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Fishing on the Trinity River
Trinity River Fishing
by E.B. Duggan, JULY 26, 2016

Trinity River - Upper

By E.B. Duggan Fishing on the Trinity River this past couple of weeks has really been hard what with the high water flows. Most of the Spring salmon that have been caught on the Trinity has been caught either at Grays Falls or Burnt Ranch Falls. I did hear that some nice steelhead was C & R up at Del Loma...
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MId-Klamath Update
Trinity River Fishing
by E.B. Duggan, JULY 26, 2016

Klamath River

Mid-Klamath: Iron Gate Dam releases are 896cfs. Seiad Valley is 2.2ft at 1,180cfs. Happy Camp is estimated at 1,240cfs. Somes Bar is estimated at 1,824cfs. Orleans is 3.4ft. at 2,070cfs. Klamath River at Terwer Creek is 856ft at 1,857cfs and water temperatures of N.A degrees. Flows at Smith River, Dr. Fine Bridge are 5.1ft at 356cfs. Temperatures in the Valley last...
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Trinity River Update
Trinity River Fishing
by E.B. Duggan, JULY 26, 2016

Trinity River - Upper

Trinity River Flows and Conditions: Lewiston Dam releases are 1,920cfs, water temps are 49.3 and air is 78 degrees at 9:00a.m. today. Limekiln Gulch is N/Aft at 699cfs, water temps are N/A and air is N/A. Douglas City is 6.7ft at 720cfs, water temps of N/A and air is N/A. Junction City is 2.2t at 703cfs. Helena is 9.7ft at...
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Trinity Lake Update
Trinity River Fishing
by E.B. Duggan, JULY 26, 2016

Trinity Lake

Trinity Lake: The Lake is 97ft (an increase of 12ft.) below the overflow and 48% of capacity (5% decrease) Inflow to Trinity Lake is 402cfs and the Trinity Dam is releasing 1,635cfs to Lewiston Lake with 47cfs going to Whiskeytown Lake and on to the Keswick Power Plant with 9,909cfs being released to the Sacramento River. ...
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A Hot Summer’s Day on Chico Creek
On Patrol
by Steven T. Callan, JULY 26, 2016

Big Chico Creek

I’ve been exploring Northern California’s streams -- above and below the surface -- for most of my life. One of my most memorable adventures took place on a hot summer’s day in 1964, not long after my sixteenth birthday. My fishing buddy, Paul Martens, had heard that some trophy browns could be caught in upper Chico Creek. The only way...
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A Perfect KIlarc Morning
Ramblings
by John Higley, JULY 25, 2016

Kilarc Reservoir

Folks who read my stuff know how much I enjoy fishing with kids. They are, after all, the future outdoors men and women, the people who will carry on the lifestyle we are living today. The kids I’ve been fishing with the most lately are my daughter Meredith’s seven year old twin boys Johnny and Jordan. Most...
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