Trinity River Fishing


Catching up to Date
Trinity River Fishing
by E.B. Duggan, JUNE 7, 2023

Trinity River - Willow Creek Weir

Sorry to have been gone so long. I had surgery and was unable to use the computer. I appreciate that all of my readers missed the fishing report so I will try to catch up now.   First off, I am sure that all of you have been reading about the water releases and the down flow of the water to the...
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Catching Up to Date
Trinity River Fishing
by E.B. Duggan, MAY 7, 2023

Trinity River - Willow Creek Weir

Sorry to have been gone so long. I had surgery and was unable to use the computer. I appreciate that all of my readers missed the fishing report so I will try to catch up now. First off, I am sure that all of you have been reading about the water releases and the down flow of the water to the...
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River is Running HIgh, Lake is Low
Trinity River Fishing
by E.B. Duggan, MARCH 26, 2023

Trinity River

Trinity Lake is just over one third of capacity when it should be filling up! WHY? Because Bureau of Reclamation is waiting for parts to repair the tube that supplies water to the power plan. Why weren’t these parts discovered when the lake was so low and the repairs were determined to be needed. Why was this tube was not inspected in past...
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Spring Has Sprung
Trinity River Fishing
by E.B. Duggan, MARCH 20, 2023



On Monday Spring arrived and wea are looking at new growth all around us. As I look out the window, I see the fruit trees starting to bud and tiny green leaves sprouting on the trees in the forest. The trouble is that the river is full of water from the snow melt and the creeks are flowing bank to...
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Winter Weather Coming
Trinity River Fishing
by E.B. Duggan, FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Trinity River - Willow Creek Weir

Sorry I missed last week’s publications as I had a medical problem and was not able to type. The Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) with the Trinity Management Council (TMC) have agreed to the augmentation of a Winter Flow for the Trinity River that began February 15th and will end March14th. These releases are supposed to emulate winter snow melt. Trinity Lake’s water source...
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Why Are We Not Trying to Store More Water
Trinity River Fishing
by E.B. Duggan, FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Trinity River - Willow Creek Weir

With the storms we have had why is the California Department of Water Resources going to release 60,000Af of water from Trinity Dam into the Trinity River? Because it is that time when TRRP has decided, ( May I note; without public input or a TAMWG group) to do the winter releases for the return of Salmon and steelhead to...
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