Kenny Priest

Like the Chetco, there are still bright salmon around and plenty that have already spawned. Without a major river flushing to date, there's a good chance more salmon could be on the way. We'll know pretty quickly this weekend. The river is predicted to reach nearly 10,000 cfs on the Jed Smith gauge early Friday morning, which should also bring...
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As of Wednesday evening, the Chetco was running close to 1,600 cfs and going up quickly. It's predicted to rise through Friday and will likely peak sometime Friday evening at roughly 5,000 cfs. If the rain falls as predicted, it should remain fishable through the weekend, especially the upper end. Like the Smith, the last of the salmon are making...
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Not much rain has fallen in the Trinity area, and it remains low and clear reports Steve Huber of Steve Huber’s Guide Service.” Conditions aren’t perfect, but there are a few fish around. Junction City continues to be the spot where most of the boats and bankies are concentrating, and the pressure is pretty high. We definitely need some rain...
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The Smith peaked at just over 5,400 cfs around noon on Wednesday on the Jed Smith gauge, and a bunch of brand new fish made their way into the lower river reports Mike Coopman of Mike Coopman’s Guide Service. He said, “The river came up quite a bit, and brought with it a pretty good slug of fish. The bright...
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Prior to yesterday’s rise, salmon fishing on the Chetco had been slow. Reports indicated the fishing was good on Tuesday during the rise, but muddied up pretty good on Wednesday with only a handful of people trying. It was predicted to peak at just over 3,000 cfs on Wednesday evening and will be on a slow drop through the weekend.

As of Wednesday, 30 Chinook salmon have been trapped at the hatchery according to hatchery manager Andrew Van Scoyk. “This is a pretty typical number for this time of the year; I’d say we’re right on track. We only take 25 males and 25 females, so we should be sitting pretty well after the next big rise," Van Scoyk added.