As spring begins to summer, there's high anxiety, anticipation, a bit of doubt, the unknown and unforeseen, hope of a strong return. As with every season, it's filled with its highs & lows. Weather forever changing, adding different dynamics to the game, sometimes bad…sometimes good. There are a million or more variables to whether or not they come back in the numbers we hope. I'll take good over luck most days but I'll be damned on some.

Tim Garlick with a handsome mid-morning male. Check the freckles on the gill-plate

Bo Adams getting a little wet in July. If only he knew.

Bring the confidence, bring the fish. Marto brings it

Oh, how many times the question, "do they ever eat on the strip?" Answer: "Bout one a year" Brady Johnstone with the one

Eric Gundersin checking himself in a mirror. I think he likes what he sees.

Nobody enjoys it more than Hitoshi Matsuda

The adventures of Huckleberry Finn begin

Brad Winchester with a beautiful hen fish

Rick Davis with the only fish I can ever remember catching after a Kingfisher flew past

All the way from France, Emmanuel Dallaglio with a dandy of a buck

Ya bring yer fishin pole witcha didya? Yessir

These waters that call steelhead back to them are filled with learning and exploration. I can remember as a young boy, my mom dropping me off on the creeks draining the San Bernadino mountains for hours of rock hoping, swimming, looking for fish, bugs and other critters. For me, there is no end to it, and I thank all of you who allow me to be a kid for life...

Rich

Come join Whitney Gould, Jason Hartwick and Rich Zellman on the mighty Klamath River, and be engaged in all things spey/all things steelhead for three days of on the water guided instruction.

The Jefferson Spey Sessions were designed to target sink-tip and floating line spey cast fundamentals, both for those who are developing new skills and those who want to evolve what they already know. No spey casting experience required. Gain confidence in the swung fly for summer/fall steelhead, wherever they may take you. Spend three days floating the lower Klamath in one of the wildest corners in California. Big, broad, classic, bouldery riffles and never ending tail-outs invite the spey rod and swung fly. With the Klamath’s famed half-pounders eager to pounce and the bigger late run fall adults beginning to show, opportunities to put new skills to the test abound. Whitney, Jason and Rich share a passion that is unmatched for teaching, spey, steelhead and watching their students grow. Experience a day with each of them and you’ll emerge from the Jefferson Spey Sessions a spey caster and more seasoned angler.

Enjoy three nights of lodging at the historic Klamath River Lodge, which sits atop two prime steelhead runs. Built in the 30’s, by a steelhead fly-fisherman so that he could revel in the spoils of the lower Klamath. Sold in 1964 to the present owner, the lodge now is a staple among fall steelheaders and rarely has a vacancy from September on. Guests return year after year. Rustic cabins nestled amongst the trees offer, clean, comfortable rooms and all the necessary amenities, at double occupancy. Jason, Rich and Whitney are excited to share this place with you!