Fly Fishing California: A No Nonsense Guide to Top Waters »

Ken Hanley travels the world conducting fishing and adventure specialty programs. A 2005 inductee into the NCC/FFF Hall of Fame, Hanley is the author of six books and has been featured in two instructional DVDs. He writes and photographs for national and regional publications in the outdoor industry. He lives in Fremont, California.

Ken Hanleys vast experience fly fishing in California gives you a clear understanding of the best places to fish across the state of Californiafrom the Baja coast to the northern wilderness. This is the redesigned and expanded version of Ken Hanleys popular Guide to Fly Fishing in Northern California (1997).

California Fly-O-Matic     7
Common California Game Fish     10
Flies to Use in California     13
Top California Fly Fishing Waters     17
Alamitos Bay     19
American River     21
Barrett Lake     23
Big Bear Lake     25
Big Pine Creek     27
Black Butte Reservoir     29
Camanche Reservoir     31
Carson River, East Fork     33
Castaic Lake     35
Clear Lake     37
Cuyamaca Reservoir     39
Don Pedro Lake     41
Eagle Lake     43
Eel River     45
El Capitan Reservoir     47
Fall River     49
Feather River, Lower Section     51
Folsom Lake     53
French Meadows Reservoir     55
Frenchman Lake     57
Hat Creek, Lower     59
Hot Creek     61
Humboldt Bay     63
Indian Valley Reservoir     65
Iron Gate Reservoir     67
Jackson Meadow & Milton Reservoirs     69
Kings River     71
Klamath River     73
LakeBerryessa     75
Lake Davis     77
Lake Del Valle     79
Lake Gregory     81
Lake Hodges     83
Lake Jennings     85
Lake Oroville     87
Lake Sonoma     89
Loveland Reservoir     91
Martis Creek Lake     93
McCloud River     95
Monterey Bay     97
Morena Reservoir     99
Murray Reservoir     101
Nacimiento Reservoir     103
New Hogan Lake     105
Northern Baja Coastline     107
Piru Creek     109
Putah Creek     111
Russian River     113
Sacramento River, Lower     115
Sacramento River, Upper     119
Sacramento & San Joaquin Delta     121
Salton Sea     123
San Diego Coastline     125
San Francisco Bay     129
San Gabriel River, West Fork     131
San Vicente Reservoir     133
Shasta Lake     135
Smith River     137
Stampede, Boca & Prosser Creek Reservoirs     141
Sutherland Lake     143
Trinity Lake, Clair Engle Lake     145
Trinity River     147
Truckee River     151
Upper Otay Reservoir     153
Walker River, East Fork     155
Yosemite National Park     157
Resources     159
Conservation     163
Other No Nonsense Guides     164
Fly Fishing Knots     166
Highway Network Map     168