Trinity River Fishing

 Last week we had a huge down pour in the valley. It lasted about one hour but dropped over an inch of rain. You couldn’t leave cover or you would be soaking wet. The rain was good for the fires but the lightening was the cause of a couple of small spot fire that locals were able to extinguish, thank...
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We had some very hot weather last week with a few thunder showers at the beginning of the week that started some fires. On Saturday we had measurable rain that came all at once then left with a flurry of light showers and thunder and lightning. The fires ae still burning and leaving heavy smoke in the valley. The closest...
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  I am sorry about not having some results abut the fish disease on the Upper Trinity. PG&E outages messed up my internet and I was unable to do anything on the computer. It is strange as to how much we depend upon the internet and cell phones. Without electricity one is helpless. What will California do when it goes...
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 There have been reports of Spring Salmon with gill rot (Columnaris) reported in the Upper Trinity. This is true and is under investigation by USFW, NOAA and CDFW fish biologist. I have been told that a full report will be put out next week (this week sometime). I am hoping I have not been led astray by my contacts. As you know...
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I all had a safe Fourth of July and enjoyed the Holiday, as I did with family.  We are approaching the “Dog Days of Summer” with the usual July “Heat Wave”. The temperatures in the Valley along the Trinity River have been scorchers. Again, we are seeing 105 plus temperatures along the Trinity. Yesterday we saw 108 and expect the same...
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As the summer starts to heat up the snow melt has started to slow down and the reservoirs are starting to reach their peak, Trinity Lake is still only 58% of capacity. This is still an increase in capacity but not filling at the same rate as many of the other reservoirs in the system are. Had the BOR and...
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