Baiocchi's Troutfitters

It’s been so nice to back on my home water of the Middle Fork Feather River. Fishing has been fair but then again it is early season for this designated Wild & Scenic river and the crown jewel of the Lost Sierra. Warblers and songbirds have returned...

My love for fishing creeks and small streams stems from the 70’s when I would ply the tributaries of the West Branch and North Fork of the Feather River with my dad. Little did I know at that time he was teaching me a valuable lesson in appreciati...

I really respect a fly fishing company that takes the time to engineer a product and does it right the first time. The Sage ESN reel is one of those products. It doesn’t take me very long to fish a particular piece of equipment and come to a concl...

Well I wish I could say I’ve been on the water but I’ve been on the DL since the 17 th due to some medical issues. That morning I woke up with a kinked neck and moderate pain. Its happened in the past many times as a result from my professional snow...

When I see the Pipevine Swallowtail butterfly working the wildflowers of the Yuba River it’s for certain that spring is here. The weather though has been much colder lately with a few decent shots of precipitation and low snow fall. The first stor...