Trinity River Fishing

With summer approaching, it appears that some of the snowpack in the mountains is melting and filling the reservoirs thus causing the reservoirs to release extra water. This is causing much havoc in the lower section of the rivers and some flooding to some farm land. On the Upper Trinity it is causing problems around Lewiston and down near Junction...
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I hope everyone had a good family Easter. The Friday and Saturday before was a great day to be on the river. The trouble is which one? Easter was kind of soggy and wet for most of us but for those that live south of Sacramento it was not so bad. Most of the rivers are high due to the “Safety of Dam” releases. Translation,...
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Mother nature is handing us some unusual weather for this time of year... What, snow in April? Yes, we are having snow flurries at some lower elevations and snow above 4,000ft. They say April showers bring May flowers and that is true up here in the North Country. The sierra snowpack is 161% of the historic average, the largest snowpack since...
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In the next week (April 11) the Pacific Fishery Management Council (PFMC) will be meeting in Sacramento to determine the fate of the West Coast Salmon Fishery. Thus, the question “What will happen to the Salmon Fishery?” So far, the news coming out of the past meetings is very disheartening; what with the options of NO FISHING to an In-River...
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The day before President Obama went out of office, he signed an Exceptive Order that banned the use of lead ammo and fishing tackle on Federal Lands. The 52nd Secretary of Interior, Ryan Zinke, signed Order 3346 that overturned the lead ammunition and fishing tackle ban on Fish and Wild life Service lands. This was a great turn of events for outdoor...
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We have been having weather conditions change within the valley so fast that it is almost impossible to determine when one can come up to fish. It is almost day to day type of conditions except for the very upmost section of the river. Add to that rock and mud slides,  and it's hard to predict if the roads are...
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