About Our Rivers

Feather River

The Feather River is the largest tributary of the Sacramento River, starting in Verona and reaching northward, you'll experience 62 miles of jet-boatable water. This river offers a wide range of fishing environments; sandy bottoms in the lower section, varying depths from 2 to 40 feet, and massive rocks lining the upper section.

For salmon fishing, we find ourselves in the upper section of the Feather River, between the city of Oroville and the town of Live Oak. In this body of water, you will see everything from 6 inch riffles spanning huge gravel bars to 45 foot holes teeming with fish. You will see these beautiful transitions in a 35 minute boat ride that we're positive you won't soon forget.

The Feather River, due to its remarkable hatchery system, has produced great numbers of spring and fall run salmon, not to mention steelhead. Every year, the Feather hatchery produces 9.2 million salmon fry, of which 50,000 return as fall run adult salmon from August through the closing of the season, typically October 1st. Starting in October, the Feather River is inundated with beautiful adult steelhead.

Over the past several years, the river's hatchery system has done a tremendous job of getting these most sought-after fish to return to this river. Approximately 6,000 fish enter the river in October and feed on the eggs of spawning salmon. 6,000 fish may not sound like a lot to you, but on such a small river, like the Feather, and how aggressive these fish can be, trust us, 6,000 is a lot!

Via a private boat ramp, River Guide Service has access to 5 miles of untampered, low-traffic water that yeilds abundant late season fish.

Sacramento River

In the middle of California, stretching 384 miles, we have what many would call the fish super highway. The Sac is by far the largest watershed in California. This river has absolutely everything that an inland waterway can have. Whether is be its huge rock canyons filled with boulders and narrow paths, or its 400-yard-wide open water, the Sac offers scenes of unforgettable beauty year round.

As the largest river in California, the Sac attracts tremendous numbers of fish virtually 365 days a year. Indeed, the most popular of these includes the Chinook salmon, which arrives in massive numbers, roughly 300,000. Others include striped bass, shad, steelhead and sturgeon, all of which spawn in specific sections of this river.

Nearly every wild animal and bird can be seen on the banks of the Sac, from herds of deer, to bald eagles or osprey flying overhead. It's truly a gift to witness, so bring a camera and maybe you'll capture some of these beautiful sights forever.

Yuba River

Many years of gold mining have left this river lined with seemingly endless miles of rock. As a result, fish find it to be premium spawning grounds. The river measures some 12 miles, from the mouth up to Daguerre Point Dam. While fishing this river, you might think you were in the middle of nowhere; no houses, no docks, no access, and on most trips, no people in sight. Due to the very low water flow in the fall, only small boats equipped with jets and alot of experience can navigate this river.

The steelhead fishing is second to none because of the lack of fishermen. If there is such a thing as your own private river to fish, this is it.