Trinity Lake is35 ft. below the over flow and 78 % of capacity. Average inflow to the lake for the week is 513cfs. 875cfs is being released to the Sacramento River through the Clear Creek tunnel. Water releases into the Trinity River @ Lewiston flows are 618 cfs & water temperatures are 45 degrees with air temps of 50 degrees at 6:00am today. Douglas City flows are 715cfs @ 2.8ft, with water temps of 51 degrees & air temps are 68 degrees. Helena / North Fork water flows are 77040cfs @10.2ft, with water temperatures of 58 degrees and air temps of 52 degrees. Cedar Flat water flows are 973cfs @ 4.1ft. Willow Creek flows are est. @ 1,140cfs with water temperatures about 60 degrees and air at 50 degrees at 6:00am today. Hoopa water flows are 1,670 cfs. @ 12.9ft, with water temps of about 62 degrees. The Klamath River releases at Iron Gate are 1,540cfs. Seiad Valley flows are 2,000cfs @ 3.2t. Happy Camp flows are est. at about 2.100cfs. Somes Bar flows are 3,000cfs; Orleans flows are 3,420cfs @ 4.8ft. Water flows at Weitchpec are about 5,090cfs with water temps of 65 degrees & air temps at 52 degrees. Klamath at 101 Bridge is 5,380cfs @ 10.1ft and water temperatures are 65 degrees. Last weeks temps for the Trinity Valley were 93/46 degrees with no rain. Next weeks forecast is for 89/46 degrees with overcast mornings through Wednesday then clear to Friday. The Trinity River is just on the high side but is fishable all the way through Willow Creek. The uppers sections are in good condition with fishing for Germen Brown Trout from just below the hatchery down to Indian Creek or Douglas City

Junction City down to about Del Loma fishing for springers is hard as there are not a lot of them up there yet. The Spring Chinook seem to be stalled down at Weitchpec and are having a problem with heading up-river. From what I have been able to find out is that the Spring Run Chinook are running late and the main run has not come into the Lower-Klamath as of yet. Mean while up at Burnt Ranch I heard that there was a massive slide that came into the river and is making the Trinity a milky green from Burnt Ranch all the way down to the South Fork. It is fishable around the lower reaches of Hawkins Bar / Suzie Q but it makes fishing at Grays Falls almost impossible for right now. Most of the locals that have been going into Grays Falls have been having a hard time landing many Spring Salmon as to this date, usually one or two per group. I don't know what is going on but it seems that many of us are either to anxious to go fishing for Springes and are trying to early or because the main run has not come into the Trinity yet, or we could be having a very low spring run this year. The indicators said no but I have known them to be off some times in the past. Oh well maybe they will come in to the Trinity in the next week or two and make for great fishing over the Fourth of July week. That would be nice, as many families like to come up for the Holiday and enjoy the river.

The Mid-Klamath is finally coming into fishable shape but I have not heard of there being very many Salmon landed. Now there are some Shad fishermen out there trying to locate Shad, but right now they seem to be scarce. If I hear of any being landed I will be sure to get the work out because there are several riffles around Orleans that Shad like to use for spawning. I do know they are great sport and can wear out the arm of a good fly fisherman. I have been checking out some of the places on the Trinity for shad but not with much success. On the upper sections of the Klamath around the Seiad Valley the fishing for trout has been on the up-scale with many fly fishermen doing good early in the morning or late in the afternoon. Until next time--

Good Fish'en ------ Good Luck and remember: "Keep your Tip up and a tight line lands fish!"

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