Trinity River Fishing

This is the first preliminary PFMC Salmon Preseason report. Usually there are III (three preliminary reports) before the final recommendations for Fall Salmon Harvests are determined. I used to attend all of these meetings to speak in behalf of In-River Sports fishing, but I no longer can afford to do that so there is no In-River Sport fishing representative to...
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Rain and snow showers are predicted for the coming week. Many of the reservoirs are either full and releasing extra water, or close to full. In 2014, Water Bonds of several billion dollars were passed to try and increase water storage. Ultimately, only some studies were made,  but NO "new" water storage facilities were recommended, or in the planning stage. Now, Gov....
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Mid-Klamath: Iron Gate Dam is releasing 4,290cfs at this time so I would say fishing the Klamath is unfishable at this time. With the flows down river in the thousands cfs it will be a while before one will be able to wet a line. I just hope this will flush out the parasites that are causing the loss of our...
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This is just a short report to let you know what is happening to the rivers, as I will be out of town for the weekend. CDFW 2016 post season preliminary counts of Fall Chinook salmon returns to the Klamath River Basin for 2016 are the lowest returns of record since 1978. This could possibly be the record low for 2017...
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Klamath: Iron Gate Dam releases are 6,240cfs.  Seiad Valley is 11.7ft at 18.1Kcfs. Happy Camp is estimated at 19.9Kcfs. Somes Bar is estimated at 34.7Kcfs. Orleans is 17.3ft. at 45.8Kcfs. Klamath River at Terwer Creek is 27.1ft at 105Kcfs and water temperatures of 45.6 degrees. Flows at Smith River, Dr. Fine Bridge are 12.6ft at 12.4Kcfs.  Temperatures in the Valley last week were...
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Some time ago, I wrote an article about ‘Lead Ammunition” and the banning of lead to hunt. I tried to warn fishing people that we had better watch out. Well, we have been had!! The day before Trump took office, Obama ordered that fishing tackle with lead be banned from being used on ALL federal lands. California has 26 national parks...
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