Trinity River Fishing


Winter Steelhead Are Starting To Arrive!
Trinity River Fishing
by E.B. Duggan, DECEMBER 8, 2025

Trinity River - Willow Creek Weir

I hope all had a Great Thanksgiving and am wishing all Happy Holidays! I know it is a little early but we are starting to see some very early Winter Steelhead. Saturday a friend of mine and his buddy went on the South Fork to Kimtu run. They were flyfishing and hooked three adults landed two, all were of good size....
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The Time Between Rains is Making Steelhead Fishing Good
Trinity River Fishing
by E.B. Duggan, NOVEMBER 23, 2025

Trinity River - Willow Creek Weir

The timing between storms is just enough to make the rivers clear up and provide some good Steelhead fishing. Yesterday I drove up river to check out how the river was looking and was surprised at how many fishermen were out on the river fishing. The Trinity River looked really great for fishing and the number of guides riggs in...
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Some Clearing Then More Rain
Trinity River Fishing
by E.B. Duggan, NOVEMBER 17, 2025

Trinity River - Willow Creek Weir

The predictions is for some clearing with scattered clouds for the coming week with some rain by the following week. The rains hopefully will start some movement of fish and we can start seeing some good action. The upper river has been having some fair to good fishing in between the rains. The heavy rains of last week kind of...
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Heavy Rains Coming In
Trinity River Fishing
by E.B. Duggan, NOVEMBER 3, 2025

Trinity River - Willow Creek Weir

The predictions are for heavy rains to come into the Trinity Valley by the middle of the week. If this is correct the river is going to raise substantially with possibly some flooding. This could put a damper on fishing for several days. It could also start more Steelhead to enter the river increasing fishing. The best time for fishing...
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Rain is Moving Fish
Trinity River Fishing
by E.B. Duggan, OCTOBER 27, 2025

Trinity River - Willow Creek Weir

The rain is helping the river at this time and the fish are moving. The Willow Creek Area has received a total of 4.65 inches of rain since October 1st. Just this past week we have received 2.15 inches of rain which is a big difference from last year. The rain is a great help for the river and is...
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Chinook Salmon Run Declining, Steelhead Increasing
Trinity River Fishing
by E.B. Duggan, OCTOBER 12, 2025

Trinity River - Willow Creek Weir

The mouth of the Klamath was blocked for about a week a couple of weeks ago stopping fish from coming into the estuary during low tides. Most Salmon wee hesitant to cross the bar at the mouth of the Klamath until flows broke open the bar. Then the fish started to come in but held up in the lower river....
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