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 slowed the fishing a bit but now the rivers are dropping fishing should start to pick up some.
 

Trinity River Hatchery summary: The Trinity River Hatchery count for Julian Week 39, ending Sep. 30; Chinook Salmon, 1,017-Jacks, 930-adults, total 1,947, season total 5,035; Coho Salmon, 0-Jacks, 0-adults, season total 0; Steelhead, 1-1/2-lbs, 5-adult, total 7, season total 7 hatchery.
 

Junction City Weir summary:  Julian Week 44, ending Nov. 4, 2025: Chinook Salmon, 14-jacks, 45-adults, total 59, season total 1,250, 176-Hatchery Chinook; Coho Salmon, 0- jacks, 0-adults, season total 5; Steelhead, 0-1/2-lbs, 38-adults, total 38, season total 386, 133- Hatchery Steelhead; Brown Trout 1, total 7, season total 76.
 

Willow Creek summary: The WC weir was pulled October 20th due to rain and the possibility of washing out the weir.  Julian Week 42, ending Oct. 21, 2025: Chinook Salmon, 12-jacks, season total 1,959, 253-Hatcher Chinook: Coho Salmon, 1-jacks, 3- adults, total 3, season total 13, 8-Hatchery Coho; Steelhead, 4-½-lbs, 80- adults, total 84, season total 601, 168- Hatchery Steelhead.
 

Klamath River summary: Shasta River starting Nov. 13, 2025, 2025 count; Chinook Salmon, 5,858- season total, Coho Salmon total 2, 236-adult Steelhead season total;  Scott River; Shasta River, Chinook Salmon season total 2,876, Coho Salmon- 36, 36 season total, 273- Steelhead; Bogus Creek starting Sep. 26, 2025, ending Nov. 13,2025 count, 333-Chinook Salmon, season total 656; Jenny Creek starting Sep. 19, 2025, Oct. 30, 2025 count; 319-Chinook Salmon, total 653, 2- Coho Salmon,  1-Steelhead, total 11; Shovel Creek starting Sep. 2025, ending Nov. 13, 20256 count; 261- Chinook Salmon, season total 723, 1- Coho Salmon, 0 Steelhead.
 

Lewiston Lake: Lewiston Lake sis still having good water flowing through it this week, but I haven’t had a report of how the fishing is so it would be a guess. You can contact the Pine Cove Marina and ask Louise or Matt (530)778-3878) for Lewiston Lake fishing; for the Upper Trinity River you can call Indian Creek Lodge, Andy or Hannah, (530)623-6294), Junction City Store, (530)623-2803. The Junction City store has a new owner and I have not contacted her yet.  
 

Willow Creek area: I have not seen anybody fishing the Big Rock area for some time now. Right now, the river is muddy so the fishing is slow to nil but should start to pick up by the end of the week. Fishing at the mouth of South Fork has been slow above the mouth lately, below it is muddy right now. Salyer Bridge is still slow for lack of fishermen. From what I have been able to find out there are still plenty of rigs parked at the new parking lot at the Junction City campground launch area.
 

Mid-Klamath to Happy Camp: The Klamath River at Weitchpec is flowing 4528cfs. This is an increase of 2,669cfs. The Iron Gate/Bogus Creek area is flowing 1,101cfs an increase of 46cfs from the last report.  I’m still having some trouble making contact for the upper river but hope to change that soon. Now that the government shut down is over there should be some action on opening those areas that have been closed. The reports of Fall Chinook Salmon spawning numbers at Shovel and Jenning Creeks just keep improving every week. The recovery of the Klamath River is on its way. For information I suggest you call Marble Mountain Guest Ranch (800) 522-6284, or Scott Caldwell, SC Guide Service (530)905-0758 to get proper fishing information to fish the Upper Klamath and river closures.
 

Lake Conditions: It appears that the readings are being posted a day late. Whiskeytown Lake is 88 %, a decrease of 4% with inflows of 566cfs and releases of 943cfs.  Shasta Lake is 57% of capacity, an increase of 1% and plus 1 ft with inflows of 7,784cfs and releasing 4,418cfs into Keswick. Keswick is 89% of capacity, a decrease of 5% with inflows of 4,418cfs and releases of 4,170cfs into the Sacramento River. Oroville Lake is 52% of capacity, a decrease of 1% and minus 3ft, with inflows of 4,127cfs with releases of 4,956fs into the Feather River. Folsom Lake is 44% of capacity, an increase of 1% and plus 1ft, with inflows of 3,258cfs with releases of 1,092cfs into the American River. Trinity Lake storage is 1,765,747AF an increase of 32,828AF of storage. 
 

Trinity Lake: The lake is 46ft below the overflow, a decrease of 2ft and 72% of capacity, an increase of 1%, with inflows of 1,645cfs and releasing 290cfs into Lewiston Lake with 1,345cfs being diverted to Whiskeytown and on to the Keswick Power Plant, and releasing 4,170cfs into the Sacramento River, a decrease of 1,503cfs. 
 

Trinity River flows and conditions: Lewiston Dam is 95% of capacity, an increase 1% and water releases of 300cfs into the Trinity River, with water temperatures of 47.6 degrees, as of 0:00pam today Sunday/Monday November 17, 2025.  Limekiln Gulch is 4.75 at 370cfs. Douglas City is 6.59ft with flows of 443cfs with water temperatures of 50.0 degrees. Helena is 9.27ft at 588cfs with water temps of 51.1 degrees. South Fork of the Trinity near Hyampom is 3.71 at 442cfs. Willow Creek is estimated at 1,030cfs, air is 53 degrees and water at 51.9 degrees, Hoopa is 13.14ft at 2,033cfs with water at 52.4 degrees. 
 

Klamath River flows and conditions: Flows at Bogas Creek are 2.01ft with flows of 1,101cfs, an increase of 46cfs. Seiad Valley is 2.96ft at 1,835cfs. Indian Creek is 3.79ft at 105cfs. Happy Camp is estimated to be 1,940cfs, Somes Bar is estimated to be 2,127cfs, and the Salmon River is 2.48ft at 668cfs. Orleans is 3.58ft at 2,795cfs, the Klamath River at Terwer Creek is 9.59ft flowing at 6,046cfs with water temps of 52.6 degrees. Flows for the Smith River at Jediah Smith are 5.90ft with flows of 1,031cfs. and flows at Dr. Fine Bridge are 12.36ft at N/A. 

 

Temperatures for the Valley last week had a high of 66 and a low of 44 degrees. Rain for the week was 0.90in with a water year total to date of 8.77 and 0.00in of snow in Willow Creek. The predicted temperatures for next week are for high of 64 and a low of 43. The weather predicted for the next week for some clearing with scattered clouds and a bit of sunshine.