Lance Gray & Company

2013 Fall Guide Catalog

Rivers Lakes Private Water

LGC’s 2013 Fall Catalog

Fall is my favorite time of year.

Weather turns crisp, steelhead

emerge into the North Valley rivers

and the” egg drop” happens. The

Lower Sacramento is bursting wide

open, with trout gorging

themselves on eggs. Not -to

mention the wild trout in

Manzanita Lake are busy preparing

(AKA eating everything in sight) to

get ready for the ice over. Digger

Creek Ranch trout get into motion

with cooler water – the fish are

energized and willing to take flies

like candy. Whatever the choice of

quarry you’re looking for this fall

season – we have a spot for you.

So get out there and fish!!

Lance & Kirsten Gray

FEATURES

Lower Sacramento River “Eggs & Legs”, screaming guest and

smiles on everyone’s face. Reels

screaming, hooks stressing and wild fish

posing for portraits. A great drift!

Manzanita Lake Wild browns & bows’ fill this national

park still water. This lake is a fantastic

lake to test your skills on. Great fish!

Fly Fishing Tours Wild trout, hard fighting steelies, that’s

right, who could ask for anything more.

With Putah Creek, American River

Steelhead, and the Yuba River Tours on

the board for this fall and early winter.

The time is now to learn these great

fisheries!

Digger Creek Great fish, great lodge and a custom

private water experience that you design.

That’s what private water should be!

The Lower Sacramento

River

The Lower Sacramento

The Lower Sacramento River is a true western treasure. It’s a premier blue ribbon

trout fishery located on Interstate 5 corridor. It’s a river that in the fall comes alive.

The river seems to shake off the summer heat and with the support of the Salmon

and Steelhead entering the system the wild trout are thrilled. Gorging on eggs,

caddis, stones and mayflies the trout blinders are removed and in a term “out of

control” and eating everything in sight.

A great time to drift the Lower Sacramento, open dates are October 4,24,28 and the

30th, November 6,7 and 14th. Drift boat trips include, all equipment, a river side

lunch, beverages and all terminal tackle. Drift boat trips are $395 per day

maximum of two anglers. Learn More

Manzanita Lake

Manzanita Lake

With a beautiful vista and wild trout the fly fisher can get lost on this pristine still

water fishery. Manzanita Lake is located just inside the Lassen Volcanic National

Park on the corner of Highway 44 and Highway 36 in Northern California.

It’s a place where anglers come to test their skills against these wild rainbows and

browns. These fish can be very picky from examining your fly for imperfections to

judging the way you cast. This lake is the spot that anglers test their resolve and

where landing fish means success and triumph over these wary souls. Learn More

Fly-Fishing Tours

Fly-Fishing Tours

The fly-fishing tours are truly awesome. Everyone that has attended a tour has fallen in

love with it. Many people attend multiple tours. These tours are simply the best way to

get fast, reliable, down to earth hands on instruction on a fishery that you would like to

get to know better. Most of them are one day tours – many are turning into two day

tours for the huge amount of information that we cover. We also want to cast a line,

help out participants with casting and rigging issues and to fish. We always have fishing

time in the tours – that is what it’s all about. Learn More

The American River

Steelhead Tour

The American River Steelhead Tour

This tour was completely sold out last year. In fact we had to add more and more dates, as

every time we made a new tour it was sold out. This tour is a perfect way to get to know

this entire city water way. A parkway surrounds the river, giving all types of wild animals

a place to grow: and flourish in their natural environment. The river is no exception.

Steelhead visit this river in huge numbers and with control water from both Folsom and

Nimbus Dams the steelhead have an ideal atmosphere. These fish the largest fish in the

valley rivers with the average fish weighing 8 pounds. Fish as large as 15 pounds are

common. The river has both wild and hatchery fish living and spawning in the system

which gives the fly fisher and ideal area to hook many fish. Access areas, single and

double handed techniques, rigging for both and a riverside lunch are included in this tour.

The tour dates are January 4,5,11 and 12. Only 3 people per tour, $145 each per person. Learn More

Yuba River Tour

The Yuba Tour

Jon Baiocchi and I developed this program for the Lower Yuba last year. It was an

instant hit, with both tours being sold out. The tour is a deep look at all aspects of the

lower river. We don’t just cover the usual topics; access areas, rigging, hatches,

techniques – but we also do a many entomology class inside the tour where we match

insects with their counterpart imitations. A great tour! We are having two tours this

year. Each tour will have 6 people with Jon and me as the guides. The cost to attend

the tour is $145 per person. Tour dates are February 6 and 13, 2014. Learn More

Putah Creek Tour

Putah Creek Tour

Putah Creek is a great little creek. The fish are wild, strong and many are very

large. This creek is becoming the creek of the past with one noted difference –

the fish are all wild. This creek is not for the faint of heart. Large fish are

caught on small flies and very light tippet. Midges are the primary food source

for these wary monsters and landing a fish is an extreme sport. A great fishery

located just hours from the San Francisco Bay area and minutes from

Sacramento. Tour dates are November 21, 2013 and December 14, 2013, $145

per person. Learn More

Digger Creek Ranch

Digger Creek Ranch

Private water fisheries are great planned getaways for both

novice and experienced anglers. There is nothing better than

depositing fish into the old fish bank to be pulled out on

days where the fishing is tough. This private water fishery is

different in the fact that you can make it our own. You can

keep it simple and just fish it for the day – or you can go

big and hire guides with catered dinners, prepared to your

taste. We can book you anytime you would like to enjoy

this lodge and private trout fishery. Learn More

Booking Terms

50% deposit is required to hold your date.

Balance due upon date of trip.

Cancellation of a trip within 30 days, deposit will be

forfeited.

Lance Gray & Company holds the rights to cancel trips or

schools do to unsafe water conditions, fishing conditions

and or not having enough participants.

A confirmation package will be emailed or mailed to you

before the planned trip. Please fill out all necessary

information and return via email or mail within 5 days of

the receipt. Confirmation packages include meeting

location, food choices, hotels, restaurants and

recommended equipment not provided in the excursion.

Contact us at to book a trip at 530-517-2204 or email us at

lancegrayandcompany@yahoo.com