Last week's storm brought the river up quite a bit (well over 2000cfs). Now that it has dropped back down (1300cfs) the fishing has improved. A fresh batch of hatchery and wild steelhead moved up river and my clients were able to hook up seven times, landing five. John Girarde and his Dad John landed 12 fish for the day, a nice mix of half-pounders and adults the biggest one reaching 22-inches. The water temperature is...
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Guy Ives (The TackleShop in Yreka) and I fished Eagle Lake Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday and despite every type of weather Mother Nature could throw at us we kicked butt! Wind, rain, snow, and ice, you name we fished in it and landed 33 of 45 Eagle Lake Trout. These fish were awesome. Every Trout was at least 2 pounds and 19-inches. The biggest was...
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Gear: Shimano reels, Rogue rods, Sep’s dodgers, worms, roe, woolly buggerWeather: overcastAir Temperature: 40’sRiver Flow: noneWater Temperature: 49Water Clarity: Clear On the Water: 10:45amOff the Water: 2:30pmTwenty-four turkey day trout makes a nice warm up for a hot turkey dinner. Conner, Marie and I spent time before dinner landing one trout after another at Lake Siskiyou. The first 18 we...
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Gear: Shimano reels, Rogue rods, Sep’s dodgers, worms, roeWeather: SunnyAir Temperature: 35-55River Flow: noneWater Temperature: 51Water Clarity: Clear On the Water: 1:00pmOff the Water: 5:00pmThe trout fishing at Lake Siskiyou is easy pickings. I trolled a Sep’s kick dodger with a worm trailer and landed 18 trout yesterday. The trout were all over the lake and could be seen surfacing...
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Gear: Shimano reels, Rogue rods, kwikfish, roeWeather: SunnyAir Temperature: 35-55River Flow: 1910 (7.5 feet)Water Temperature: 4Water Clarity: Clear On the Water: 8:00amOff the Water: 5:00pmFishing on the Smith River is tough right now. The water has dropped to 7.5 feet and is gin clear. I got a chance to go check it out on Thursday and Friday with Ross Cooley (Cooley...
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Gear: Okuma reels, Shimano reels, Rogue rods, hotshots, glow bugs, wormsWeather: SunnyAir Temperature: 35-55River Flow: 1370Water Temperature: 50Water Clarity: 4 feetOn the Water: 8:30amOff the Water: 5:00pmLarry and his son Jason Turner had a great day. Twenty Steelhead and Trout combined. The fish were hungry gobbling down glow bugs and hotshots with worm trailers. There can be good fishing on...
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