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Trinity Lake Update
Trinity River Fishing
by E.B. Duggan, FEBRUARY 15, 2016

Trinity Lake

Trinity Lake is 146ft (an increase of 5ft.) below the overflow and 31% of capacity (2% increase) Inflow to Trinity Lake is 3,152cfs and the Trinity Dam is releasing 673cfs to Lewiston Lake with 361cfs going to Whiskeytown Lake and on to the Keswick Power Plant with 2,756cfs being released to the Sacramento River.
Mid-Klamath Update
Trinity River Fishing
by E.B. Duggan, FEBRUARY 15, 2016

Klamath River

The Mid-Klamath from Johnson up to Seiad Valley (flowing 4,170fcs) is oh the high side but fishable in some areas. Naturally the closer you get to the mouth the higher the water is going to be. From Seiad valley up to Iron Gate you are going to find good fishing waters. I have not received any reports from up that...
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Trinity River Update
Trinity River Fishing
by E.B. Duggan, FEBRUARY 15, 2016

Trinity River

The Lower Trinity from the South Fork down has finally turned a beautiful steelhead green and many areas of the river are fishable form the bank. Roe and night crawlers are the bait of choice with hardware in silver or gold the next best. If you like to throw spinners I would use#5 with silver blade and bright orange or...
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Trinity River Fishing Report
Trinity River Fishing
by E.B. Duggan, FEBRUARY 15, 2016

Trinity River

The storage capacity is slowing down as the reservoirs are not getting the inflow needed to bring up the capacity needed for good water storage for spring crops and later cold water needed for the juvenile fish to survive. Last year approximately five percent of the winter run Chinook juveniles survived to reach the ocean. A good percent of the...
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FLW visits Shasta Lake this week
by Gary Heffley, FEBRUARY 15, 2016
Shasta Lake

Some of the best bass anglers in the country will descend on Lake Shasta this week as the Costa FLW Western Series presented by Minn-Kota begins Thursday 2-18. This 3-day event which will draw up to 150 boats and 300 anglers is the first of 3 Western Series events to be held in California. The other events will be in...
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On the Rise
by Collins Lake Staff, FEBRUARY 12, 2016
Collins Lake

Recent rains have risen Collins Lake to within 23' from a full lake. Looking so much better and hopefully more rains still to come in late February & March to fill it all the way full.
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