Little Last Chance Creek

June 18 - 21,

Wyatt and I hooked up with the two Matt's and Derek for a long weekend of fishing on Little Last Chance Creek in Plumas County.

Near Reno and Highway 395, Little last Chance Creek is a small stream that flows out of Frenchman Reservoir. I've made several trips to this spot in years past with Matt senior and we always had a great time catching Bows and Browns in the 8 to 14 inch range.

Matt, Matt junior & Derek had a trip planned, So Wyatt and I signed on for a chance for Wyatt and Matt junior to get away from the TVs and computers and stick some lips. We went about a month later then we have in the past, so the fish total wasn't as high as other trips, but the main reason for going was to get Matt and Wyatt outdoors and they had a great time.

Wyatt was the first on the stream and it didn't take long to hook up.


Surrounding terrain.


Wyatt works a spinner through a riffle above the third bridge.


Cleanin' up.


We need to get back to camp and organize the gear.


Looking south from the upper end of Frenchman Reservoir.


One of the runs behind camp.


And another.


During the down time, Wyatt did some booty gathering...


And stream clean up. He's after the old line and bobber hanging in the water.


A trip downstream below the campground to some fly water. Wyatt behind the lens.


Sam working a short run.


This is the left hand stretch after the split.


Fishing an undercut below the split.


The undercut.


Trying to cross without wading.


Caddis Larvae nymph fly.... they work!

Russian River

I was back up at the Squaw Rock area this morning trying to locate some trout. Many years back I could hook eight to 10 inch trout on a regular basis in this area. Now, nothing. Is it my lack of skill or are the fish just not there? The DFG used to stock this section with trout but I doubt they are doing that anymore.

Anyway, it's a fun section to cast and drift flies with no crowds.


Looking up at the stretch from the trail head. Highway 101 in the distance.
Walking through the boulder field on the West bank.The first riffle.

Looking back downstream towards the parking area.
Another run closer to Squaw Rock.

Russian River

Actual Date: May 16, 2009
Tubers Interuptus
I headed back up to "Hidden Bar" on the Russian River north of town knowing there had to be trout in this fine section of the river.

I started off by just drifting a single salmon egg through a few runs but got nothing. I then tried drifting a few different fly patterns through the same drifts, still nothing.

Then the tubers started coming through. Without going into detail, I knew it was a waste of time at this point. I had a beer on Hidden Bar enjoying the hot sun and watching the tuber fiasco, then headed out.

Nice run, but no fish..... yet. I guess my next try will be at the evening hours drifting nymphs.

Some interesting rocks in this section. A nice place to sunbath

Lake Sonoma

Raining again today, but I wanted to get out for a walk, so I grabbed a fly rod and headed out to Lake Sonoma. I hiked down to Little Warm Springs Creek from the Skaggs Springs Vista trail head and spent a little while casting in the cove.

Not much action and pretty quiet with the rain. I got one bass to come up to a streamer but he didn't take it.

Lake Sonoma from the Skaggs Springs Vista TH.


Looking out the cove @ Little Warm Springs Creek.


Looking back in the cove.

Russian River

I took a short ride up to the section of the Russian River north of Cloverdale yesterday. It was raining pretty good but I had the urge to throw a fly line. I've caught trout in this section in the past, but the feeling wasn't right so I really wasn't expecting any hook ups. I was right!

Still, it's a fun spot to fish so I'll try again another time.

A few of the riffles.




Under the freeway river access.