River Flows

As predicted in my last post, the river was rather fishable for the season opener, with flows under 1,000 CFS (as measured at Delta). Since that weekend, the river spiked again. It seems to have stabilized at this point and with the warmer air temperatures in Dunsmuir lately, it doesn’t look like there will be [...]

More Dunsmuir Area Photos

I pointed towards Tom Chandler’s site last week when he posted his first installment of Zen Photography Tips. He’s just posted the second part of this piece, which features more of his photography largely shot in and around the waters of Siskiyou County - centering around the south county area, specifically Mt. Shasta and Dunsmuir. [...]

The Inherent Beauty of Siskiyou County & the Sacramento River Canyon

I never check stats to see if anyone actually reads my comments here, but just in case someone does who doesn’t know much about the beauty of this area, here’s a link to a blog post about composing photographs - and many of the photos were taken here in Siskiyou County and on the Upper [...]

The Post Season

Living in Dunsmuir, the only opportunity for winter fishing used to mean traveling to the north part of the county and beyond. But since the DFG has seen fit to open the Upper Sacramento River to fishing year-’round (granted, it’s catch and release only this time of year), Dunsmuir makes a great central location for [...]