Trinity River Fishing

The Mid-Klamath from Johnson up to Seiad Valley (flowing 4,170fcs) is oh the high side but fishable in some areas. Naturally the closer you get to the mouth the higher the water is going to be. From Seiad valley up to Iron Gate you are going to find good fishing waters. I have not received any reports from up that...
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The Lower Trinity from the South Fork down has finally turned a beautiful steelhead green and many areas of the river are fishable form the bank. Roe and night crawlers are the bait of choice with hardware in silver or gold the next best. If you like to throw spinners I would use#5 with silver blade and bright orange or...
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The storage capacity is slowing down as the reservoirs are not getting the inflow needed to bring up the capacity needed for good water storage for spring crops and later cold water needed for the juvenile fish to survive. Last year approximately five percent of the winter run Chinook juveniles survived to reach the ocean. A good percent of the...
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Mid Klamath: the Klamath is still flowing super big form I-5 down but could start to clear up some down to Happy Camp in the next week or so. Iron Gate Dam is releasing 1,860cfs and Seiad Valley is down to 4,430cfs and with no rain in the next week or so that section of the Klamath could be fishable....
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Klamath: Iron Gate Dam releases are 1,860cfs. Seiad Valley is 5.3ft at 4,430cfs. Happy Camp is estimated at 5,027cfs. Somes Bar is estimated at 9.4Kcfs. Orleans is 9.1ft. at 12.5Kcfs. Klamath at Terwer Creek is 15.6ft at 26.2Kcfs and water temperatures of 47.1 degrees. Flows at Smith River, Dr. Fine Bridge are 9ft at 4,290cfs....
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Trinity Lake: The Lake is 151ft (an increase of 6ft.) below the overflow and 29% of capacity (2% increase) Inflow to Trinity Lake is 1,650cfs and the Trinity Dam is releasing 526cfs to Lewiston Lake with 214cfs going to Whiskeytown Lake and on to the Keswick Power Plant with 2,994cfs being released to the Sacramento River. ...
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