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 Bar Road for at least 10 years. Last week I had been asked, “Who graded the Sandy Bar Road and I could not answer the…
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 and not much rain in the future we are hurting for water. I received an email asking me, “With Paradise burning what will happen to…
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 Oct. 3 Douglas City and Lewiston had a heavy rain cell come into their area and dropped 0.25 to 0.50 inches of rain that caused…
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…
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 that could be a possibility but with the low counts this past week at the Willow Creek weir I don’t think it will happen. The CDFW has…
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 Klamath River as of Wednesday Sept.12. You may still fish this area for jack Chinook salmon under 22 inches and hatchery steelhead. Normally the Upper…
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…
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…
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…
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…
The weather here in Willow Creek has been HOT!! The weather forecast for the last week here in Willow Creek has been far from accurate. We have been having temperatures of 98 to 105 on my front porch for the last five days. So if W.C. is having this type of temperatures then what has…
I have been harping about the formation of moss and algae on the Trinity for years (about 10 to 15yrs) and the California Fish and Wildlife have done very little to find a solution. This is a down right shame. The moss forms from the nutrients in the water. The moss needs Nitrogen – Phosphorus…
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…
We are finally starting to see some Spring Chinook on the Trinity River. It has taken some time what with all of the flow changes that have been going on. The Bureau of Reclamation has been changing the releases from Lewiston Dam in a fashion more like nature used to do before the Dam. More like when…
The fishing industry is seeing new attacks from our legislators about fishing tackle and fishermen should be aware that if we don’t stand up as a group we will all suffer. How many lead items do you have in your tackle box? How many flies do you have that sink or are weighted? How much…
This Memorial Day is nice with sunshine and clear skies. We should take a minute to remember all those in the service serving our country and those who served our country but never made it home. I thank you for your moment. In the past Memorial Day weekend was the kickoff for all Trout fishing…
I hope everyone had a great Mothers Day and those of you who do fish just maybe you had a great day of fishing. The last couple of weeks the water flows have been like a yo-yoing, up/down up/down and now they on their way back up again. These water flows are great for rafting…
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…
I finally tracked down the Klamath River Basin In-River Sportsmen Fall Chinook salmon quotas for the 2018 season. Total In-River quota is 19% of the Harvestable Surplus Fall Chinook salmon that comes to 3,490 fall salmon for the Klamath, Trinity, Shasta and Scott rivers. The Shasta and Scott are tributaries to the Klamath but are…
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…
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…
The PFMC will meet April 5 – 11, 2018 in Portland OR with a final report on the quantities of Chinook salmon in the ocean for the 2018 salmon fishing season. At present there PFMC has proposed three Options for In-River Fall Chinook salmon fishing. This means that an In-River Sports Fishing season is proposed…
To start off we have the TIMECHANGE which means that it is still dark out there when you get up. Yes the fish have no eye lids and don’t sleep but the water is also very cold at first light. Therefore you can stop and have that second cup of coffee and maybe a bite…
The snowpack in the Sierra’s and the Trinity Alps is looking good for right now. What we really need is a continuing build up of it to assure us of enough water in the reservoir system to supply farmers and the rivers of the water we will need for the summer and fall to stave…
Rain has been scarce for the last couple of weeks although we had a little bit of rain Sunday afternoon. The sun was nice but not good for the plants as it started them to bloom. This morning (Sunday) when I got up everything was white with frost and ice not good as the plants…
This report is a little early due to Super Bowl Sunday President Trump wants more water deliveries from the north to the south, Westland wants more water, farmers want more water, the L A metropolitan Water District wants more water and the river needs more water. The truth is that the Sierra Snow Pack is…
The PFMC has now started the process of determining if the Klamath River Basin Chinook salmon return and escapement (40,700) was enough to allow for a salmon fishery for the Klamath River Basin. The salmon advisory committee has met and is going over the Chinook salmon returns and escapement goals to determine if the Klamath…
Sorry I missed last week but the GERMS got to me. All I can say is that you want to make sure you stay dry, warm and away from people who have the flu or a cold! Looking ahead for the weather it shows rain and / or snow with lots of scattered showers. My advice…