Trinity River Fishing

The rain Saturday and Sunday morning helped the firefighters gain on the River Complex and Monument Fires. Sunday mid-morning saw clear skies along the Mid-Trinity and Lower Trinity down to Weitchpec. The fires and smoke plus the USFS Forest closures have pretty much curtailed the salmon fishing for the Trinity opening but I expect that to change not the Six...
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Not fun! First, we had 100 plus weather, then heavy smoke, so thick we could hardly see across the river, then came the Knob Fire that got within five blocks of our property and we had to evacuate. So, there you have my story and the reason you have not had any fishing reports. With all of the above happening...
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The Monument Fire has been burning now for almost three weeks and probably will burn to about October. It has been smoky most of the time but not every day here in Willow Creek. Health issues are of concern for the elderly and people with health issues. For most of us it is annoying but livable as we can go...
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Well the Monument Fire along the Trinity River has taken a toll! As the fire moves east it has devastated Big Bar and Big Flat as it slowly moves east towards Junction City. Hwy 299 is closed to through traffic except Fire and Emergency equipment from Dutch Creek Rd to Burnt Ranch. Fire movement west, the fire is on the...
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It is not bad enough to have 100 plus temperatures but now we have the added feature of fire along the Down River section of the Trinity. The good about the fire is that it is of low intensity and burning under story. I think that is about all that is left from the fires that happened several years ago....
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Yes it was hot Sunday (102) but it looks like we are in for a cooling down period in the next few weeks. Now if we can just avoid any more fires, we should be in good shape for the next few weeks. I sure hope so because the predictions on the computer for Willow Creek has NOT been correct lately. Hooray...
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