Trinity River Fishing

Sorry but I have been out of the area down south and got caught in the floods below Sacramento. I have traveled Hwy 99 many, many times and have NEVER seen it covered in water like it was last week. All of the farms in the area were covered in water so I stayed below on dry ground in Turlock!...
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I hope you all had a very Merry Christmas. With the Winter Soltis passing the Duggan Clan has had a new addition which has made everyone in the family very happy. With the Winter Soltis passing we are also into longer days which will give us more time to do our passion, fish! It has been hard to gather much fishing...
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Happy Holidays to all of my readers and I wish you the best for the New Year. I am sorry I missed the last week but I was with family and preparing of the coming Holidays. The change of deadlines for the Holidays mixed me up so I missed mine and hope to NOT miss the next few, but if...
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We now entering into winter weather type of fishing as the weather has turned into some freezing mornings with some snow on the mountain tops. Winter steelhead are now starting to show up in the Trinity River with a nice mix of half-pounders and some small adults. The half- pounders help keep up the action with the occasional small adult...
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The Willow Creek Weir has been removed and it looks like the peak of the salmon runs have made it through Willow Creek. The Winter Run Chinook salmon peaked out during Julian Week 40 - 41 at 713 & 217 while the Coho salmon peaked out during Julian Week 40 at 326. The steelhead are just now peaking out at...
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Correction: Last week I wrote that “Peral Harbor” was Nov. 7th please forgive me but it happened on December 7. 1941. I was thinking of my birthday coming up. Yes, I will become another year older very soon. I’m not going to say when or how much because many of you will not believe anyone can fish that long. I have...
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