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  1. California
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  3. Fish First Fly Shop! (no bait or crickets!)

Updated October 30, 2026

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Fish First Fly Shop! (no bait or crickets!)

Fly shop in Chico, a satellite of Fish First in Albany, offering fly fishing classes, clinics and guided trips.

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Overview

Best Season

Fall – Spring (species dependent)

Best Season

Fall – Spring (species dependent)

Best Season

The seasons when this guide most often runs trips.

Group Size

Group Size

Group Size

Typical number of guests on a trip with this guide.

Primary Waters

Big Chico Creek, Garcia River, East Branch North Fork Feather River

Primary Waters

Big Chico Creek, Garcia River, East Branch North Fork Feather River

Primary Waters

Regions where this guide primarily operates within.

Skill Level

Skill Level

Skill Level

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Guiding Experience

Guiding Experience

Guiding Experience

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About Fish First Fly Shop! (no bait or crickets!)

Fish First is a fly shop with stores in Chico and Albany that sells fly fishing gear and offers beginning fly fishing and fly tying classes, on-stream clinics and guided trips. Its guided trips have covered Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta striped bass, Lower Sacramento River and Yuba River rainbow trout, and Feather River steelhead. The shop also publishes the What's Hot and What's Not Northern California fishing report.

Common questions

What rivers does Fish First Fly Shop! (no bait or crickets!) operate on?
Big Chico Creek, Garcia River, East Branch North Fork Feather River, and Yellow Creek
What services are offered?
Guided fly fishing, Guided conventional fishing, Walk & wade, Drift boat
Where is Fish First Fly Shop! (no bait or crickets!) based?
Chico, CA
When is the best season?
Fall – Spring (species dependent)

Services

Guided fly fishingGuided conventional fishingWalk & wadeDrift boatJet boatRaft fishingSteelheadTroutBassWarmwaterLake fishingPrivate waterPublic waterShuttleBoat rentalGear rentalCasting instructionYouth friendlyBeginner friendlyCorporate groupsMulti-day tripsLodgingMeals included

Waters

Other rivers

  • Shop nearby

    Big Chico Creek

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    Garcia River

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    East Branch North Fork Feather River

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    Yellow Creek

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    Butte Creek

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    Sacramento River

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    Navarro River

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A retail shop selling fly-fishing gear and related services.

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