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Lower Klamath NWR, Siskiyou County
The spots on a butterfly wing are not random but help identify this as a California tortoiseshell.


 


Chinook Salmon Run Declining, Steelhead Increasing
Trinity River Fishing
by E.B. Duggan, OCTOBER 12, 2025

Trinity River - Willow Creek Weir

The mouth of the Klamath was blocked for about a week a couple of weeks ago stopping fish from coming into the estuary during low tides. Most Salmon wee hesitant to cross the bar at the mouth of the Klamath until flows broke open the bar. Then the fish started to come in but held up in the lower river....
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Still some good streamer action throughout the day as well as some decent dry/dropper action
by Jim Akenson, OCTOBER 12, 2025
East Walker River Sceirine Ranch

We're still getting mostly good reports from the ranch, there's still some good streamer action throughout the day as well as some decent dry/dropper action. It sounds like the streamer action is the best. You could also go straight nymphing and likely have some success.
The Klamath is back under 3,000 cfs as of Thursday
Kenny Priest
by Kenny Priest, OCTOBER 9, 2025

Klamath River - Lower

The Klamath is back under 3,000 cfs as of Thursday, but the mouth reportedly remains plugged or severely restricted. There hasn’t been much in the way of new fish entering the lower river for quite some time. Rain is on the way, hopefully it will be enough to blow it out. There should be quite a few more kings, along...
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Storm Door Cracking Open on the North Coast
Kenny Priest
by Kenny Priest, OCTOBER 9, 2025



The good news is we’re starting to see a shift in the weather pattern, bringing with it the second rainstorm of the season. Unfortunately, it looks like it will still fall short of what’s needed to open the coastal rivers to fishing. The one possible exception could be the main stem Eel River, where flows are predicted to surpass the...
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Rains Tease Salmon Anglers, But Rivers Stay Closed
Kenny Priest
by Kenny Priest, OCTOBER 2, 2025



With more than an inch of rain falling across most coastal watersheds, late-fall salmon anglers were quick to take notice. After such a long summer dry spell, the excitement is understandable —but it will take far more than an inch to open the rivers. None came close to fishable levels, so the wait continues for enough rain to get flows...
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Rainy Weather, Bring in The Fish
Trinity River Fishing
by E.B. Duggan, SEPTEMBER 25, 2025

Trinity River - Willow Creek Weir

It look like an early fall and possible early winter with the first rain fall of Fall. The weir counts are looking really good for the first of the Fall Run Chinook. I have been looking at the counts for the Klamath and the Trinity Rivers and the numbers are starting to look very good for this time of the...
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