It’s been nearly three weeks since we’ve seen any substantial precipitation, and most of the coastal rivers could sure use a good shot. Other than the main stem Eel and the Mad, which are both in great shape, all the rivers are now getting low, clear and in need of a good blowout. The Smith and Chetco clear the quickest,...
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Note the fishing report is now in the Trinity Journal on-line version.    It is Winter Steelhead fishing time but it is not raining or snowing and the Trinity River is high due to the Clear Creek Diversion Tunnel being down for repairs. The high releases into the Trinty are also being caused by the “Safety of Dam Releases”. What this means...
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It’s been a solid couple of weeks since we’ve had any measurable precipitation, and most of the coastal rivers are now feeling the effects. Some good, others not so much. First the good. The Mattole, South Fork Eel, and Van Duzen are all in great shape at the moment and should be through the weekend and into next week. However,...
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The rain persisted a little bit longer than anticipated last weekend, putting the river conditions a few days behind where we thought they’d be this week. But there is finally light at the end of the dark, wet, tunnel. With no significant rain in the forecast for the next 10 days, green water is finally within reach for all the...
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I hope all had a Happy Winter Solstice, a Happy Hanukkah, a Merry Christmas and a Happy and safe New Year. I am hoping that we all have a great 2025 and that fishing will be much better than 2023 and 2024. The loss of Salmon fishing for two years in a row has been devastating economically to the Noth...
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A couple more days of heavy rain, then it’s finally time to watch the rivers come into fishable shape. The ‘last hurrah’ of rain is forecast for Friday and into the early hours of Saturday morning before we see an extended shift in the weather. We’ll finally see the coastal rivers, other than the Smith, full of green water. Plunking...
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