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The Time Between Rains is Making Steelhead Fishing Good
Trinity River Fishing
by E.B. Duggan, NOVEMBER 23, 2025

Trinity River - Willow Creek Weir

The timing between storms is just enough to make the rivers clear up and provide some good Steelhead fishing. Yesterday I drove up river to check out how the river was looking and was surprised at how many fishermen were out on the river fishing. The Trinity River looked really great for fishing and the number of guides riggs in...
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Another Storm, Another Miss: North Coast Still Waiting on a Real Rise
Kenny Priest
by Kenny Priest, NOVEMBER 20, 2025



Another week, another dismal atmospheric river has come and gone. The storm door cracked open back in early October, but it hasn’t been kicked open much farther since. Instead, we’ve seen a parade of modest systems — just enough rain to bump flows, but not nearly enough to produce the kind of full-blown rises anglers hope for this time of...
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Some Clearing Then More Rain
Trinity River Fishing
by E.B. Duggan, NOVEMBER 17, 2025

Trinity River - Willow Creek Weir

The predictions is for some clearing with scattered clouds for the coming week with some rain by the following week. The rains hopefully will start some movement of fish and we can start seeing some good action. The upper river has been having some fair to good fishing in between the rains. The heavy rains of last week kind of...
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Last Call for Kings — Steelhead Season on Deck
Kenny Priest
by Kenny Priest, NOVEMBER 13, 2025



As another weakening storm approaches the North Coast, it’s safe to say we’re now on the backside of the late-fall coastal king salmon run. This fall still hasn’t delivered the kind of big storm needed to give the rivers a full blowout, and most have been teetering between open and closed. On the bright side, salmon returns to the coastal...
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Bridgeport has been pretty hit and miss lately
by Jim Akenson, NOVEMBER 9, 2025
Bridgeport Reservoir

Bridgeport has been pretty hit and miss lately with a few good reports coming in as well as some not so good reports. There's been some fish being caught from the shore down near the dam with bait like garlic power bait, inflated crawlers and mice tails and there's been some fish also being caught trolling with crawlers, Thomas Bouyants...
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Prime Weekend for Late Fall Kings
Kenny Priest
by Kenny Priest, NOVEMBER 6, 2025



If you haven’t gotten in on the late fall king action yet, this should be your weekend. River conditions are lining up nicely for both the Smith and Chetco — and with the run possibly winding down, now’s the time to go. Earlier rain put plenty of water back into both systems. Boats were back on the Smith by Wednesday, while...
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