Fishing Articles

Spring water releases are still in effect and much of the Trinity is unfishable at this time. The valley had a little rain this pas t week but not enough to really help the river or the garden. The coronavirus pandemic is still raising heck with the fishing on the Trinity and Klamath Rivers. The government keeps telling us it is...
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The trout season did open in the north state this last Saturday but unless you live in the immediate area most agencies prefer you stay away.  Access to popular spots are limited at best.   All U.S. Forest Service visitor centers, day use areas and campgrounds remain behind closed gates. (It also means these areas have been closed to the stocking...
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The coronavirus pandemic appears to be slowing down for the U.S. and California. At least there is some consideration of lessoning the “shelter-in-place” restrictions in some areas. Let’s hope that the peak has arrived and we are on the mend.  For those who are worried about CDFW Director Charles Bonham’s ability to “Delay” some fishing season openings his authority only lasts until My...
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Happy Easter, today we are celebrating Easter at home! The COVID–19 virous has us all in a “shelter in place” situation that requires us to stay at home on our properties. The part that is hard is that they say fishing is a safe thing to do but the state closes practically all of the river and beach access points...
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It seems as though I made a mistake about the Trinity River Hatchery releases last week and I would like to correct them. The 2019 TRH egg recovery for 2019 Fall run Chinook salmon was 980,459 of the 6 million eggs needed. (correction) TRH usually collects around 6 million eggs to be able to rear 3.8 million Fall Chinook so they can release...
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