The Smith peaked at just over 5,400 cfs around noon on Wednesday on the Jed Smith gauge, and a bunch of brand new fish made their way into the lower river reports Mike Coopman of Mike Coopman’s Guide Service. He said, “The river came up quite a bit, and brought with it a pretty good slug of fish. The bright...
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Prior to yesterday’s rise, salmon fishing on the Chetco had been slow. Reports indicated the fishing was good on Tuesday during the rise, but muddied up pretty good on Wednesday with only a handful of people trying. It was predicted to peak at just over 3,000 cfs on Wednesday evening and will be on a slow drop through the weekend.

As of Wednesday, 30 Chinook salmon have been trapped at the hatchery according to hatchery manager Andrew Van Scoyk. “This is a pretty typical number for this time of the year; I’d say we’re right on track. We only take 25 males and 25 females, so we should be sitting pretty well after the next big rise," Van Scoyk added.

The entire river is fishable, and there’s definitely some steelhead around reports guide Steve Huber. “Most of the boats are working the Junction City area, but the entire river is fishable. In talking to some of the fish counters, it sounds like there’s a pretty good push of steelhead working their way through the lower river. The fish we’re catching...
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After last weekend’s rain, the Smith fished really well for a few days reports Mike Coopman of Mike Coopman’s Guide Service. He said, “The river is loaded with fish from top to bottom right now. We’re probably seeing a few more darker fish than new ones, but there are still plenty of bright fish around. We’ve got more rain forecasted...
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We had good fishing before the “opener” on the November 4, but since then it’s been a little tougher reports Val Early of Early Fishing Guide Service. “We do have a bit of water right now, but many of the fish are dark, so sorting through them to find a good one to keep is the plan. There are a lot...
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