Guided Fishing trip North fork American River

The North Fork of the American river from Yankee Jim bridge to upper lake Clementine is an 11 mile float filled with Rainbow trout, Small Mouth Bass and a few class II rapids. This river fishes hot and cold depending on the time of year and snow pack. The early season around late may or early June gives anglers a chance to hook some of the best fighting rainbows around. When the water flows stabilize in July the river starts to clear and the small mouth bass start to move up from lake Clementine for pre spawn. This is when you want to fish it. Some of the best top water action I have ever experienced has been on the lower two mile section from ponderosa bridge to lake Clementine.

Any way you want to fish it seems to work. I saw my uncle catch 22 bass in the same hole with a sink tip and a large wooly bugger. He clams it was on 22 cast, but I think I saw him slip in a few more. My favorite is using the large frog patters to get them jumping clean out of the water on the take. Either way you prefer to fish will result in a good day fishing. the weather is usually hot and there is not much for scenery, but it is a fun river to fish.