The fires are still providing plenty of smoke along the Klamath-Trinity Rivers. The Red Salmon Complex Fires are slowly coming under control but they are providing most of the smoke on the Trinity River. For the last week I couldn’t see across the river from my house. Today, Sunday I can see the top of…
After the rain last week (0.01in) the Willow Creek area has cleared of the heavy smoke and fishing has picked up if you can find a place to get down to the river. We are seeing more fresh fish moving through. The US Forest Service (Six Rivers) has not opened up river access to the…
Smoke in the valley has been pretty heavy for the past couple of days. The salmon are in the Trinity and fishing is fair to good. Orleans area is heavy with smoke from the Happy camp fire and the Red/Salmon Fire complex. This fire is now up to 88,000 acres and is expected to continue…
The Red/Salmon Fire complex fires still continue to grow and now reached almost 24,000 acres. It depends upon the winds and temperatures as to how smoky it gets in the valley. Orleans usually gets the brunt of the smoke but the Trinity side gets a lot of smoke at times. Talking to Patrick and Machel…
As I am writing this report it is raining! In the last several days it has been overcast, showers and cloudy in Willow Creek. This type of weather pattern usually brings in fish, both at the mouth of the Klamath and into the Trinity. This is great news for the fishermen that have been waiting for…
The Trinity River Fall Chinook salmon fishing season opened Sunday September 1st. You are allowed two salmon per day with one adult over 22 inches, Six salmon in possession with no more that three adults. Right now, the weather is cooling down a bit from the three-digit temperatures we have been having and some Fall…
The Trinity River Weirs; the Junction City weir is working as usual and should be removed sometime around Sept 1st, but the Willow Creek weir will not be installed until sometime after Sept. 8th because of high water flows. The Hoopa weir will not be installed until after the Tribal Ceremonial “Boat Dance” which will be…