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Okay There are steelhead to be caught on the Trinity River right now but they're not exactly jumping into the boat. We floated a lot of miles today and made a lot of really good drifts to hook 1 adult fish and several trout today. The weather is great, the scenery is outstanding, and if you keep making good drifts you'll have some good opportunities to hook a nice steelhead. |
Great Here are some photos from the Deep Creek Fly Fishers day at Eagle Canyon. They had a really good day with most fisherman landing 3-5 fish and some landing over 10. Gary's biggest fish |
Good The Steelheading continues on! The sharp change in weather from from cool and rainy to Warm, Bright and Dry has put the Steelhead in a bit of a funk, those that work hard and make accurate presentations can expect a few opportunities a day. Almost an equal mix of hatchery and wild fish are showing, the river flows and color are perfect, get out there and get after it ! |
Good Had a great day on the Trinity guiding alongside boss-man Andrew Harris. With 2 boats w 4 clients, everyone hooked up. When does that ever happen? Matt & Allen from Red bluff did a great job today mending line & riding seams. My duo brought a couple half pounders to the net within the first few minutes of the float, but we wanted the real-steel. Right after lunch Matt hooks into a monster that breaks him off at the exact time Allen hooks up w nice wild hen that breached the water close to a dozen times. Sigh talk about an emotional rollercoaster. Oh yeah- he played the fish perfectly and high fives were exchanged. Good stuff. Nice wild fish Alan Tony seals the deal |
Great Long-time guest Dave forwarded these two photos from Friday. He said the fishing was good and he even had a couple of fish over 10 pounds. Sounds like fun! |
Good I did a steelhead clinic for the Deep Creek Fly Fishers today at Indian Creek Lodge on the Trinity River. This is our 3rd annual clinic. We spent the morning in the comfortable fisherman's lounge on the 2nd floor of the lodge going over flies, rigging, and reading the water. We spent the afternoon fishing along Steel Bridge Road. Mark, one of the students in the clinic, even managed to hook and almost land a very nice steelhead! Mark with a big fish on the line |
Okay Fishing improved quite a bit today, although the adult steelhead were still hard to come by. The weather was about 20 degrees warmer and the fish were much grabbier. John and Rick landed almost a dozen trout and John got the fish of the day, a 6-pound wild steelhead. The river is still high but very fishable. Fishing pressure is light. John with a nice wild fish Rick caught a lot of trout today We're in the money! |
Slow I fished with John and Rick from Reno today. It was a very cold and wet day and the fishing was TOUGH. We caught three small trout, but didn't find an adult steelie today. I spoke with some other guides and the best report I heard was two fish hooked. The river is in excellent shape though and should be fishable down to Junction City by the weekend. |
Good Spent a great day on the Lower Sac with Jeff from Sacramento. The upper section of the Lower Sac fished quite well for us. We had good battles all day. Weather was beautiful and the fishing was as good. Lots of boats since most every where else is blown out. Good thing about the Sac is lots of room to fish. Lots of these to keep us busy. |
Slow The Trinity blow out overnight and is muddy from top to bottom. The next few days are supposed to be a lot drier so hopefully the river will be fishable by Tuesday. |
Okay I fished a rising river with brothers Tom and John today. We get poured on in the morning but the afternoon was nice. We managed to stay ahead of a big plume of muddy water all day, but fishing was still tough. We landed several half-pounders and Tom landed one nice wild adult fish that made our day. |
Good Had a good time floating the upper section of the river yesterday with John Anderson from Truckee. Brought 3 to the net and 'quick-released' a few others! Despite the lower section of the river being blown, the upper reaches of Trinity is quite fishable and has a nice green tint to the water. Saw a few hatches but nothing hit the dries. |
Good We've had some tough fishing here these last couple weeks. Seems mother nature is letting us know she's still there. Windy & rainy conditions has been making things challenging. There was even a tornado warning issued in the Eagle Canyon area the same time a group of 4 was on the water. The anglers that do the best I've seen are the ones willing to cover a lot of water and can present the fly in a somewhat delicate manner. Normally 3x Flouro will suffice in the morning, but 5x will most likely be needed by the afternoon. Flies that have been working are; (sizes 12-18) - red copper johns - olive micro mays- prince nymphs - hares ears - beaded olive, black, purple, crystal wooly buggers |
Leslie Ajari is featured in the latest episode of the Reno Fly Shop podcast. Her interview focuses on steelheading in northern California. She breaks down the difference between summer and winter steelhead and describes the best way for beginners to get into steelheading and spey casting. Leslie also discusses her role in the Confluence Outfitters Spey Camps on the Lower Klamath River.Follow this link to listen to the podcast. |
Good The Trinity is currently fishing well and dropping into shape. The Snow, Heavy Rain and High Water have passed, leaving a dropping, clearing river in it's place. The upper stretches of the river are Greening Up nicely, while much of the river is still seeing high flows, that should change over next couple of days as we are in for a drying trend over the next few days. In addition the water temps have taken a nice bounce up and we are hooking Adult Steelhead on both the Swing and under the indicator. Still landing some Fall/Summer fish but most are bright Winter fish, a mix of Wild and Hatchery Run. Tight Lines..... |
Great This is a report from guest Will who fished Eagle Canyon on Tuesday:We had a great time yesterday despite the rain and wind during the first
half of the day. Everyone picked up fish and the weather cleared up
during the latter part of the day. I had about a dozen fish on and
landed about half of them. Sam was great with giving us tips, providing
hot and cold drinks and assisting with the net. We will try to return
again next year. A different kind of rainbow at Eagle Canyon |
Heavy rain pounded the Southern Oregon Coastal rivers this past week, totally blowing out all of our winter steelhead rivers. When they drop back into shape, fishing should be excellent! |
Good We had a snowy and cold yet productive day on the Trinity today. We had a couple hours of dry weather in the morning, but the snow caught up with us by 1pm. By the time we got off the river at 2:30pm it was coming down about and inch an hour. The river is in good shape today all the day down to Douglas City. It's a nice green color. Bryan made the most of his day by landing two nice fish, losing another at the net, and having a couple other brief encounters. By lunchtime we had the propane heater going full blast.It's hard to say what shape the river will be in this weekend. We're supposed to get 2-3 more inches of rain over the next few days. That could very well melt all the snow that fell today and turn the river into a muddy mess. Or not. There might be decent fishing on the top two floats or even down to Indian Creek. If the river stays fishable, you can expect good fishing. It seems like there are plenty of fish around. Bryan's big wild buck Bryan's first fish of the day Bryan enjoying the snowy day Nick enjoying the snowy day |
Good The Trinity continues to produce a mix of Wild and hatchery Steelhead, the Trinity should continue to fish well through early March. Plan your next trip now! |
Good Was part of a group fishing weekend on the Trinity. Had the good fortune to guide Ray from Napa on Saturday. The weather was a little rough, but we had a great day and hooded a few steelhead and one nice brown. The group had a lot of success over the weekend. Lots of fun. A nice buck. Butterball! See the ghost? |
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