Salmon fishing on the lower Klamath continues to roll on. Fresh schools of jacks (2-year-old males) as well as adults are arriving just about daily. Anglers fishing from the Glen up to Johnson’s are finding fresh fish side-drifting riffles and dragging roe through the deep slots. The rain over the weekend bumped the flows just enough to really put the...
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The rain Saturday and Sunday morning helped the firefighters gain on the River Complex and Monument Fires. Sunday mid-morning saw clear skies along the Mid-Trinity and Lower Trinity down to Weitchpec. The fires and smoke plus the USFS Forest closures have pretty much curtailed the salmon fishing for the Trinity opening but I expect that to change not the Six...
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Since just before Labor Day weekend, the Klamath River has been stuffed with salmon. The number of jacks has been amazing and we’re seeing some nice adult kings in the river, as well. The bulk of the run started a little late this year, most likely due to the unusually high water temperatures. Smoke-filled skies and cooler weather finally began...
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A scouting day on the pond! Water continues to have heavy particulates in the column…everywhere. But didn’t hamper trolling. Check for weeds though. We covered from the south to Pelican Pt. (Not advised if you don’t know the channel & submerged rock piles). Pretty solid surface temps in the 66F’s showing this morning. The spring gyre is showing 59/60F. We...
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Not fun! First, we had 100 plus weather, then heavy smoke, so thick we could hardly see across the river, then came the Knob Fire that got within five blocks of our property and we had to evacuate. So, there you have my story and the reason you have not had any fishing reports. With all of the above happening...
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The Pacific halibut fishery reopened Sept. 3 and what a nice little shot in the arm for our local economy. You needn’t look any further than the local boat ramps as trucks and trailers were lined up as far as you could see. The charter fleet was also rejuvenated, with plenty of happy customers filling their boats over the holiday...
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