Trinity River Fishing


Salmon Fishing or No Salmon Fishing?
Trinity River Fishing
by E.B. Duggan, MAY 5, 2025

Trinity River - Willow Creek Weir

Happy Cinco De Mayo!!   As of right now it looks like we will have a third year with no Salmon Fishing for the state of California! On May 15th the PFMC will make the discission. From what I have been able to find out is that the CDFW is going to recommend that there shall not be any In-River Sport Fishing for...
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Is It Spring or Still Winter?
Trinity River Fishing
by E.B. Duggan, APRIL 6, 2025

Trinity River - Willow Creek Weir

Just as the rivers get into fishing high water it starts to rain again. One would wonder if it is still winter. Andy of Indian Creek Lodge said it was getting good ½-pounder fishing off the back yard with Steelhead up to 18in. That sounder like some really good fishing to me. With all of the high-water releases from Lewiston...
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First Day of Spring Was Last Week?
Trinity River Fishing
by E.B. Duggan, MARCH 23, 2025

Trinity River - Willow Creek Weir

They say it’s Spring but its sure acts like winter to me. We have a few days of sunshine then it rains for three or four days and then some more sunshine. I believe Mother Nature is teasing us into thinking its Spring. I will admit that it looks like Spring with all the flowers that are blooming but the rain...
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The Time is Flying
Trinity River Fishing
by E.B. Duggan, FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Trinity River - Willow Creek Weir

The time is passing by so fast I am having trouble trying to keep up with everything! First it was the New Year, then Storms and Power Outages, then the Snow Measures, Presidents Week, Valentines Day and now the Salmon Hearings. I just don’t know where the time goes, seems as though the time just flies by any more.   The storms...
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Rivers Are High With Rains
Trinity River Fishing
by E.B. Duggan, FEBRUARY 1, 2025

Trinity River - Willow Creek Weir

The rain are making the Klamath and Trinity Rivers high for fishing. The South For is blown out and making the river below South Fork high and not very fishable. It could possibly be fishable by Sunday or Monday depending on how much the Trinity and Lewiston Dams have to release into the Trinity River. At the present time the...
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It is Steelhead Fishing Time
Trinity River Fishing
by E.B. Duggan, JANUARY 19, 2025

Trinity River - Willow Creek Weir

Note the fishing report is now in the Trinity Journal on-line version.    It is Winter Steelhead fishing time but it is not raining or snowing and the Trinity River is high due to the Clear Creek Diversion Tunnel being down for repairs. The high releases into the Trinty are also being caused by the “Safety of Dam Releases”. What this means...
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