Author: Willow Creek Chamber of Commerce

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Water/Rain Do we need it?

Yes, we have had some rain on the North Coast and some more inland. Saturday Sept. 29 it rained in Willow Creek and over on the coast in Eureka. We are still in the 2018 water year, the 2019/20 (water year starts Monday Oct. 1). It was not a hard rain but a nice wetting…

Recap of the Information Session: Services for Small Business Owners in Eastern Humboldt

Recap of the Information Session: Services for Small Business Owners in Eastern Humboldt

The Information Session: Services for Small Business Owners in Eastern Humboldt held Wed. 19th September at 6pm at the Willow Creek Community Services District drew a small crowd but everyone felt it was a worthwhile meeting. Thanks to the Willow Creek Community Services District for use of their meeting room and to Willow Creek Pizza…

Salmon Fishing on the Trinity

Salmon season opened on the Trinity Saturday September 1st. The Willow Creek weir is installed and operating with a new addition, an underwater video camera. The intent is to try and capture fish going through during the hours that the weir is open for fish passage to help for a more accurate fish count in…

Fishing Great Loss

On August 13th, Ed Trujillo passed away. Ed fished the Trinity River for over 35 years. The group of Trinity River fishermen lost another of their Trinity fishermen. Many of the older fishermen that have fished the Trinity for years knew Ed. He knew every fishing area on the Trinity from the dam to Weitchpec…

Fires & Smoke

It is all over the news about the fires; the Carr Fire has Hwy 299 closed and the Mendocino Complex has Hwy 20 closed; so it would be very hard to reach the Trinity River plus most of the upper part of the river is so smoky that you would have trouble finding your way…

Ceremonial River Closures

Every year there are River Closures for Native American Ceremonies; it is that time of year again! The Closures are: August 6 – 15: Ferry Point River Access area. Launching watercraft from Wingate Bar River access. August 7: Independence River Access. August 17 – 26: Ike’s Falls Access area, Ishi Pishi Bridge River access, Dolan’s…

Springers and Derby

Sorry about last week but I took the day off for Father’s Day and spent it with family. I have received many calls about what is happening with the fishing. To start off with we are now into full summer weather with temperatures in the 90s and up to 104 degrees. You can imagine what…

Water Flow Changes

The month of May is going to see several water flow changes on the Trinity River. The releases are going to be fluctuating from 800cfs up to 1,700cfs with several drops and jumps in between. Memorial Day weekend releases will be 1,500cfs. These are releases from Lewiston Dam into the Trinity River but you must…

Never Estimate Mother Nature

Last week the computer said showers for last week and I estimated that the river would get a little dirty and maybe rise some. That is what I get for estimating Mother Nature. Last week it rained and I mean drenched the Trinity Valley. Willow Creek saw 7.35in of rain in just 2days. The creek…

Happy Easter

I hope everyone had a Happy Easter and a great day with the family. The California fishing community is on hold right now waiting for the PFMC to make a decision about the Calif. salmon fishing season and what kind of salmon season we will have. In the case of “Over Fishing” the National Fisheries…