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8-2-26
Weather Roundup
It’s hot…well, for us that means 82 degrees, but we might hit 84 this week before the forecast dips back into the 70’s by Sunday. Nighttime lows are around 50 degrees. The 20 degree difference between 4500 in the valley and 9150ft at the lake is remarkable.
The Lake
The fish seem unfazed by the heat…no doubt a benefit of the...
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Better Fishing Coming
Trinity River Fishing
by E.B. Duggan, AUGUST 2, 2026
Trinity River - Willow Creek Weir
Trinity River Fishing
by E.B. Duggan, AUGUST 2, 2026
Trinity River - Willow Creek Weir
The area is predicted to start to cool down from Wednesday and the river should be fishable by the weekend. Up River down to the Willow Creek area should start to be fishable in the early morning. For the out of area fishers, you can get up before sunrise get to you spot by sunrise fish until the sun hits...
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It’s a beautiful week at Collins Lake. Crowded earlier-than-normal Memorial Day celebrations left a nice quiet mid-week calm as summer starts in earnest. Daytime highs are climbing into the 90’s with surface temperature around 73°F- it’s perfect lake weather! The lake is about 2.5ft below spill, which means we’ll get the south launch, parking & fishing out on the spillway...
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“The Chetco is dropping back into shape with prime conditions expected this weekend after cresting at nearly 28,000 cfs earlier this week,” said Andy Martin of Wild Rivers Fishing. “Flows were down to 15,000 cfs on Wednesday and should be near 5,000 cfs sometime Friday. Steelhead fishing was decent before the big rains and melting snow pushed the Chetco well over...
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The Smith dropped back into plunkable/driftable shape Thursday, with the river sitting at just above 12 feet at the Jed Smith gauge. Conditions look excellent for the weekend with the height hovering around 10 feet. The big rise earlier in the week should pull some fresh fish in from the ocean as well as push some downers from their spawning...
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The Van Duzen peaked at over 21,000 cfs Tuesday but dropped back down to under 3,000 cfs as of Thursday morning. Depending on snowmelt, it could be down to a fishable level by the second week of March.
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