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The Sacramento River at Redding, wide and blue past a gravel bar, with trees, a bridge and snow-capped mountains beyond

Redding & the Lower Sacramento

Redding sits on the Sacramento River below Shasta and Keswick dams in far northern California, with the Trinity, Pit, McCloud and Upper Sacramento rivers and Hat Creek in the mountains around it.

  • California · West
  • 8 waters
  • 17 guides nearby
  • 6 shops nearby
  • RDD airport · 7 mi
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The Sacramento River at Redding, California. Photo: Tony Webster, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Waters around Redding

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Tap a water for its live flow, access map, regulations and hatches.

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  • The upper Sacramento River running over boulders through riparian forest at Castle Crags State ParkFreestone river
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    The upper Sacramento River at Castle Crags State Park. Photo: Nathan Jongewaard, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

    Upper Sacramento River

    California · 24 mi from Redding

  • The Trinity River winding through a forested canyon below Lewiston, seen from aboveSteelhead / salmon water
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    The Trinity Wild and Scenic River below Lewiston, California (BLM). Photo: Bureau of Land Management, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

    Trinity River

    California · 23 mi from Redding

    Brown trout, steelhead & chinook salmon

  • Pit River Falls spilling into a green basalt canyon near Fall River MillsTailwater
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    Pit River Falls near Fall River Mills, California. Photo: Tom Hilton, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

    Pit River

    California · 12 mi from Redding

  • Lassen Peak reflected in upper Hat Creek, with autumn meadow grass and conifersWild Trout Water
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    Upper Hat Creek below Lassen Peak, Lassen Volcanic National Park. Photo: NPS / Lassen Volcanic National Park, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

    Hat Creek

    California · 49 mi from Redding

  • The McCloud River below Middle Falls, running over boulders in a forested canyonWild Trout Water
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    The McCloud River just below Middle Falls. Photo: Sergey Yarmolyuk, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

    McCloud River

    California · 13 mi from Redding

  • Calm water backed up behind the low Fall River Dam, with juniper trees along the far bankWild Trout Water
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    The Fall River Dam and the pool behind it at the lower end of the Fall River, near Fall River Mills, California. Photo: Astronomy1, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

    Fall River

    California · 57 mi from Redding

  • The Yuba River flowing over boulders past conifers at Sierra CitySteelhead / salmon waterRepresentative photo · not Lower Sacramento River
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    The Yuba River at Sierra City, California. Photo: Yngvadottir, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Lower Sacramento River.

    Lower Sacramento River

    California · 3 mi from Redding

    Rainbow trout, steelhead & chinook salmon

  • The Yuba River flowing over boulders past conifers at Sierra CitySteelhead / salmon waterRepresentative photo · not Lower Sacramento River
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    The Yuba River at Sierra City, California. Photo: Yngvadottir, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Lower Sacramento River.

    Lower Sacramento River

    California · 3 mi from Redding

    Rainbow trout, steelhead & chinook salmon

Distances and official pages

The rivers, lakes or flats this hub is organised around, each with its straight-line distance from Redding. Within 40 miles a water's own page names this hub as near; a farther one shows its distance instead. Where a nearby guide names a water on its own website, we say how many do. Access, seasons and special regulations differ by reach: check the agency pages under license and rules.

  • Sacramento River3 mi from Redding in a straight line · named on 11 guide websites nearby
  • Lower Sacramento3 mi from Redding in a straight line · named on 6 guide websites nearby
  • Upper Sacramento24 mi from Redding in a straight line · named on 4 guide websites nearby
  • Trinity River23 mi from Redding in a straight line · named on 8 guide websites nearby
  • Pit River12 mi from Redding in a straight line · named on 3 guide websites nearby
  • Hat Creek49 mi from Redding in a straight line · named on 3 guide websites nearby
  • McCloud River13 mi from Redding in a straight line · named on 2 guide websites nearby
  • Fall River57 mi from Redding in a straight line · named on 2 guide websites nearby
All gauge readings

The first USGS gauge on each water: the latest reading, how it compares with that gauge's record for today's date, the 24-hour trend and the NWS flood stage. Open a water for what the level means.

Reading the gauges around Redding…

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Meet local guides

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17 guide listings within 60 miles (10 fly-focused), fly-focused first. Unclaimed listings say so on their page: confirm licensing, rates and dates with the outfitter.

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Fly shops nearby

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6 shop listings in the towns around Redding, fly shops first. Confirm hours with the shop before you go.

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Fish around Redding

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Species the state agency lists on the waters here. A species listed for one water is not a promise for every water.

  • Two anglers in rain gear standing in a boat on a grey river, one holding a long rod

    Steelhead

    Listed on 3 waters here

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    Winter steelhead fishing on the Skagit River, Washington (Doug Wilson, U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). Photo: Doug Wilson, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

  • Several red-backed Chinook salmon splashing upstream through shallow, fast water

    Chinook salmon

    Listed on 3 waters here

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    Chinook salmon moving upstream in the lower Tuolumne River, California (Dan Cook, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service). Photo: Dan Cook (USFWS), public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

  • Illustration of a rainbow trout in side view: olive back with small black spots and a pink band along the side

    Rainbow trout

    Listed on 2 waters here

    Photo credit

    Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss), illustration by Duane Raver for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Photo: Duane Raver, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

  • Illustration of a smallmouth bass: bronze-brown body with faint vertical bars and a red eye

    Smallmouth bass

    Listed on 2 waters here

    Photo credit

    Smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu), illustration by Duane Raver for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Photo: Duane Raver, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

  • Illustration of a striped bass: silver body with seven or eight unbroken dark stripes along the side

    Striped bass

    Listed on 2 waters here

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    Striped bass (Morone saxatilis), illustration by Duane Raver for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Photo: Duane Raver, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

  • Illustration of a brown trout in side view: golden-brown body with dark spots and red spots ringed in pale halos

    Brown trout

    Listed on 1 water here

    Photo credit

    Brown trout (Salmo trutta), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service illustration. Photo: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

  • Illustration of a silver coho salmon with a blue-green back and small dark spots on the back and upper tail

    Coho salmon

    Listed on 1 water here

    Photo credit

    Coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch), illustration by Timothy Knepp for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Photo: Timothy Knepp, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Agency species and seasons (10 waters)

Taken from the state agency pages of 10 waters around Redding, each on its own water page with the agency link. Seasons are quoted word for word and apply to the water named.

  • Steelhead2 waters
  • Brown Trout1 water
  • Chinook1 water
  • Chinook salmon1 water
  • Coho Salmon1 water
  • Rainbow trout1 water
  • Shad1 water
  • Smallmouth bass1 water
  • Striped bass1 water
  • Sturgeon1 water
  • “McCloud River from McCloud Dam to confluence of Ladybug Creek. Last Saturday in April through November 15.”

    McCloud River · USDA Forest Service, read 2026-10-14

  • “Sacramento River and tributaries excluding Soda Creek from Scarlett Way bridge downstream to the county bridge at Sweetbriar (See Soda Creek 7.50(b)(180.5))... [Open Season] Last Saturday in Apr. through Nov. 15.”

    Upper Sacramento River · USDA Forest Service, read 2026-10-14

  • “Sacramento River mainstem (excluding all tributaries) from the Scarlett Way bridge downstream to the county bridge at Sweetbriar... [Open Season] Nov. 16 through the Friday preceding the last Saturday in Apr.”

    Upper Sacramento River · USDA Forest Service, read 2026-10-14

  • “Sacramento River and tributaries excluding Castle Creek from the county bridge at Sweetbriar downstream to Shasta Lake (See Castle Creek 7.50(b)(39.3))... [Open Season] Last Saturday in Apr. through Nov. 15.”

    Upper Sacramento River · USDA Forest Service, read 2026-10-14

Species guides mention (11)

Counted from the species each guide lists on its own site. This is what guides advertise, not an agency species list or a promise of what you will catch.

  • Steelhead11
  • Rainbow trout7
  • Striped bass7
  • Brown trout5
  • Chinook salmon4
  • Kokanee3
  • Largemouth bass2
  • Shad2

Things to know

  • Fishing license: California Department of Fish and Wildlife

    Fees on the agency page.

    License page

  • Getting there

    RDD Redding Municipal Airport · 7 mi

    Airports and lodging

  • Regulations and access

    Seasons, limits and access: agency pages.

    2 official pages

Official license and rules pages

Buy the license from the agency and read its current regulations before you go. These links are the authoritative pages; nothing on this page grants or implies access to any water, and fees are only shown when read from the agency page on a stated date.

Nothing here grants or implies access to any water.

Veteran-owned and veteran programs

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Near Redding & the Lower Sacramento. Each fact comes from the business's own website, an official register or an approved claim; the listing page links the source.

Veteran programmes and licences

The Redding & the Lower Sacramento area

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The circle is the 60-mile area this page covers, around Redding. Tap a water for its page. Shops and guides appear where they publish a street address on their own website; all of them are listed above.

Map of the Redding & the Lower Sacramento area: its waters, shops and guides

RestroomsWaters

Map of Redding & the Lower Sacramento: the 60-mile area this page covers, its waters, and shops and guides with an exact address.

Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors · OpenFreeMap · © OpenMapTiles

Restrooms near Redding & the Lower Sacramento

Restrooms near Redding & the Lower Sacramento

Restrooms within 5 miles of the centre of Redding & the Lower Sacramento in a straight line, nearest first, with what anglers found when they went. The map says a restroom is there, not whether it is clean or open today.

Map of 8 restrooms near Redding & the Lower Sacramento

Skip the map; every place is in the list below

Map of 8 restrooms near Redding & the Lower Sacramento, numbered as in the list, with the town centre marked.

Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors · OpenFreeMap · © OpenMapTiles

  1. Restroom

    0.2 mi away in a straight line

    Not rated yet — be the first to tell other anglers if it's clean.

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    We don't know yet: is it clean? · flush or vault? · free? · open to everyone? · step-free? — tell other anglers: show the questions
    • Is it clean?
    • Flush or vault?
    • Free?
    • Open to everyone?
    • Step-free?

    Mapped on OpenStreetMap · see or fix it on the map

  2. Restroom

    0.2 mi away in a straight line

    Not rated yet — be the first to tell other anglers if it's clean.

    Directions
    We don't know yet: is it clean? · flush or vault? · free? · open to everyone? · step-free? — tell other anglers: show the questions
    • Is it clean?
    • Flush or vault?
    • Free?
    • Open to everyone?
    • Step-free?

    Mapped on OpenStreetMap · see or fix it on the map

  3. Restroom

    0.5 mi away in a straight line
    • Public (mapped)

    Not rated yet — be the first to tell other anglers if it's clean.

    Directions
    We don't know yet: is it clean? · flush or vault? · free? · step-free? — tell other anglers: show the questions
    • Is it clean?
    • Flush or vault?
    • Free?
    • Step-free?

    Mapped on OpenStreetMap · see or fix it on the map

  4. Restroom

    0.5 mi away in a straight line
    • Public (mapped)

    Not rated yet — be the first to tell other anglers if it's clean.

    Directions
    We don't know yet: is it clean? · flush or vault? · free? · step-free? — tell other anglers: show the questions
    • Is it clean?
    • Flush or vault?
    • Free?
    • Step-free?

    Mapped on OpenStreetMap · see or fix it on the map

  5. Restroom

    0.6 mi away in a straight line

    Not rated yet — be the first to tell other anglers if it's clean.

    Directions
    We don't know yet: is it clean? · flush or vault? · free? · open to everyone? · step-free? — tell other anglers: show the questions
    • Is it clean?
    • Flush or vault?
    • Free?
    • Open to everyone?
    • Step-free?

    Mapped on OpenStreetMap · see or fix it on the map

  6. Restroom

    0.6 mi away in a straight line

    Not rated yet — be the first to tell other anglers if it's clean.

    Directions
    We don't know yet: is it clean? · flush or vault? · free? · open to everyone? · step-free? — tell other anglers: show the questions
    • Is it clean?
    • Flush or vault?
    • Free?
    • Open to everyone?
    • Step-free?

    Mapped on OpenStreetMap · see or fix it on the map

  7. Restroom

    0.6 mi away in a straight line

    Not rated yet — be the first to tell other anglers if it's clean.

    Directions
    We don't know yet: is it clean? · flush or vault? · free? · open to everyone? · step-free? — tell other anglers: show the questions
    • Is it clean?
    • Flush or vault?
    • Free?
    • Open to everyone?
    • Step-free?

    Mapped on OpenStreetMap · see or fix it on the map

  8. Restroom

    0.7 mi away in a straight line

    Not rated yet — be the first to tell other anglers if it's clean.

    Directions
    We don't know yet: is it clean? · flush or vault? · free? · open to everyone? · step-free? — tell other anglers: show the questions
    • Is it clean?
    • Flush or vault?
    • Free?
    • Open to everyone?
    • Step-free?

    Mapped on OpenStreetMap · see or fix it on the map

Restroom locations and map details: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database License, read Oct 24, 2026. Ratings, answers and photos are members' own; who shared them is never shown, and every photo is reviewed before it appears. Visits older than 18 months no longer count. Distances are straight-line miles, not driving. Nothing here grants access to private land. Community guidelines.

Base yourself nearby

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Redding and Anderson are on the river; Dunsmuir and Mount Shasta serve the Upper Sacramento. We do not list or price properties. The search opens an outside site.

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Nearest airports

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Distances are straight-line from the town centre, computed from OurAirports open data; distances by road are longer. Fares are never estimated here.

  • RDD Redding Municipal AirportRedding, CA · 7 mi · regional
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  • ACV California Redwood Coast-Humboldt County AirportArcata/Eureka, CA · 94 mi · regional
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  • CEC Jack Mc Namara Field AirportCrescent City, CA · 126 mi · regional
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  • SMF Sacramento International AirportSacramento, CA · 137 mi · major hub
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Rough out the trip

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Set nights, anglers and guided days. Each line says where its figure comes from, and anything we cannot source honestly (guide rates, fares, license fees not read from the agency page) stays a link rather than a number.

Estimates, not quotes

  • Fishing licenseSee source
    Agency page
    Source

    One per angler (2 anglers). Fees are set by California Department of Fish and Wildlife; see the agency page.

    Source: California Department of Fish and Wildlife
  • Guided days3 rates pages
    Hookem Hecky's Guide ServiceKirk Portocarrero - Professional Fishing & Hunting Guide and OutfitterJacob Frye's Guide Service
    Source

    1 guided day for 2 anglers. We do not copy guide rates: 3 guides near here publish a rates page on their own website.

    Source: Guide websites (rates pages linked, never copied)
  • Find lodgingSee source
    Search lodging
    Source

    Search places to stay near the destination. We do not list or price properties.

    Source: Lodging search link
  • FlightsSee source
    Search flights
    Source

    Fares are not estimated here. Search flights to RDD (Redding Municipal Airport).

    Source: Flight search link (no fares quoted)

No priced itemsUse the links for real figures.

How we estimate

Estimates, not quotes. Nothing here is a price from a guide, a property or an airline; confirm every cost with the provider before you book. No placeholder lodging range is configured for this region, and licenses, guided days and flights are never priced here.

Parks, forests and visitor offices

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For the non-fishing days, or the people traveling with you. Official sources only; what to do there is for their pages to say.

Gear checklist

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What to bring on a guided float fishing trip: rain gear, polarized sunglasses, sun protection, a dry bag and your license. Most guides supply rods and flies. Estimated prices and where to buy.

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Guided float trip

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Sources for this page

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Guide and shop listings come from the Legendary directories (open map records checked against each business’s own website). Everything else links to the publisher below; this page copies none of their text. A destination hub organises discovery; it does not assert public access, current fish presence, guide availability or fishing conditions.

Links checked 13 Oct 2026. Not a claim of access or conditions.