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We Are Entering The Holiday Season
Trinity River Fishing
by E.B. Duggan, DECEMBER 16, 2022

Trinity River - Willow Creek Weir

Happy Holidays to all of my readers and I wish you the best for the New Year. I am sorry I missed the last week but I was with family and preparing of the coming Holidays. The change of deadlines for the Holidays mixed me up so I missed mine and hope to NOT miss the next few, but if...
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Rivers Turning Green, Dropping Quickly
Kenny Priest
by Kenny Priest, DECEMBER 15, 2022



After a very wet weekend that saw all our coastal rivers plum full of water, just about all are now in fishable shape. And the ones that aren’t will be in the next couple days. The reason behind the quick clearing of the rivers is twofold. After years of drought, the soil is extremely thirsty. Water from the season’s first...
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Storms and Steelhead in the Forecast
Kenny Priest
by Kenny Priest, DECEMBER 9, 2022



With the late-fall king season all but wrapped up on the coast, it’s time to turn our attention to winter steelhead, the crown jewel of the North Coast. With plenty of water in the rivers and more on the way, the excitement for the impending run-start is palpable. There’s been a smattering of steelhead caught on most coastal rivers but...
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We Are Now Entering Winter Steelhead Fishing
Trinity River Fishing
by E.B. Duggan, DECEMBER 4, 2022

Trinity River - Willow Creek Weir

We now entering into winter weather type of fishing as the weather has turned into some freezing mornings with some snow on the mountain tops. Winter steelhead are now starting to show up in the Trinity River with a nice mix of half-pounders and some small adults. The half- pounders help keep up the action with the occasional small adult...
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Rain Should Provide Last Shot at Late-Fall Kings
Kenny Priest
by Kenny Priest, DECEMBER 1, 2022



The rains that fell in early November were a godsend for our late-fall salmon runs. The increased flows allowed some of the salmon milling in the estuaries and lower sections of the rivers to get to their spawning grounds. But just as quickly as the rain fell, it stopped. Now, nearly a month later, additional rain is finally filling our...
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Thanksgiving Topwater & Bait Fishing Trout Takeover
by Collins Lake Staff, NOVEMBER 29, 2022
Collins Lake

I’ve got a lot a great fish to share, but long time Collins Lake fisherman & guide Cal Kellogg has been working the lake most days of the week lately. Cal took the time to write a great report that I’d like to share with you all: Howdy folks Cal Kellogg here. I spent Thanksgiving Weekend guiding trout anglers at Collins...
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