Feather river fishing

Feather River Fishing

The Feather river is a beautiful stretch of river
from oroville,ca to where it meets the
Sacramento river. This river ranges from deep
pools to shallow riffles. The most popular
sport on the Feather is "Feather River Salmon
Fishing". The Feather river opens to king
salmon fishing in January, and the prime
season for Feather river salmon fishing is from
March till September 30th when it closes. The
early spring run Feather river king salmon are
some of the brightest hard fighting fish you will
get your hands on, and most king salmon will
be only days from the ocean. These fish make
excellent table fare.

In July and August the fall run begins to trickle
into the river, most feather river salmon will
still be chrome bright this time of year and
action can be very good. In sept the majority
of the fall run has entered the river. Many fish
will be darker but the action will make up for it
and there are still fresh Feather river king
salmon moving into the river daily, so there will
be plenty of opportunity's for chrome bright
fish. We will catch chrome bright Feather river
king salmon all the way through the close of
fishing at the end of sept.

Another fishery is Feather river steelhead
fishing these hard fighting fish will be in the
river year round with the peak season starting
in October and going through February. These
fish will range from 2-12 lbs and many fish will
be wild and needing to be released, a
steelhead report card will be needed for these
trips.

On High water years Feather river striper
fishing and Feather river shad fishing can be
very hot. The stripers can range from 3lbs all
the way up to 40+ lbs. Shad will range from
1-4lbs and are very hard fighters. On low
water years most of these fish will run up the
Sacramento river. I truly consider the Feather
river to be one of our premier fishing
destinations in California, give it a try you
won't be disappointed.

Capt Brandon Beachum