Mean while....trout are still biting. We've been doing well but working for em on 1/6oz gold and red/copper Thomas buoyant, 4M rainbow trout flicker shad, hot orange and tui chub minnow imitations. 4-6ft deep early, dropping to 8-14ft deep mid morning. Pic 2 is Troxel Bay from Cooley Pt on highway 139. ...
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Thank you power loaders. This is a good example why the shoal at the ramp has widened on both sides of the dock and shallowed up fast this season. A lot of people needlessly power loading as lake levels drop toward 2015 elevations (lowest years since 1939). Yes it's the easy way & ya don't get your feet wet. Big...
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Since our back to 30's we've been back to normal temps for the late summer. A few drops of rain from thunderstorms the last 2 days. The trout most certainly responded even though there's very little change in water temps throughout the water column. The trout moved up the water column for us. We've scouted our late August spots &...
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Fall regulations began Aug. 15 on the Klamath River, triggering the start of the fall salmon quota. The California Fish and Game Commission adopted bag and possession limits for the Klamath Basin based on a quota of 2,119 fall-run adult kings. On the Klamath, the fall season closes Dec. 31. The fall season on the Trinity begins Sept. 1 and...
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Even in the middle of a drought, we’re seeing good fishing.   Survival of hatchery fish is much higher than it’s ever been.  This is in large measure because of the work of the Golden State Salmon Association which has pushed state hatchery managers to move the releases of these fish into friendlier waters near the GG Bridge.  Help us...
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It has been very smoky here due to the Fires, Six Rivers Lightening Complex. The fire in Willow Creek is not bad as it is across the river. The Friday Ridge fire is a bit of trouble as is the fire above the Golf Course. When you add the two together then add an inversion layer you have lots of...
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