Seth Mitchell's Guide Service

08/06/2024

Goo day out on the front line with Johnathan yesterday. Did our best to do some local fishing in light of all the tragedy we have seen and endured.

RIGHT NOW we have these resources seeking us in Cohasset and boots on the ground yesterday.
-Local tree workers and skilled Arborists on the ground
-Archeologysts showing up to search for belongings and earn remains
-More firefighters with fire prevention equipment
-PG&E onsite and restoring power
-Good law enforcement presence to keep folks from looting and protect homes
-Folks willing to help at the CCA and school
-County and agency officials to inspect and evaluate loss

Too much to list, all good stuff. Remember, the archeologists and demo staff are first, then other resources to follow. All is good and in place.

When you think about prep for whatever disaster, check these couple photos out. Landowners that exhausted all of their fuel and fire extinguishers to s***f the beast.

Take care everyone.

Yes we did catch a couple fish before we had to drop everything to extinguish a hot spot size up, literally a couple hundred feet from the pond.

Go Cohasset Strong 💪

Seth and Johnathan 😎

08/04/2024

Thank you to Jason Thatcher and Ron Stone, both local fishing guides as they allowed me to get some R & R with the family at the oars.

Boat ramp, done.

Boat, lended.

Food, prepared and brought to the ramp by Smokin Joe's.

Family friend and no fire surrounding me. Wheeew

If most of you don't know, I helped fight the Park Fire in Cohasset. I love there, cut trees there, fish there, enjoy family and friends there, and I stick up for forest tender boxes that have never burned.

Love you all!

07/23/2024

Don't mind the heat, but had to escape to fish the big water with the Schertz family. Always a blast minus having to replace numerous rusted non stainless bolts afterwards.

Stay cool everyone 😎

06/23/2024

Jet Boat is back, running, and on the water thanks to Randy at Outboards Only.

Jet boat was down for a while so we drifted, hiked, and kayaked to find fish. Excellent creek and upper mountain lake fishing right now in Nor Cal. Ocean has been good too!

Hope everyone is getting a line wet!!!

05/06/2024

I recently was given a special tackle box from my Dad. When I began looking through the tackle, I realized it was my Great Gramps's. Yes, my Great Grampa Stacey Woods. He was catching Salmon on the Sacramento River before guides started posting banners on the side of their boats. Papa also gave me my first boat, which was an 80's Olympia Tri Hull fiberglass boat. One you hear Alan Jackson sing songs about.

Anyways, I thought it would be cool to show inflation through the cost of fishing lures. I mean Rapala's for $2.67, Jeepers Creepers jigs for ¢.87, and Eagle Claw hooks ¢.43 a pack. Good times, definitely a thing of the past.

Miss fishing with that guy 😔, but I will definitely use this outdated tackle.

04/13/2024

Great last couple trips on the Sac. Striper fishing is heating up and the Trout fishing in Redding is still good.

These gals know how to catch some big Stripers! We're saving whatever run of Salmon smolts Matt and I were catching in Redding from getting eaten by these giant Stripers.

Hopefully we'll get our Salmon season back soon folks.

01/01/2024

Wishing everyone a great and Happy New Year. Coming into 2024, my hopes are that the water controllers can keep enough water in the river to sustain our local watersheds and fish populations.

But from the looks of my photos I have attached, I continue to find dried up Salmon spawning beds. The trout don't have much room to play, but there are still plenty in the river. Looking forward to another great year of Striper fishing.

11/16/2023

Great things happening on the Feather River in Oroville. Might be a low return for Salmon on the Sac, but the Feather is plugged full of fish. Most of the natural spawning fish were hatchery origin.

11/04/2023

Another great year of volunteering at Coleman National Fish Hatchery. The school tours are a great way to share how important our Salmon populations are to our local kiddos. Without our fish hatcheries, we would literally have zero fish for these kids to fish for when they get older. Thank you Brett and Bob for keeping Coleman running strong. Thanks to Laura and the rest of the volunteers for making this happen.

10/19/2023

Empty boat ramp parking lots and the sound of crickets at the Barge Hole. Sad times for Salmon season this year on our Northern California rivers. 🤞 Hopefully we'll see better management for our rivers in the future. Well be catching Steelhead and killing as many Stripers as possible till then.

08/09/2023

From the mountain lakes and streams, to the deep blue ocean. Were bagging limits and catching toads.

Had a great time this year on the coast with the Shertz family. Hope everyone is out there getting a line wet and enjoying the weather!

06/15/2023

Nothing but Striper's, big Trout, Shad, and nice weather going on in Nor Cal. Great fishing and good times on the Sac and Feather lately.

05/29/2023

Wishing everyone a safe and great Memorial Day! Thanks to those who have served for our country and those who have passed doing so.

Striper fishing is still wide open and the big fish have moved in. Hoping everyone is getting a line wet in this beautiful spring weather we have.

02/14/2023

Great day on the water yesterday drifting the river with literally zero boat traffic. Epic views of the surrounding snow pack and released this nice big Smallmouth Bass for the future generations. Also got to play around with my fancy wrist watch fish finder (Hummingbird RF 35 Smart cast). Hope everyone is enjoying the New Year! Hopefully we get some more wet weather. River is still very low and a bit murky.

09/19/2022

Local mountain streams and lakes are still fishing good. Glad I got out before the heavy rains and deer hunting madness. Salmon fishing should improve with this much needed weather event we're experiencing.

08/03/2022

Salmon opener showed signs of life Monday and should improve with the very unusual rain event we had. Here is Barry with a beautiful specimen. I also had a first for me out there. No new dings in the boat, but I actually had a Sacramento Sucker fish inhale my flatfish...eww

07/31/2022

Thanking the Shasta County public works department who cleaned up the boat ramp and parking lot at Rooster's Landing in Cottonwood. Awesome work guys!!!

Now there is a safe and clear path out of the ramp to the massive algae and river veggie patch. Hopefully the boat traffic on Monday will clear out the excessive herbaceous growth that lies just outside the ramp.

07/23/2022

Salmon fishing has been slow lately on the Sac, but the trout just keep on biting!!! Hammering the trout and looking forward to the salmon opener above Red Bluff. Lot's of stripers moving into the upper sections of the Sac too. Stay safe out there. The river is low, low, low.

07/12/2022

With our rivers and lakes at record low levels, it's important to not forget about our local mountain streams. These small creeks that surround our area provide some exciting fishing for all ages. The fish might not be lunkers, but a healthy watershed has an abundance of fish for generations to come.

05/18/2022

Good old family fishing out there on the water!

Trout and shad fishing has been great, but river conditions are lower than ever. Thanks to Jason at River Persuit Guide Service, we got a chance to use his we'll equipped handicapped Wi***es Drift boat and get my Grandpa out on the water. Thanks again Jason!

Everyone be safe out on the crazy low river!!!

03/10/2022

Trout fishing is good. River is low and looks unhealthy. Hopefully some more wet weather soon. Striper fishing right around the corner next month.

10/06/2021

Catching fish like the big boys!

Salmon & Trout fishing is good, and the Steelhead are on their way up river.

Hope everyone is doing well and hooking fish.

09/15/2021

09/14/2021

Still catching fish in the midst of the madness going on around the world. Getting a chance to hunt every now and then too.

Salmon season is in full swing,so don't expect many more Facebook updates anytime soon.

Trout fishing has been great!

Still catching a few Stripers, night and day.

Steelhead should be moving into the river soon.

Wishing everyone a wonderful end to summer and to COVID.