Trinity River Fishing

Autumn arrived two weeks ago but it still feels like the end of summer. The water year 2024 ended September 30th with a total of 54.98 inches of rain and 0.40 inches of snow. We are now into the water year of 2025 and it looks like it will be another year like last year. That would be nice but we...
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It finally feels like Autumn is coming. The predicted weather for the coming week is for cooler day time temperatures which means cooler water temperatures and more fish movement. I just hope that is true as we could use some more fish in the river. At the present time the weir counts are down because of the warmer water temperatures....
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On August 30th the last of the Coffer Dam was removed to allow the Klamath River to flow freely from top to the mouth. This means that the last of the Dams on the Klamath have been removed to allow the river to flow freely for the first time in 100 years. This will open up another 100 miles of in-river...
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The Trinity Valley- Hoopa is in a Heat Warning (108) but should start to cool down in the coming week. Hopefully! Hooray! I’m back. Sorry about being gone so long but with computer problems, medical and fire issues/fire camp I have been indisposed. I hope this report finds everybody getting ready for some Fall Fish’in. The Summer Steelhead Run was...
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It is with great sorrow that I report that when fishing in Willow Creek is you will be having difficulty in getting fishing supplies or a license so be sure to bring with you anything you feel you might want to use. I am not sure why this has happened but will try to find out and maybe try to...
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  I am sorry that I was so long in making a column for you to read but medical issues got in the way. I do appreciate all the loyal readers out there. I even get some interesting feedback from some of you. Thank you for reading the column. Mother’s Day boat races Hoopa (over), Father’s Day boat races Willow Creek (over)! River...
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