Lance Gray & Company 2013 Spring Catalog

Spring is just around the corner, and with

spring comes some of the greatest fly-fishing

in Northern California. It’s the time that the

water is reborn and refreshed after the long

winter season. Mixed with longer sunshine

filled days the aquatic insects get active,

hatches of caddis, mayflies, damsels and the

famous Hexagenia all start to pop!

The Lower Sacramento comes alive with pre-

spawn fish eating everything in sight. Days

filled with rods bending, reels screaming, wild

fish being released and high fives causing

hands to hurt. The Sac is a magical place that

lends to life long memories and addictions.

With the Lower Sac going crazing with wild

trout, the mountain lakes shake off the winter

ice and become active with Damsels and

Hexagenia. The angler is somewhat confused

as to where to wet a line.

With Mother Nature giving all of these

wonderful places to fish, she throws one

additional last ditch slider at us – Shad! That

is right folks hundreds of thousands of the

fork tail boney ‘bows vigorously swimming up

the Sacramento River system to spawn in the

moonlight. Somewhat romantic, if you think

like a fish!

Spring is a wonderful time to experience the

bounty of the lakes and the rivers – so get out

there and fish!

Lower Sacramento River

Lower Sacramento

The fall is a fantastic time for the lower

Sacramento River. Fall will be alive with

salmon scattered over entry runs,

constructing redds in preparation to spawn.

Wild rainbows and chrome-bright steelhead

will be lurking about the salmon, hunting for

caddis, beatis and stones stirred from the

construction work. The rainbows and

steelhead linger anxiously for the instant

that the salmon initiates into active

spawning.

Eggs and legs" are rigged, rods tested, guests

are screaming, guides are coaching and the

fish are head-shaking in anger to the net.

Smiles turn to rehashing the event and

memories are generated forever. Images

capture the thrill of the day – the sweat, the

work and the wild rainbows posing so

perfectly for the camera. Some of the best

fishing on the Lower Sac happens during this

time.

The Lower Sacramento River is a fishery that

makes a guide contemplate the question, -

can anything be better than this? But, it also

leaves that burning, longing, desperation in

your gut when you are blanked – skunked!

It’s one of the greatest blue ribbon trout rivers

on the west coast, and a place that I feel at

home on. It’s the place that celebrations are

shared with fellow anglers, family and friends.

It’s the place that fish are forever

immortalized – and live in our minds forever.

Its place that has damned good fishing and

should be fished by all!

The spring is a great time to fish the Lower

Sac. The wild rainbows are on pre-spawn –

which means they’re eating, eating and

eating! They’re stocking up all the calories

only to burn every last one during the spawn.

Double doubles are common this time of the

year and it’s truly a great place to fish.

March 19 & 20, 2013 April 2, 11 & 28, 2013 Driftboat trips are $395 a day everything included

The Lower Sacramento Nymph School is a school for the hardcore nymph fisher. This two day course will involve – dead drifting from the driftboat as well as wading. It will also include “nymphing without a bobber”; swinging flies while wading and dead drifting with single and double handle rods. The two day course will give anglers plenty of time to rig and practice each discipline. Everything is included, rods, reels, lines and flies. Each student will receive a complete Lower Sacramento Nymph School book filled with setups and detailed instruction sheets. April 24 & 25, 2013 Tuition is $450 a student

Lower Sacramento River Nymph

School

Fly-Fishing Tours

Lance Gray & Company fly-fishing tours have been an instant hit. The tour is an introduction to a fishery, while being guided. It’s a mixture

of a tour, workshop and a guided trip. Beginners to advanced fly-fishers have gained quick knowledge during the tours.

We’re the only full service outfitter providing this service, anywhere, and we mean anywhere in fly-fishing. The tours were hatched when our

owner Lance Gray listened to the need of guest who just needed a little assistance or as he calls it “a cheat sheet”, on the fishery.

With over a 125 anglers having participated in the program since it was conceived last year, we have developed a tour that is almost “perfect”.

See what it’s all about.

Yuba River Tour

The Lower Yuba River Tour

The Yuba River Tour is here. The Yuba is a river that many

have found hard to learn and to fish. It’s a river that can

be very picky and at times the fish act like spring creek

fish refusing offerings – leaving anglers in frustration.

Jon Baiocchi and I will lead a small group of anglers along

the river, pointing out access areas, fishing techniques

and working with anglers on the water with casting or

learning new techniques. We will also help anglers with

reading the water and stalking techniques needed for the

very wary Yuba rainbows.

The tour includes handouts, rigging examples, a list of

hatches with fly list and of course our streamside lunch.

The Yuba Tour will be held March 6, 2013; cost per angler

is $145.

Putah Creek Tour

The Putah Creek Tour is a great one day tour to introduce anglers to this great little tailwater fishery. The 4.8 mile tailwater holds monster rainbows. This technical fly-fishing paradise is located just off Highway 505, within easy driving distance from the East Bay and greater Sacramento areas; it’s a fishery that needs to be fished. The tour covers all aspects of the creek; access areas, hatches, equipment, techniques, setups and environmental issues facing this fishery. January 26, 2013 March 7, 2013 March 14, 2013 March 21, 2013 $145 per person

American River Shad Tour

The American River Shad Tour has become one of the most

sought after tours we provide. Last year’s tour was an instant

hit, both with the fishing and the barbeque. This coming year –

we have designed a new tour; limited the number of

participates to six per tour. With two instructors per group

which allows for more one to one instruction and yes, were still

going to have a barbeque for dinner. The shad tour will be

limited too only two tours for the year. So if you would like to

get a heads up on shad fishing the American River this is the

tour for you. Cost per angler is $145.

June 6, 2013

Lake Almanor Tour

The Lake Almanor Tour is truly for the angler

looking for an edge up on big still water fisheries.

The tour will give you a wealth of knowledge,

based on simple principles for Lake Almanor and

Butt Valley Reservoir. We break down each lake

into easy to understand terms combined with

hands on experience to give the students’

knowledge that is well rounded. We also take the

time to look at creeks that feed these lakes and

areas that hold wild brook, rainbow and brown

trout.

The tour includes Lake Almanor, Butt Valley

Reservoir, Butt Creek, Deer Creek, North Fork of

the Feather River and Warren Creek. It’s a tour

that is a must for anglers wishing to gain a quick

overview of the area and its fisheries.

The tour includes transportation, a

comprehensive handout, a tri-tip dinner on the

beach of Lake Almanor, and lunches for both

days. Cost is $305 per person for this two day

event.

Lake Almanor June 22-23, 2013 Lake Almanor June 24-25, 2013 Lake Almanor June 27-28, 2013 Lake Almanor July 8-9, 2013

Booking Terms

50% deposit is required to hold your date. Balance due upon date of trip. Cancellation of a trip within 30 days, deposit will be forfeited. Lance Gray & Company holds the rights to cancel trips or schools do to unsafe water conditions, fishing conditions and or not having enough participants. A confirmation package will be emailed or mailed to you before the planned trip. Please fill out all necessary information and return via email or mail within 5 days of the receipt. Confirmation packages include meeting location, food choices, hotels, restaurants and recommended equipment not provided in the excursion. Contact us at to book a trip at 530-517-2204 or email us at lancegrayandcompany@yahoo.com

Lance Gray & Company PO Box 962

Willows, CA 95988 530-517-2204

lancegrayandcompany@yahoo.com

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