Hogan Brown Fly Fishing

Hogan Brown Fly Fishing Fly Fishing Guide Service Hogan grew up on the Lower Yuba River in Northern California, an only child who really liked catching fish.

Playing with bugs didn’t make him the coolest kid on the block and he developed a penchant for solitary activities: fly fishing and playing guitar. As a teen, he worked at the local fly shop in Nevada City and he’s been a part of the fly fishing community ever since. He has devoted his life to the sport, guiding for trout, steelhead, bass, carp and anything that swims in a river, lake, pond, ditch

or body of water he could access within the gray area of California's trespass law. He has worked in all aspects of the industry—behind fly shop counters and in lodges, ran an outfitting business and a non-profit, and even a brief stint as a corporate rep before realizing that cubicles were not his thing. Through it all, he’s remained in the trenches as a guide

Hogan now devotes most of his time on the water guiding for striped bass on the Sacramento River, as well as spotted and largemouth bass on Northern California’s famous lakes and reservoirs. He’s pioneered techniques for catching bass on the fly and works tirelessly to grow the sport as co-founder of the California Bass Union, a group of guides and anglers working to develop and promote bass fishing with a fly rod. Hogan gives back to the fly fishing community as a board member of the American Fly Fishing Trade Association and marketing director of Cast Hope, a non-profit with the mission of getting kids outdoors through fly fishing. In addition to being a proud Hatch Reels pro, Hogan also works with Scott Fly Rods, Costa Del Mar Sunglasses, StealthCraft Boats, Airflo Fly Lines and Echo Rods along with being a Simms ambassador and Fulling Mills contract fly tyer. Hogan is also a connoisseur of fine ales and fermented grains, a home gardener, a die-hard San Francisco Giants and Notre Dame football fan, member of the rock band Royal Oaks, and a husband an amazing wife and mother as well as a father to two young boys.

Foot is healing and I still have a few JUNE DATES OPEN! Let’s go chase stripers this June!
06/02/2026

Foot is healing and I still have a few JUNE DATES OPEN! Let’s go chase stripers this June!

Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms in my life! Hope you have a great day! Thanks for holding it all together!!!
05/10/2026

Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms in my life! Hope you have a great day! Thanks for holding it all together!!!

Busted foot fly sale page is live check it out!
04/21/2026

Busted foot fly sale page is live check it out!

Only a few dates remain this spring on my calendar for Lake Oroville and the Lower Yuba! With some rain midweek both sho...
03/28/2026

Only a few dates remain this spring on my calendar for Lake Oroville and the Lower Yuba! With some rain midweek both should get a nice re set and be fishing GREAT!!!

Finally cleared my plate after being gone for over a Week and started tying and getting ready for a bunch of days on the...
03/26/2026

Finally cleared my plate after being gone for over a Week and started tying and getting ready for a bunch of days on the water filming, guiding, and fishing with the boys…One of my favorite flies for spring bass - that I am pretty sure not many people fish - is the broke back shad. I tied this fly to match the size of our wakasagi minnows that are in nearly every California reservoir. This fly can be stripped on a floating or sinking line and fished under the float all winter and spring!!!!

What a week! College tour/recruiting visits road tripping from Detroit Michigan to Milwaukee Wisconsin. 6 schools, 3 lac...
03/22/2026

What a week! College tour/recruiting visits road tripping from Detroit Michigan to Milwaukee Wisconsin. 6 schools, 3 lacrosse practices, 2 lacrosse games, 1 AHL hockey game, 6 meetings with coaches, 3 meetings with engineering professors, 2 meetings with strength and conditioning coaches, countless friendly and welcoming lacrosse players, and a lot hard choices for our Ollie because of his dedication in the classroom, the field, and the weight room…. For me one of the funnest weeks of my life. Thank you Jason Grace for all your help and guidance putting the trip together

Rest in peace coach. You will always be the first coach I remember taking the field as a Notre Dame fan. When I am old, ...
03/05/2026

Rest in peace coach. You will always be the first coach I remember taking the field as a Notre Dame fan. When I am old, broken down, and demented I will have the home put the 1988 season on loop. Love the Notre Dame. Play like a champion Today

Shaping up to be a great spring on the inland ocean! Only a few dates left for the spring! Grab them up - float n fly, s...
03/02/2026

Shaping up to be a great spring on the inland ocean! Only a few dates left for the spring! Grab them up - float n fly, stripped fly, and top water should be cooking.

Going to have to take a break from comic books and sci-fi novels to read this one. Thanks for the book looking forward ...
02/24/2026

Going to have to take a break from comic books and sci-fi novels to read this one. Thanks for the book looking forward to following along on all the trips and stories.

2 boxes of flies FOR SALE. All tied by myself without a home… DM IF INTERESTED.
02/23/2026

2 boxes of flies FOR SALE. All tied by myself without a home… DM IF INTERESTED.

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