River is still dirty!

The River Restoration project above Junction City is still providing lots of turbidity for that area of the river and makes for bad fishing. Will it do to or for any in-river spawning? Years ago, before the Dam the mining turned the river into a “river of mud” but the salmon had plenty of clean up-stream area to spawn in. If the river restoration is supposed to provide more spawning area for the Chinook salmon where are the reports of increased production of the salmon? I have not seen any nor is there any listed report of an increase of Chinook salmon for the upper Trinity River. The Trinity Hatchery produces 3 million Chinook, 280,000 steelhead (reduced from 500,000) and 300,000 (reduced from 500,000) Coho salmon but no reports from the TRRP of in-river spawning production. There is a report of in-river salmon Redds but no follow up of how they do. So, what does the TRRP do other than spend $15 million per year on “river restoration” that does not improve the fishing opportunities.

I will have more on the Hoopa weir next week as I am waiting for a response from the Hoopa Tribe as to how they plan to manage the weir.

Junction City Weir counts: Julian week 31 the week endingAug. 5; Chinook salmon, 5-jack, 48-adult, total 53, season total 124; Coho 0; steelhead ½-lbs 0, adults 16, season total 16; Brown Trout 3, season total 13.

Fishing: Fishing above the Round house is still very good. Both Todd LeBoeuf, Tiger T guide service, has reported great fishing above the Round House. Last week Todd took out Dana and Chris Dase of Oregon and was able to get them limits of salmon with the largest being 18lbs. They were also able to hook up and release a couple of nice adult summer run steelhead to finish off their trip.
Summer releases have arrived and Lewiston is now releasing 444cfs into the river. The extra water releases for the Hoopa Boat Dance should be released sometime around Sept. 3^rdfor the ceremonies. (This is the odd year, even years is Yurok’s)
Just 20 more days before the Fall Chinook salmon season opens! Labor Day weekend starts Aug. 31^st but Sept. 1^st is Sunday of that weekend. You salmon fishermen had better get in your reservations now if you want to hopefully get a guide and a place to stay.

Mid-Klamath: The Klamath at Weitchpec is flowing about 2,622cfs and the river is a nice green now. John Harlan from E Ne Nuck, reported that the moss has dissipated and the river is green again. The problem being that the salmon have not shown up yet at Bluff Creek. Usually they start to show up around the first week of August. He did state that he saw plenty of nice steelhead at the mouth of Hopkin’s Creek. That would be natural because Hopkin’s Creek is nothing but cold water coming down off of the mountain. The fish love to take a break there and cool off some before the head on up the Klamath or turn around and go up the Trinity.

Lake Conditions: Whiskeytown is 98% of capacity (an increase of 0%) with inflows 1,574cfs and releasing 1,628cfs on to Keswick and the Sacramento River. Shasta is 8% of capacity (a decrease of % minus 4ft) with inflows of 2,829cfs and releasing 9,799cfs into Keswick. Keswick is 93% (a decrease of 0%) with inflows of 11,668cfs and releasing 11,107cfs into the Sacramento river. Oroville Lake is 84% of capacity (a decrease of 3% minus 7ft) with inflows of 3,062cfs with releases of 11,288cfs into the Feather River. Folsom Lake is 8% of capacity (a decrease of 2% minus 2ft) with inflows of 1,917cfs with releases of 1,917cfs into the American river.

Trinity Lake: the lake is 17ft below the overflow (an increase of 2ft) and 89% of capacity (a decrease of 1%) and inflows are 5cfs and releases are 1,674cfs into Lewiston Lake with 1,372cfs being diverted to Whiskeytown Lake and on to Keswick Power Plant, which is releasing 10,903cfs into the Sacramento River.

Trinity River flows and conditions: Lewiston Dam releases are 444cfs and water temperatures of 54.8 degrees and air at N/A as of 12:00pm today Saturday August 10, 2019. Limekiln Gulch is 4.89ft at 366cfs. Douglas City is 6.54ft and flows of 464cfs. with air temps of 69 water temperatures of N/A degrees. Junction City is N/Aft at N/A cfs due to turbidity. Helena is 8.75ft at 445cfs with water temps of 59.7 degrees and water turbidity of 1.40 (Hi was 4.30 @ 10am). Cedar Flat (Burnt Ranch) is 2.97ft at 623cfs. South Fork of the Trinity near Hyampom is 2.40ft at 145cfs. Willow Creek is estimated at 768cfs and air is 67 degrees and water at 66 degrees. Hoopa is 11.71ft at 929cfs and water is 69 degrees. Water flows at the mouth of the Trinity River at the Klamath are estimated to be 2,622cfs.

Klamath: Iron Gate is releasing 1,093cfs. Seiad Valley is 2.29ft at 1,319cfs. Happy Camp is estimated at 1,408cfs, the Salmon River is 2.25ft at 357cfs, Somes Bar is estimated to be 1,336cfs. Orleans is 2.84ft at 1,693cfs, the Klamath River at Terwer Creek is 8.64ft at 2,938cfs and water temps of 71.7 degrees. Flows for the Smith River at Jedia Smith is 5.07ft and flows of 368cfs. and flows at Dr. Fine Bridge are 11.42ft at N/A cfs.

Temperatures in the Valley last week were 100 hi with a low of 53. Rain for the week was 0.23in with thunder and lightning storms and total rain for the water year to date of 67.93 inches, with snow of 4.5in. in the valley to date. Forecasts for next week are for temperatures in the mid to hi 90s and sunshine for the coming weekend. We had rain and thunder and lightning storms come through last week which cooled things down a bit.

The Trinity River Summer Flows are here!

Sorry not to make a report last week but I was down south in Fresno to meet with some old cronies I used to work with.
The Trinity River summer flows are almost here. The summer flows are supposed to be reached by August 6^th. This should be a sign at the mouth of the Klamath that the Fall Run of Chinook salmon need to start their migration up the river for spawning. The Lower Klamath opens up for Fall Run Chinook salmon August 15^th, also the limits go to 2 salmon per day with one adult; 6 salmon with 3 adults in possession. The bad news is that the Klamath is full of moss right now and it is hard to fish near the bottom of the river without getting fouled up on moss. With the present heat and the abundance of moss I would expect to see a start of an algae bloom very soon. I also hope to have the list of river closures for Tribal Ceremonies ASAP. Right now, it is hard to get people to come to fish the rivers when the ocean fishing limits are 2 salmon over 22 inches per day and the Sacramento River is 2 salmon per day while the rivers are only 1 “fish” per day.

Fishing: Fishing the Upper Trinity has been great for the last week or so but the moss has been troublesome for pulling plugs. Because of the heat it has been an early morning fish. Most guides are starting by first daylight and off the water by 1:00 O’clock in the afternoon. I have received word from several guided that the upper river is chock full of bright chrome fish and that it is fairly easy to get your one salmon and then fish for summer run steelhead. Most guides are using roe and back trolling plugs. Plugs the first thing in the morning and then switching over to roe later in the mornings. Fishing from the bank I would think spinners or spoons would be your best bet for early mornings then switching over to roe, tuna balls or 50/50 tuna/roe. For the fly guys midges are working and the hatching starts as soon as the sun hits the water.

Todd LeBoeuf of “Tiger TS guide service” has been fishing the Trinity from Lewiston down to Junction City for the last week and has been very successful of getting his customers limits. One of his customers Bo, came all the way from Sweden to fish the trinity with him. Another of his customers Autumn caught her first salmon while fishing with her grandpa. Most of the salmon were around 10lbs with one large one about 20lbs and for the week Todd’s customers were able to land 10 salmon. No bad for a week’s work.

With the moss so abundant and the heat with the sun I can see algae blooms looming in the near future. This is bad news because blue-green algae is what has been killing the Eel River. I see this as a great possibility for the Trinity if we don’t get the moss under control soon. The Eel has almost lost the salmon runs because of the algae and that could very well happen to the Trinity if something isn’t done.

The restoration work between the Round House and Junction City is making the river very dirty by 10 O’clock so you want to try and avoid that area around 11:00am to sometime in the late afternoon. As for the Trinity Restoration Program, I believe congress should audit the over all program to see if the 15 million dollars per year are being spent is for a just cause (production of endangered fish) or just to fill someone’s pocket with cash??

Mid-Klamath: The Klamath at Weitchpec is flowing about 3,488cfs and the river has turned a brown green. As the river drops a little more, we should see the beginning of the fall run Chinook arriving. There are still not very many fishermen out on the Mid-Klamath right now. Sometime around the 1^st or 2^nd week of August we should start to see some larger salmon fish come into the area looking for some cooler water and getting ready to move up the river. River temperatures are starting to climb some now (71.5 degrees @ Terwer) and that could hamper fishing if we don’t get a cooling spell soon.

Lake Conditions: Whiskeytown is 98% of capacity (a decrease of 0%) with inflows 1,703cfs and releasing 1,667cfs on to Keswick and the Sacramento River. Shasta is 89% of capacity (a decrease of 4% minus 5ft) with inflows of 4,689cfs and releasing 8,842cfs into Keswick. Keswick is 94% (an increase of 0%) with inflows of 10,795cfs and releasing 10,889cfs into the Sacramento river. Oroville Lake is 90% of capacity (a decrease of 4% minus 11ft) with inflows of 3,208cfs with releases of 10,925cfs into the Feather River. Folsom Lake is 87% of capacity (a decrease of 23% minus 3ft) with inflows of 4,265cfs with releases of 5,469cfs into the American river.

Trinity Lake: the lake is 14ft below the overflow (an increase of 3ft) and 91% of capacity (a decrease of 2 %) and inflows are 654284cfs and releases are 2,022cfs into Lewiston Lake with 1,303cfs being diverted to Whiskeytown Lake and on to Keswick Power Plant, which is releasing 10,889cfs into the Sacramento River.

Trinity River flows and conditions: Lewiston Dam releases are 719cfs and water temperatures of 51.4 degrees and air at N/A as of 11:00am today Sunday July 28, 2019. Limekiln Gulch is 5.43ft at 741cfs. Douglas City is 6.99ft and flows of 756cfs. with air temps of 83 and water at 52.8 degrees. Junction City is 2.56ft at 787cfs. Helena is 9.62ft at 744cfs with water temps of 60.3 degrees. Cedar Flat (Burnt Ranch) is 3.74ft at 940cfs. South Fork of the Trinity near Hyampom is 2.50ft at 166cfs. Willow Creek is estimated at 1,106cfs and air is 87 degrees and water at 61 degrees. Hoopa is 12.43ft at 1,366cfs and water is 65 degrees. Water flows at the mouth of the Trinity River at the Klamath are estimated to be 3,488cfs.

Klamath: Iron Gate is releasing 896cfs. Seiad Valley is 2.16ft at 1,230cfs. Happy Camp is estimated at 1,316cfs, the Salmon River is 2.24ft at 390cfs, Somes Bar is estimated to be 1,732cfs. Orleans is 3.14ft at 2,122cfs, the Klamath River at Terwer Creek is 9.04ft at 3,748cfs and water temps of 71.5 degrees. Flows for the Smith River at Jedia Smith is 5.00ft and flows of 338cfs. and flows at Dr. Fine Bridge are 11.88ft at N/A cfs.

Temperatures in the Valley last week were 104 hi with a low of 52. Rain for the week was 0.00in with total rain for the water year to date of 67.7 inches, with snow of 4.5in. in the valley to date. Forecasts for next week are for temperatures at 90 to hi 80s with lots of sunshine for the next eek or so. I would like some cooler weather and cooler water so the Fall Run Chinook would start to make their run for their holding waters up river.

River is dropping and Fishing is better.

As the Trinity drops the salmon are starting to move into the river. The upper river is seeing more bright fish and Greys Falls is seeing more salmon holding. I have heard that the Falls is starting to get loaded with fishermen and sometimes one has to wait for a spot to fish. Water flows are getting to a state for very good fishing on both the Klamath and Trinity.

There was no fishing report last week because I was up in Oregon checking on the Umpqua, McKenzie and Willamette Rivers on a short vacation to the Oregon Gardens. I am sorry for those of you that read my report each week and there was none. I wish you Good Fish’en and thank you for following my column.

Fishing: Fishing has started to really pick up now that the water flows are getting back towards summer flows. We are going to see the releases reach 450cfs Aug. 6^th. All the reports I have been getting people are coming back into camp with their one salmon. Seeing the upper Trinity this past week the water was beautiful, clear and very fishable. The days have been hot but are cooling down some this weekend but the following week it is supposed the turn hot again. With the sun coming out so bright the fish will start to go deep by mid-mornings and one will have to change tactics. It will be early mornings and late afternoons into the evenings as the salmon move up river seeking cooler water.

Mid-Klamath: The Klamath at Weitchpec is flowing about 1,616cfs and the river is a nice green. As the river drops a little more, we will see the river start to turn a little brown but right now the river is in great shape for fishing. There are very few fishermen out on the Klamath now, mostly locals. Sometime around the 1^st or 2^nd week of August we should start to see more larger fish move into the river. River temperatures are starting to climb a little bit right now but not so much that it is hampering good fishing.

Lake Conditions: Whiskeytown is 97% of capacity (a decrease of 1%) with inflows 2,523cfs and releasing 2,447cfs on to Keswick and the Sacramento River. Shasta is 93% of capacity (a decrease of 3% minus 5ft) with inflows of 4,535cfs and releasing 9,361cfs into Keswick. Keswick is 94% (an increase of 0%) with inflows of 11,110cfs and releasing 10,923cfs into the Sacramento river. Oroville Lake is 94% of capacity (a decrease of 4% minus 7ft) with inflows of 2,991cfs with releases of 8,021cfs into the Feather River. Folsom Lake is 90% of capacity (a decrease of 2% plus 2ft) with inflows of 4,265cfs with releases of 5,469cfs into the American river.

Trinity Lake: the lake is 11ft below the overflow (an increase of 3ft) and 95% of capacity (a decrease of 2 %) and inflows are 654cfs and releases are 2,205cfs into Lewiston Lake with 1,264cfs being diverted to Whiskeytown Lake and on to Keswick Power Plant, which is releasing 10,923cfs into the Sacramento River.

Trinity River flows and conditions: Lewiston Dam releases are 941cfs and water temperatures of 50.3 degrees and air at N/A as of 11:00am today Saturday July 14, 2019. Limekiln Gulch is 5.67ft at 1,030cfs and water temps of N/A. Douglas City is 7.38ft and flows of 1,061cfs. with air temps of 83 and water at 51.9 degrees. Junction City is 3.12ft at 1,150cfs. Helena is 10,48ft at 1,129cfs with water temps of 58.6 degrees. Cedar Flat (Burnt Ranch) is 4.69ft at 1,405cfs. South Fork of the Trinity near Hyampom is 2.72ft at 211cfs. Willow Creek is estimated at 1,616cfs and air is 85 degrees and water at 61 degrees. Hoopa is 13.20ft at 2,007cfs and water is 63.9 degrees. Water flows at the mouth of the Trinity River at the Klamath are estimated to be 4,505cfs.

Klamath: Iron Gate is releasing 896cfs. Seiad Valley is 2.24ft at 1,284cfs. Happy Camp is estimated at 1,390cfs, the Salmon River is 2.56ft at 557cfs, Somes Bar is estimated to be 1,941cfs. Orleans is 3.39ft at 2,498cfs, the Klamath River at Terwer Creek is 9.68ft at 5,182cfs and water temps of 69.6 degrees. Flows for the Smith River at Jedia Smith is 5.22ft and flows of 479cfs. and flows at Dr. Fine Bridge are 12.06ft at N/A cfs.

Temperatures in the Valley last week were 95 hi with a low of 55. Rain for the week was 0.00in with total rain for the water year to date of 67.7 inches, with snow of 4.5in. in the valley to date. Forecasts for next week are for temperatures in the low to mid 90s and lots of sunshine after the weekend. I know I would like some cooler weather and cooler water so the summer steelhead would make a run for their holding waters.

It’s Official

The New Emergency Spring Salmon Fishing Regulations for the Klamath River Basin have been released to the public! It is official, I got the word Thursday from CDFW about noon, the new salmon regulations have finally been released and are posted on the Fish and Game website with a public announcement release. The Spring Chinook Salmon season will open July 1st and run thru Aug. 31^st.With quotas almost double that of last year for the Klamath River Basin there should be some very good fishing in the Klamath estuary for the opening. I know many guides have been anxious to get the good news and plan to be ready to go fishing on opening day. The basin wide quota for the Klamath River Basin this year is 7,636 adult Chinook salmon. (The spring salmon bag limit is 1 salmon per day with 2 in possession.) The Fall Chinook salmon season opens September 1^st and runs thru Dec 31^st or until the quotas have been reached in each section of the rivers, or whichever comes first.

Kids Fishing Derby: Winners of the “Kids Fish Lake Fish Derby” were; FISHING – Preschool to 2^nd Grade, 1^st Hallena Moschetti, 2^nd Mason Goff, 3rd Jonnae Johnson, ; 3^rd Grade to 5^th Grade, 1^st Leslie McLaughlin, 2^nd Jack Joe Marshall, 3^rdJonathan Haynes; 6^th Grade to 8^th Grade; 1^st Elijah Estrada, 2^nd Ashlyn Alameda, 3^rd Lisa Koehler: CASTING – Preschool to 2^nd Grade, 1^st Anaya Polly, 2^nd Hanelle Polly, 3^rd River Christie; 3^rd Grade to 5^th Grade, 1^st Alice McLaughlin, 2^nd Boaz Bruckner, 3^rdLucas Olsen, 6^th to 8^th Grade, 1^st Akane Polly, 2^nd Riley Leydecker, 3^rd Caleb Bensen.
The Grand Prize for the largest fish of the tournament, Seth Polly a 3lb Large Mouth Bass, the “Jake Wittner Sportsmanship Trophy” went to Alison Osceola for overall tournament sportsmanship. This was one of our best programs for the summer celebrating the 45^th Annul Fish Lake “Kids Fish Lake Fish Derby”. (My 20^th) I would like to thank all of our sponsors and helpers that helped provide and put on this event for the kids.

Fishing: Fishing has been a little bit slow on the Lower Trinity due to the higher water flows but steelhead are being caught if one will take the time and work at it. We are not expected to reach full summer water releases until Aug. 6^th, which is late for summer flows, and then there will be extra water releases in August for tribal ceremonies. (White Deer Skin Dance – the Boat Dance) The ceremonies usually come with the Harvest Moon (Full Moon) in Aug. this usually helps bring the fall run a little early. As for the Upper Trinity fishing has been a bit slow because not many people are fishing the river. I expect because of the confusion over the fishing regulations and the closure of salmon fishing. This has not been the best year for fishing on the Trinity even though there are fish in the river. With the increase of salmon returns and quotas I am looking to having a very good fall fishing season.

Mid-Klamath: The Klamath at Weitchpec is flowing about 6,668cfs but the river is a beautiful green with many areas to fish from the bank. The river is still pretty high for drift boats but a motorized boat should do ok. The Upper Klamath is a little higher than usual for this time of year but with Iron Gate releasing 1,116cfs there should be good fishing for trout above I-5. As you move down the Klamath the river starts to pickup more snow melt that increases water flow. Orleans is flowing at 3,255cfs.

Lake Conditions: Whiskeytown is 98% of capacity (a decrease of 1%) with inflows 1,228cfs and releasing 1,147cfs on to Keswick and the Sacramento River. Shasta is 96% of capacity (a decrease of 2% minus 3ft) with inflows of 4,997cfs and releasing 8,986cfs into Keswick. Keswick is 94% (an increase of 3%) with inflows of 10,319cfs and releasing 9,998cfs into the Sacramento river. Oroville Lake is 98% of capacity (an increase of 1% plus 2ft) with inflows of 4,6335cfs with releases of 5,373cfs into the Feather River. Folsom Lake is 95% of capacity (a decrease of 2% plus 2ft) with inflows of 4,265cfs with releases of 5,469cfs into the American river.

Trinity Lake: the lake is 8ft below the overflow (a decrease of 3ft) and 95% of capacity (a decrease of 2%) and inflows are 895cfs and releases are 2,886cfs into Lewiston Lake with 711cfs being diverted to Whiskeytown Lake and on to Keswick Power Plant, which is releasing 9,998cfs into the Sacramento River.

Trinity River flows and conditions: Lewiston Dam releases are 2,175cfs and water temperatures of 49.6 degrees and air at N/A as of 2:00pm today Saturday June 29, 2019. Limekiln Gulch is 6.75ft at 2,165cfs and water temps of N/A. Douglas City is 8.59ft and flows of 2,424cfs. with air temps of 84 and water at 51.6 degrees. Junction City is 4.55ft at 2,260cfs. Helena is 12.53ft at 2,439cfs with water temps of 52.8 degrees. Cedar Flat (Burnt Ranch) is 6.67ft at 2,733cfs. South Fork of the Trinity near Hyampom is 3.06ft at 366cfs. Willow Creek is estimated at 3,099cfs and air is 86 degrees and water at 56 degrees. Hoopa is 14.52ft at 3,413cfs and water is 58.8 degrees. Water flows at the mouth of the Trinity River at the Klamath are estimated to be 6,668cfs.

Klamath: Iron Gate is releasing 1,116cfs. Seiad Valley is 2.74ft at 1,665cfs. Happy Camp is estimated at 1,801cfs, the Salmon River is 2.86ft at 744cfs, Somes Bar is estimated to be 2,511cfs. Orleans is 3.88ft at 3.255cfs, the Klamath River at Terwer Creek is 10.62ft at 7,680cfs and water temps of 63.7 degrees. Flows for the Smith River at Jedia Smith is 5.52ft and flows of 635cfs. and flows at Dr. Fine Bridge are 12.29ft at N/A cfs.

Temperatures in the Valley last week were 98 hi with a low of 47. Rain for the week was 0.01in with total rain for the water year to date of 67.7 inches, with snow of 4.5in. in the valley to date.
Forecast for temperatures next week are expected to reach 100 with a low of 53, the prediction is for sunshine for the next week and a half and then a scattering of clouds. The expected high is for Sunday and then maybe a cool down.

Spring Salmon Fishing

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 public that the spring salmon fishery was closed to the take of any salmon. That meant NO FISHING FOR SALMON! Later the commission, with the recommendation from CDFW, set a date of July 1 to Aug. 31 for a season on Spring Chinook of; 1 salmon per day and 2 salmon in possession. This meant to me that no one could keep more than 2 Spring Chinook salmon after July 1^st, anyone! Are we different than Tribal members, because there are nets out in the Trinity River on the Hoopa Reservation? If I can’t fish for salmon then why should it be any different for Tribal members. I thought that the idea of not fishing for Spring Salmon was to protect the spring run from extinction. If we are trying to prevent the loss of a species of salmon then everyone should help and obey the law. It was the tribes that petitioned the California Fish and Game Commission to list the Spring Run of Chinook salmon.

Fish Derby: It is that time of year for the Fish Lake “Kids Fish Derby”. Saturday June 22^nd at Fish Lake the “Kids Fish Derby” will be held, starting at 7:00am sign up, 9:00am fishing, casting and raffle prizes start, 12:00pm fishing and casting ends. 12:00 to 1:30pm free Hot Dog lunch, 2:00pm handing out prizes. There will be raffle drawings for extra prizes during the fishing. All kids are welcome from the ages of pre-school through 8^th grade with a responsible adult at sign up.

Boat Races: The Willow Creek Hydroplane Boat Races were this past weekend, so fishing was poor on the river in the Willow Creek area. Each year, water providing, there is a series of Boat Races on the Lower Trinity. One in the Hoopa and one in the Willow Creek area from Big Rock to South Fork. This past Weekend was Willow Creeks turn. Therefore, that is why fishing was poor in the Willow Creek. The races are always exciting but it stirs up the river and the fishing goes away for the weekend. I would say about Tuesday or Wednesday the fishing for steelhead and trout should pick up again.

Fishing: Fishing for trout and steelhead in the lower river should stat to improve as the river flows drop down to summer water flows. The summer run of steelhead is just about over but with the fish releases moving through the lower river and more bugs and fly hatches coming about there should be some action on the Lower Trinity.

Mid-Klamath: The Klamath at Weitchpec is flowing about 12,683cfs so there isn’t very much action as fare as fishing goes. The Upper Klamath is about in the same shape right not as Iron Gate is releasing 2,917 into the Klamath. I would hope that these higher water flows are about to start to reduce and fishing above I-5 will pick up again once the releases get below 1,200cfs out of Iron Gate.

Lake Conditions: Whiskeytown is 99% of capacity (an increase of 0%) with inflows 3,612cfs and releasing 3,437cfs on to Keswick and the Sacramento River. Shasta is 98% of capacity (an increase of 0% plus 1ft) with inflows of 9,117cfs and releasing 9,511cfs into Keswick. Keswick is 91% (a decrease of 7%) with inflows of 41,545cfs and releasing 12,899cfs into the Sacramento river. Oroville Lake is 97% of capacity (an increase of 0% minus 1ft) with inflows of 9,473cfs with releases of 11,604cfs into the Feather River. Folsom Lake is 97% of capacity (an increase of 1% plus 0ft) with inflows of 11,446cfs with releases of 15,355cfs into the American river.

Trinity Lake: the lake is 5ft below the overflow (an increase of 1ft) and 97% of capacity (a decrease of 1%) and inflows are 3,153cfs and releases are 6,058cfs into Lewiston Lake with 580cfs being diverted to Whiskeytown Lake and on to Keswick Power Plant, which is releasing12,897cfs into the Sacramento River.

Trinity River flows and conditions: Lewiston Dam releases are 2,321cfs and water temperatures of 47.8 degrees and air at N/A as of 11:00am today Sunday June 9, 2019. Limekiln Gulch is 6.95ft at 2,435cfs and water temps of 47.4. Douglas City is 8.86ft and flows of 2,768cfs. with air temps of 81 and water at 47.5 degrees. Junction City is 4.95ft at 2,650cfs. Helena is 13.14ft at 2,943cfs with water temps of 48.3 degrees. Cedar Flat (Burnt Ranch) is 7.53ft at 3,532cfs. South Fork of the Trinity near Hyampom is 3.7ft at 630cfs. Willow Creek is estimated at 5,162cfs and air is 78 degrees and water at 55 degrees. Hoopa is 15.31ft at 5,144cfs and water is 58 degrees. Water flows at the mouth of the Trinity River at the Klamath are estimated to be 12,683cfs.

Klamath: Iron Gate is releasing 2,917cfs. Seiad Valley is 5.67ft at 4,950cfs. Happy Camp is estimated at 4,972cfs, the Salmon River is 3.69ft at 1,572cfs, Somes Bar is estimated to be 5,967cfs. Orleans is 6.45ft at 7,539cfs, the Klamath River at Terwer Creek is 12.64ft at 14,658cfs and water temps of 59.1 degrees. Flows for the Smith River at Jedia Smith is 6.12ft and flows of 1,010cfs. and flows at Dr. Fine Bridge are 12.78ft at N/A cfs.
Temperatures in the Valley last week were 97 hi with a low of 43. Rain for the week was 0.00in with total rain for the water year to date of 67.6 inches, with snow of 4.5in. in the valley to date. Forecast for temperatures next week are expected to reach 105 with a low of 62, the prediction is for sunshine the first part of the week then a scattering of clouds and then more of the bright guy. (Sunshine and some more heat)

River is still dirty!

The Trinity River Summer Flows are here!

River is dropping and Fishing is better.

It’s Official

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