At the April Fish & Game Commission meeting in Sacramento, the commissioners accepted a petition for listing the Spring Chinook salmon as a threatened species, thus causing an Emergency Regulation for…
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At the April Fish & Game Commission meeting in Sacramento, the commissioners accepted a petition for listing the Spring Chinook salmon as a threatened species from the Tribes and notified the…
The snow reports are in and final. The Trinity Alps are 128% of normal and the Sierras are 130% of normal for this time of year. This indicates a very…
Now that the Trinity River water releases are back on schedule, we saw high water flows in the Willow Creek area of Big Rock and Kimtu Beach. (5,475cfs) This was…
Trinity River water releases were supposed to be 1,050cfs but due to the problems at the Lewiston water gate, which is still under repair, the true releases are 2,524cfs…
For the next week or so it looks like we will be getting some light rains or scattered showers. It doesn’t look like enough rain to make the rivers rise…
Finally the Feds have allowed the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife to euthanize the sea lions, (Protected by the Federal Marine Mammal Act) on the Columba and Willamette Rivers…
A dangerous condition has occurred on the Trinity River just below Hawkins Bar. Around the bend from the Hawkins Bar access the river cable that marks the river for aircraft,…
The rains and scattered showers have kept the Lower Trinity in a state of high and milky water. The upper sections of the river are in good shape for fishing….
I hope everyone had a safe and Happy Saint Patrick’s Day. The PFMC (Pacific Fisheries Management Council), posted their preliminary estimate for fall run Chinook salmon for the west coast…
Finally, we are seeing some of the rivers dropping to fishable conditions. As I write this column, I am watching the Trinity drop in front of my house. (I watch…
We are finally seeing a break in the weather for the Trinity Valley. That is good news, because of all the flooding along the North Coast, The Eel, Van Duzan…
At the Feb. 6th California Fish and Game Commission meeting, the Karuk Tribe and the Salmon River Restoration Council submitted a petition to the Commission suggesting that declining population trends…
The trouble is that the official Groundhog is frozen back east so he can’t come out! MEETINGS: California Fish & Game Commission: Feb.6 CFDC meeting to be held at the…
For the past week it has been good weather and the rivers have been dropping at a fairly steady rate. The Trinity has been looking good for the last couple…
More rain and then some sunshine sounds great. This makes for more water storage, just what we need. One little thing, Governor Newson plans to try and add another 300,000…
Thank you for being patient as I am still learning to use windows 10 and having some difficulties. This year’s Federal California water projects could possibly take a hit to…
I hope everyone had a good and safe New Year’s weekend. I have to apologize to all my readers for not having a Fishing Report for the last several weeks….
I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving and was able to enjoy family together. We had a good rain last week. This last storm brought the Klamath Valley 3 to…
Who did it? The different Guide Associations and Guides have been trying to get the U.S. Forest Service and the Lower Trinity Ranger district to fix the South Fork Sandy…
We are into Fall weather and there has been very little rain with limited rain projected for the near future. What with fires raging in both Northern and Southern California…
No fishing report for Oct. 21-28, Nov 4 as I will be fishing the Galatuin & Madison Rivers in Montana.
The weather has changed and we are definitely into fall weather. The water year for 2018 -02019 began October 1 and Willow Creek has received 0.9 inches of rain. On…
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…
The 2018 Fall Chinook adult salmon quotas for the Trinity River could possibly be met by October 10 if there is not a large in flow of Fall Chinook salmon. I say…
The 2018 Fall Chinook adult salmon quotas for the Klamath Trinity River basin have been met for the Lower Klamath River from the Weitchpec Bridge down to the mouth of the…
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…
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…
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…
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…