Trinity River Fishing

The smoke is back in the valley but not as heavy as before. We had several days of nice clear weather after the rain which was very nice. The Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) released water from the Trinity Dam to cool the lower part of the Klamath river down and it has sent the message to the salmon. Water releases...
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Smoke in the valley has been pretty heavy for the past couple of days. The salmon are in the Trinity and fishing is fair to good. Orleans area is heavy with smoke from the Happy camp fire and the Red/Salmon Fire complex. This fire is now up to 88,000 acres and is expected to continue to burn until it rains. Because of...
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The Red/Salmon Fire complex fires still continue to grow and now reached almost 24,000 acres. It depends upon the winds and temperatures as to how smoky it gets in the valley. Orleans usually gets the burnt of the smoke but the Trinity side gets a lot of smoke at times. Talking to Patrick and Machel of Del Loma RV and...
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We are still seeing a smoky haze sometimes in the afternoon from the Red/Salmon fire but not every day. The hazy days has kind of has been a blessing as it helps keep the sun shadowed and a bit cooler in the afternoons. Still haven’t verified the Hoopa weir yet but it appears that it is going in after the Holiday...
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The Red/Salmon Fire complex fires continue to grow and are now almost 19,000 acres. A lot of the smoke blows west towards Redding but some it is in the Weaverville area, a lot of the smoke lays along the Upper Klamath in the Seiad Valley, Happy Camp, Orleans section of the Upper to Mid Klamath areas and sometimes when the...
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The Salmon-Red Fires in the Trinity Alps plus the fire in Hoopa are still providing smoke in the Trinity Valley, on the other hand we have heat (106-100) on different days which heats up the water most days. On most days the smoke in the valley is not too bad but we still have hot water in the lower Trinity...
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