacramento River Fishing Charter, Charter, Salmon Fishing Guides, Northern California salmon, Salmon, fishing report, Sac River guide, Feather River Fishing, fishing charter service , NorCal fishing report

Amanda Gradney gets it done with a fine king salmon to show for her efforts pulling plugs.

Sacramento River Dying Salmon Crisis 9/27/2022 “for 24 consecutive days, dead salmon float by”

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September 26, 2022 by Mike Rasmussen in Sacramento River, Sacramento River Fishing, fishing charter, Fishing Report, striper fishing, sacramento river fishing, Fishing Report , water blog, Feather River, Dead Chinook Salmon, save our salmon, Fishing Guide, California water, chinook salmon restoration , salmon restoration , Salmon Fishing Charter, Feather River Salmon, Salmon Fishing Report , california salmon, Salmon Die Off, chinook salmon, salmon kill off, Sac River Fishing Report, fishing report photograph, salmon fishing, salmon fishing report, NorCal fish report, Sacramento River Fishing Charter, water diversion , Charter, Salmon Fishing Guides, endangered salmon, Northern California salmon, Salmon, fishing report, Sac River guide, Feather River Fishing, fishing charter service , NorCal fishing report

A dying Fall Run Chinook Salmon is photographed in its last moments of life.

Sacramento River Salmon Fishing Report 9/18/22 “Salmon are on the move”

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September 16, 2022 by Mike Rasmussen in sacramento river fishing, Sacramento River Fishing, Sacramento River, Fishing Report , fishing charter, Fishing Report, fishing report , Feather River, Dead Chinook Salmon, save our salmon, Fishing Guide, Salmon Fishing Report , Feather River Salmon, Salmon Fishing Charter, chinook salmon restoration , salmon restoration , california salmon, Salmon Die Off, chinook salmon, Sac River Fishing Report, fishing report photograph, NorCal fish report, steelhead blog, salmon fishing, salmon fishing report, Sacramento River Fishing Charter, Charter, Salmon Fishing Guides, Northern California salmon, Salmon, Sac River guide, fishing report, fishing charter service , Feather River Fishing, spring run chinook salmon , NorCal fishing report

Sacramento River salmon fishing has finally reached its expectations for 2022.

SACRAMENTO RIVER SALMON FISHING REPORT 9/5/22 - “Hear Ye, Hear Ye, the salmon are coming…”

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September 04, 2022 by Mike Rasmussen in sacramento river fishing, Sacramento River, fishing charter, Fishing Report, Sacramento River Fishing, Fishing Report , Feather River, Fishing Guide, Salmon Fishing Charter, Feather River Salmon, Salmon Fishing Report , california salmon, chinook salmon, Sac River Fishing Report, fishing report photograph, salmon fishing, salmon fishing report, NorCal fish report, Sacramento River Fishing Charter, Salmon Fishing Guides, Northern California salmon, Charter, Salmon, fishing report, fishing charter service , NorCal fishing report, Feather River Fishing, Sac River guide, water diversion , California water, save our salmon, Dead Chinook Salmon, fishing report

Ryan Tripp’s Guide Service shocked the social media platforms this past week with a whopping fourteen salmon creel for his seven guests. The biggest boat limits in freshwater this season to date.

Sacramento River Salmon Fishing Report August 24, 2022 “The struggle is real..”

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August 24, 2022 by Mike Rasmussen in Sacramento River, sacramento river fishing, fishing charter, Fishing Report, Sacramento River Fishing, Salmon Fishing Report , salmon fishing, Sacramento River Fishing Charter, NorCal fish report, salmon fishing report, Charter, Salmon Fishing Guides, Northern California salmon, fishing report, Salmon, fishing charter service , NorCal fishing report, Feather River Fishing, Sac River guide, fishing report photograph, Sac River Fishing Report, chinook salmon, california salmon, Feather River Salmon, Salmon Fishing Charter, chinook salmon restoration , salmon restoration , Fishing Guide, save our salmon, Feather River, Fishing Report , fishing report

Tom and his wife Julie joined SalmonSacRiver on August 20, 2022 for a Rainbow Trout/King Salmon fishing trip on the Sacramento River. Here Tom is photographed holding a hefty chinook salmon be caught using cured salmon roe.

Sacramento River Salmon Fishing Report August 14, 2022 “Barge Hole Opener Doesn’t Disappoint…”

August 14, 2022 by Mike Rasmussen in sacramento river fishing, Fishing Report, Sacramento River Fishing, fishing charter, Salmon Fishing Report , Salmon Fishing Charter, salmon fishing, salmon fishing report, Sacramento River Fishing Charter, NorCal fish report, Salmon Fishing Guides, Charter, Northern California salmon, Salmon, fishing report, Feather River Fishing, fishing charter service , NorCal fishing report, Sac River Fishing Report, chinook salmon, california salmon, Feather River Salmon, Fishing Guide, save our salmon, Feather River, fishing report , Fishing Report , Sacramento River

Legendary West Coast fishing guide John Klar battles a opening day king salmon at the world famous Barge Hole in Northern California.

Sacramento River Salmon Fishing Report For July 28, 2022 “Inland Salmon Opener Is A Bust”

July 28, 2022 by Mike Rasmussen in NorCal fishing report, Sacramento River Fishing, Sacramento River, sacramento river fishing, fishing charter, Fishing Report, Fishing Report , fishing report , Feather River, Fishing Guide, California water, Salmon Fishing Charter, Feather River Salmon, Salmon Fishing Report , california salmon, chinook salmon, fishing report photograph, Sac River Fishing Report, salmon fishing, salmon fishing report, NorCal fish report, Sacramento River Fishing Charter, Northern California salmon, endangered salmon, Salmon Fishing Guides, Charter, fishing report, Sac River guide, Feather River Fishing, fishing charter service

The few salmon that are sneaking by lower river anglers are beautiful.

Sacramento River Salmon Fishing Report July 13, 2022 “Salmon Season Set To Open This Saturday”

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July 13, 2022 by Mike Rasmussen in Sacramento River Fishing, Sacramento River, sacramento river fishing, chinook salmon, Sacramento River Fishing Charter, fishing report, NorCal fishing report, Sac River guide, fishing charter service , Salmon, Northern California salmon, Salmon Fishing Guides, Charter, NorCal fish report, salmon fishing report, salmon fishing, Sac River Fishing Report, fishing report photograph, california salmon, Salmon Fishing Report , Salmon Fishing Charter, Fishing Guide, fishing report , Fishing Report , fishing charter, Fishing Report

Northern California 2022 salmon season set to kick off in the coming days.

Sacramento River 2022 Pre-Season Salmon Fishing Report June 26, 2022

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June 26, 2022 by Mike Rasmussen in NorCal fishing report, Sacramento River, sacramento river fishing, fishing report , fishing charter service , fishing report, Sacramento River Fishing Charter, salmon fishing, Salmon Fishing Charter, Sacramento River Fishing, fishing charter, Feather River, Fishing Guide, Salmon Fishing Report , california salmon, chinook salmon, Sac River Fishing Report, salmon fishing report, NorCal fish report, Charter, Salmon Fishing Guides, Northern California salmon, Salmon, Feather River Fishing

The excitement of the Sacramento River 2022 salmon season is nearly upon us.

Sacramento River Salmon Fishing Report 5/30/22 “River Temperatures Reaching Lethal Levels”

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May 30, 2022 by Mike Rasmussen in NorCal fishing report, Sacramento River Fishing, Sacramento River, fishing report , fishing charter, Fishing Report, salmon kill off, chinook salmon, salmon fishing, salmon fishing report, NorCal fish report, Sacramento River Fishing Charter, water diversion , Salmon Fishing Guides, endangered salmon, Northern California salmon, endangered spring run chinook salmon , Salmon, California steelhead , endangered species , fishing report, Feather River Fishing, fishing charter service , spring run chinook salmon , winter run chinooks salmon, Trinity River, water blog, California water, fishing report photograph, Sac River Fishing Report, california salmon, Salmon Die Off, Salmon Fishing Report , Salmon Fishing Charter, salmon restoration , chinook salmon restoration , Fishing Guide, save our salmon, Dead Chinook Salmon, Trinity River Fishing

Sacramento River Temperature Management Plan does little to save declining salmon stocks in California.

Endangered Spring Run Chinook Salmon Found Dead! March 14, 2022 -“What The Actual…..”

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March 14, 2022 by Mike Rasmussen in endangered species , salmon kill off, NorCal fishing report, Butte Creek Salmon Die, Butte Creek Salmon, Salmon, fishing report, Northern California salmon, endangered salmon, Sacramento River Fishing Charter, NorCal fish report, salmon fishing report, salmon fishing, Salmon Die Off, california salmon, Salmon Fishing Report , chinook salmon restoration , salmon restoration , save our salmon, Dead Chinook Salmon, Fishing Guide, fishing report , Sacramento River, sacramento river fishing, Sacramento River Fishing, spring run chinook salmon , endangered spring run chinook salmon , water diversion , fishing charter service

Embedded YouTube video shows massive kill off of Butte Creek, Ca federally endangered spring run chinook salmon. Video taken on March 13, 2022 as dewatering a section of Butte Creek near Colusa, Ca takes place!

Sacramento River Trophy Striped Bass Fishing Report 2/27/22 - “Bitch please…

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February 27, 2022 by Mike Rasmussen in Striped Bass Fishing Report, NorCal fishing report, fishing report, NorCal fish report, Striped Bass, Sacramento River, fishing charter, Fishing Report, Sacramento River Fishing, sacramento river fishing, striper fishing, Fishing Report , fishing report , Fishing Guide, striped bass fish report, Salmon Fishing Charter, chinook salmon, Sac River Fishing Report, fishing report photograph, Trophy Striped Bass, Sacramento River Fishing Charter, Charter, fishing charter service , Salmon Fishing Report

Sneaky Pete’s co-owner Garret Dixon holds up a dandy striper he caught while chucking the scales up version of the sneaky pete ( Papa Pete )

Sacramento River Salmon Need Your Support! January 21, 2022 “Open Minds Make For Tight Lines”

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January 21, 2022 by Mike Rasmussen in chinook salmon restoration , chinook salmon, california salmon, endangered salmon, NorCal fishing report, Salmon Fishing Report , Salmon Fishing Charter, fishing report, Dead Chinook Salmon, Sacramento River, NorCal fish report, salmon fishing, salmon fishing report, sacramento river fishing, fishing charter, fishing report photograph, Sacramento River Fishing, fishing report , Fishing Report , Salmon Fishing Guides, Charter, Rainbow Trout, Feather River Salmon, Salmon Die Off, Northern California salmon, salmon restoration , deer creek, ca, mill creek, Ca , save our salmon

California chinook salmon on the Sacramento River need your support. Struggling chinook salmon are having more difficulties every year.

Mike's Fishing Guide Service for Sacramento River fishing targeting King Salmon, Striped Bass, White Sturgeon, American Shad and Rainbow Trout. The Best Sacramento River Salmon Fishing Guide and Striped Bass Fishing Guide on the Sacramento River.

Sacramento River Salmon Fishing Report December 3, 2021 - “Late Fall Kings”

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December 03, 2021 by Mike Rasmussen in NorCal fishing report, Salmon Fishing Report , Sacramento River Fishing Charter, fishing charter, Sacramento River Fishing, Fishing Report, sacramento river fishing, salmon fishing, salmon fishing report, NorCal fish report, Sacramento River, Salmon Fishing Guides, Fishing Report , Salmon, fishing report , Fishing Guide, Sac River guide, Salmon Fishing Charter, Feather River Fishing, Feather River Salmon, Feather River, fishing charter service , fishing report, Charter, fishing report photograph, Sac River Fishing Report

Late Fall Run Chinook Salmon like the ones photographed in this fishing report are being caught daily on the Sacramento River. It’s a excellent time to adventure into the Northern California’s waterways and see how much they have to offer.

SACRAMENTO RIVER SALMON FISHING REPORT - 11/1/21 “DIRTY WATERS”

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November 01, 2021 by Mike Rasmussen in NorCal fishing report, fishing charter service , fishing report, Sacramento River, Sacramento River Fishing Charter, salmon fishing, salmon fishing report, fishing charter, Fishing Report, Sacramento River Fishing, fishing report photograph, sacramento river fishing, NorCal fish report, Charter, Salmon Fishing Guides, Fishing Report , Salmon, fishing report , Feather River, Fishing Guide, Sac River guide, Salmon Fishing Charter, Feather River Fishing, Feather River Salmon, Salmon Fishing Report

Chris drove up North from Sacramento, Ca to get his hands on his limit of king salmon prior to Northern California’s rivers blowing out.