There are salmon and steelhead down in the Hoopa Valley but none up river! By now there should be lots of fish in the Upper Trinity but no one has been able to find them. There are Redds, but not as many as usual in the Lewiston to Helena section of the river. This year’s (2019) salmon return was 2016 and...
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Fishing with friends always provides for a great day on the water, add in some big trout and the superlatives can get pretty heady.  Epic, memorable, outstanding... pick one or just incorporate all or choose one of your own.   Tuesday proved to be one of those days not soon forgotten as I joined good friend and guide Lou Hubert and...
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The wait for rainfall has been nothing short of grueling for coastal salmon anglers chomping at the bit to drift the Smith, Chetco or Eel. Humboldt and Del Norte Counties have been bone dry since mid-October, when enough rain fell to put all the local rivers on the rise. Though the parched ground soaked up a lot of the moisture,...
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First kayak fishing lesson for my sister. She’s hooked! 9ft deep, 2” rainbow trout flicker shad on braid w/mono leader on the west side. 14-49ft of water. Tanks. ...
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Happy Veterans Day. I wish all my fellow Vietnam Veterans well and may you have a good day. There have been lots of emails and phone calls about the bad fishing on the Trinity and Klamath Rivers. We are experiencing problems on the Upper Trinity, lack of fish. Several years ago, the Trinity experienced large loses of the out-migrating smolt due...
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The novel and rapidly evolving challenges of global climate change will test the adaptability of all species, and some will be hit harder than others. Identifying the species and populations most vulnerable to climate change is critical to target restoration and adaptation efforts for those closest to the brink. With this in mind, climate vulnerability assessments, which are an effective method...
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