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Fishing is a great way to bring a family together and the reward may include barbequed trout. Photo by Scott Caldwell

Fishing is a great way to bring a family together and the reward may include barbequed trout. Photo by Scott Caldwell

Hat Creek Post Labor Day
by Mike Mogler, SEPTEMBER 20, 2016
Hat Creek - Upper

Hat Creek after Labor Day continues to receive CDFW plantings. This is great news for those anglers looking for uncrowded conditions with plenty of fish to go around. I stopped by Rim Rock Ranch for information on the continuing plantings and the news was good. Anglers are catching their limits including a few 3 plus pound brooders. California Fish and...
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Lake Sabrina Fishing Report
by Lake Sabrina Boat Landing Staff, SEPTEMBER 19, 2016
Lake Sabrina

Mother Nature spit the white stuff at us a little bit on Tuesday and, yup, we had our first woodstove fire of the Fall. And the trees, oh my, the trees are turning quick, lots of yellow, oranges and reds showing. Looks like we have cooler weather coming in in the middle of the week then temps should rebound into...
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Trinity River Flows and Conditions
Trinity River Fishing
by E.B. Duggan, SEPTEMBER 19, 2016
Trinity River

Trinity River Flows and Conditions: Lewiston Dam releases are 1,040cfs, water temps are 52.3 and air is 88 degrees at 12:00p.m. today. Limekiln Gulch is 5.5ft at 1,060cfs, water temps are 52.6 and air is 78. Douglas City is 7.1ft at 1,020cfs, water temps of 52.6 and air is 82.Junction City is 2.6ft at 978cfs. Helena is 9.9ft at 953cfs...
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Trinity Lake Update
Trinity River Fishing
by E.B. Duggan, SEPTEMBER 19, 2016
Trinity Lake

Trinity Lake: The Lake is 115ft (an increase of 5ft.) below the overflow and 41% of capacity (2% decrease) Inflow to Trinity Lake is 120fs and the Trinity Dam is releasing 1,488cfs to Lewiston Lake with 448cfs going to Whiskeytown Lake and on to the Keswick Power Plant with 8,545cfs being released to the Sacramento River. ...
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Mid-Klamath Update
Trinity River Fishing
by E.B. Duggan, SEPTEMBER 19, 2016
Klamath River - Lower

Increased water releases from Iron Gate have improved the fishing but I did not get home early enough to make contact with some of the people who fish that area of the river. The Gap Fire is still burning in the Happy Camp to Seiad Valley area but the roads are open and fishing is fair and smoke is not...
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Salmon are Moving into Trinity as Flows Diminish
Trinity River Fishing
by E.B. Duggan, SEPTEMBER 18, 2016
Trinity River - Upper

Sorry but I was called out of town last weekend just when the mouth of the Klamath broke open and fresh Fall Chinook started to head up the river. The water flows will start dropping again Sept. 20th and we should see more fresh salmon and steelhead head up the Lower Klamath towards the Trinity. The Out-migrant Monitoring of...
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