JeffersonFlyWater
JeffersonFlyWater
Discover fly fishing in Northern California on the Klamath, Scott, Salmon Rivers as well as Aysen, Chilean Patagonia! Our experienced guides offer catch-and-release fly fishing only experiences. From one day trips to week long host trips, we can dial in the trip for you!
Our Seasons
Fall
Fall is our true bread and butter. The focus is on the middle Klamath River, late September - November, as it begins to welcome anadromous fish back. Stay in our river side camps. Float the river and wade the streams pursuing steelhead on the Fly!
Winter Steelhead
The Steelhead continue to stick around in these months and will even be fishable in the Klamath until March! This is the time of year (November-March) we start to see our bigger fish. This is also a great opportunity to get outside and spend a day on a beautiful river with us!
Chilean Patagonia
As the fishing is still good at home we make a break for warmer weather and a change of scenery. Our head guides go to Magic Waters Patagonia in Aysen Chile. Here we pursue Rainbow and Brown trout in the wild places of Patagonia. Experience the rich culture and excellent fishing. From the lodge in less than 1 hour drive we can reach both rain forest big rivers, to the high desert tributary spring creeks, with hundreds of lakes and lagunas dotting the region. An incredible diversity of water types that all can be reached from the luxuries of the lodge.
Spring and Summer White Water
Spring and Summer are great opportunities to fish the many great waters of Northern California. But, our two head guides have a love of white water and a passion for sharing the river with as many people as possible. We are busy at this time running a white water rafting program here on the Klamath, Scott, and Salmon Rivers in Northern California. Join us at Adventure White Water!
Fall Steelhead Camps
Our Services
We welcome anglers (up to 8-10 at one time) to stay with us in our camp accommodations. Large comfortable tents with cots and thick cozy mattresses are set for you just steps from the river. Bathhouse with multiple stalls has stone shower floors, granite counter tops, and hot water.
Our Locations
We base our operations in two locations. Our earlier fall season is down stream of Happy Camp, CA at Paradise Point. This is a 20 acre slice of heaven sits on the Klamath River. Our later winter season is up river at White Water Ranch. The ranch sits on the Scott River just three miles from Scott Bar, CA.
Winter Steelhead
Winter Season
A big change of gears happens second week of November. Winter starts to settle in, but the fish hang around. We reduce our angler capacity (2-4 anglers) and move our guests into the "guide shack" a heated dry cabin for our guests on property. The perfect excuse to get outside and find a river.
What to Expect
Our Trips
Steelhead Fishing Trips
Based on a 2 person occupancy
- 1 day fishing and lunch $650(room for 2 anglers in boat)
- 1 day 2 nights $550/person
- 2 day 3 nights $1100/person
- 3 days 4 nights $1650/person
- 4 days 5 nights $2200/person
Fishing program, What to Expect
- We can accommodate groups of 8-10 persons during our Fall season (September - 1st week November) Groups of 2-4 persons durning our winter season. Meals, fishing, and camping accommodations(follow this link to see our recommended packing list and camp hacks).
- Float trips and walk and wade, fly fishing only. Our guides fish a variety of methods from spey, grease line, nymphing, and dry flies when the conditions are conducive and angler preference.
- We welcome any and all levels of experience and love to teach new anglers.
- The Klamath River is a special place and there are unique characteristics to these steelhead. They average smaller than many steelhead rivers but are usually more numerous. An adult fish is considered any fish over 16 inches, but they contain all the heart and autonomy of their other PNW cousins.
- We do our very best to take care of this beautiful place and the fish in this river. We provide catch and release only fishing trips.
- The Klamath is a free flowing river and has many places where drift boats are not able to go. So we will often use rafts with frames and platforms to access these waters, in addition to our drift boats. The rafts are very comfortable and even easier to enter and exit than our drift boats.
- Because of the remote location, there are no shuttle companies on the Middle Klamath, we will need your car and help to set shuttle in the morning.
Chilean Patagonia Hosted Trips
Chilean Patagonia
High desert pamapas to glacial fed rainforest rivers. You just have to take a look for your self. Follow our season on our Instagram!@mcflyfishing and @jeffersonflywater