Tales from the River, Road, and Campfire
Welcome to the Taco Fly Co. blog—where fishing reports, road trip rambles, taco stand reviews, and beer-fueled truths collide. Whether you’re chasing steelhead on the Trinity, casting dry flies in the Sierra backcountry, or just cracking a cold one at camp, this is where the stories live. Dig in, stay weird, and fish on.
Lower Sacramento River August 18th & 19th – Gary and Jimmy
Fun hot day fishing in August on the Lower Sacramento River. Fiesty Rainbow Trout on small flies and 6wts.
August 1 to 4 in Trinity and Shasta County – Trinity River & Lower Sacramento River
HOT! Every summer I forget just how blazing it gets out here. Luckily we have two killer tailwaters to fish...
2025 Spring Lower Sac and Middle Fork Feather River Fly Fishing
Fishing Report Summary Temps: Mucho perfectWeather: Sunny with wind, warm afternoons, and cold morningsHatches: PMDs, March Browns, Yellow Sallies, some other big-ass mayflies,...
Feather River Fly Fishing and Lake Almanor Fishing Report
Oh wow! Back home on the Feather River and Lake Almanor. What a blast. I'll get right into it. Lake...
The Long Awaited Fishing Report
I was supposed to write one on March 26th… then March 31st… but life is weird and all, and it...
Pyramid Lake, The Coast, and Plumas County
Where Have I Been and What’s Been Going On? The Trinity River bumped up to 3,500 CFS, and the Lower...
Fishing Report February 5th & 6th…better ever than never…..or something like that
Fishing Report February 5&6…better ever than never…..or something like that Is this the final Trinity report of the 24’/25’ season?...
Winter is coming…maybe. January 23-27th, 2025
Winter is coming...maybe. January 23-27th, 2025 Often, I wake up and I think, "Where is my mind?" That has nothing...
And now steelhead season is here…Trinity River January 13-22, 2025
Two days off! YEAH! I am in bed. Sorta warm-ish. I had some quail show up on the property this...
Surfs Up on the Trinity River January 7-13, 2025
My neck hurts. My back hurts. It's cold. The river is high(1500cfs) and clear. There are a shit ton of...
Oh and I forgot this one…Dec 4th 2024 Trinity River
Well in all the madness of ending a small stint on the Trin and then going to MagBay, I had...
MagBay and Trinity River Pre-Synchronized Storm Event Flows Report
My last report was written December 6th, since then, I've been to MagBay, ate chocolate clams, recorded a podcast, got...
Trinity River – November 30-December 6 – WINTER IS COMING!
The rain is gone and the river is clear again. Flows are higher down river but that should change a...
November 25 & 26 – Trinity River
Jimmy and Gary. Two rad dudes booked for two days to get some "fake" steelhead at the start of the...
November 13-18, 2024 – Trinity River
What a week! Just a little bit of rain and wow, the fishing was on fire. Brad showed up when...
Fishing Report – Trinity River – 11/6-11/9
Ohh soooo pretty. This is California. Not the State of Jefferson. Okay no politics but "LOVE IT OR LEAVE IT...
Trinity River Fishing Report 11/3 & 11/4 2024
An awesome weekend with special people. Special shout out to Eben Drucker for bringing his crew up here. Love this...
Lower Sac SuperFudge – 10/26/24
What a float! I had a great last day for this first stint out on the Trinity for my 24/25...
Searching the Sierras for Taco Stands…and fishing for LCT’s too
There has got to be a hidden taco stand way up high. I can feel it. They probably have Pastor...