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Today was a really fun day with my guests Steve and JP. This was their first time chasing steelhead and JP was rewarded with a small adult towards the end of the day. We have several days of rain and snow in the forecast, so let’s hope this helps bring more fish into the system!

JP with his first steelhead
JP with his first steelhead
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Good

Although things have slowed down a bit on the big river it continues to kick out some really nice fish. Steve and his buddy JP came up from San Diego and we had a fun day fishing for wild rainbows. I would call it “great” instead of “good” but for a few really slow periods during an otherwise pretty steady day.

Splash!
Splash!
Beautiful wild fish
Beautiful wild fish
Fish on!
Fish on!
Steve with a beauty
Steve with a beauty
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Fishing Report Image
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Red Hot

Hello everyone, This is the most important fishing report we will post all year, and will impact reports for years to come.  I am asking all of you to sign this very important petition to help protect wild steelhead on the Southern Oregon Coast.  It is very easy, just follow the link below.  For a little background, there are only twelve rivers left in the lower 48 states and Canada where anglers can still legally harvest an amazing wild steelhead. All twelve of these rivers are in Oregon, and ten of those rivers are in the Southwest Zone where we regularly fish and enjoy.  We don't need to catch them to enjoy our experience, but we need to know they are there, and sadly, there are fewer around each year.  The sad reality on the coast is that the wild steelhead populations are drastically decreasing, with harvest rates increasing.  This is obviously unsustainable.  We need to ask the ODFW Commission to require the release of all wild steelhead in this region if we wish to preserve this magnificent resource for the future.  Please sign this petition, it only takes a minute.  If you have any questions regarding this issue, please feel free to contact me directly.https://www.change.org/p/oregon-fish-and-wildlife-commission-catch-release-for-wild-steelhead-in-southwest-oregon Thanks everyone, and you can do more!  See below...  From Charles Gehr:Along with signing the petition, you can also help by taking a few more steps:1. The ODFW Commission is taking public comment on the petition. You can email your comments to odfw.commission@state.or.us (respectful language please). Comments submitted before close of business tomorrow (Nov. 20) will be printed out and given to the commissioners in their pre-meeting packets (preferred). Comments submitted after tomorrow up until 48 hours before the meeting will be printed the day of the meeting and given to the Commissioners in attendance. Obviously, they will not be reading a stack of printed emails the day of the meeting, but they'll see the size of the stack of comments for the petition.2. If you want to have the most impact possible, you can attend the Commissioners meeting in Salem, OR on December 6 at 8am. The more people we can have in attendance the better. To give perspective on this, we tried to get this regulation change made last year. We had significantly more petition signatures and public comments than our counterparts. At the commissioners meeting it was an even split, 12 people testifying for the petition and 12 against. End result was, we lost and here we are again. I understand and respect everyone's busy schedules and time for this effort, but if we can pack the room with people testifying for this petition it will be very difficult for the Commissioners to deny it.https://www.change.org/p/oregon-fish-and-wildlife-commission-catch-release-for-wild-steelhead-in-southwest-oregon

An amazing coastal wild steelhead
An amazing coastal wild steelhead
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Great

I had a great day with my guests Lisa and Gene. Our focus today was chasing trout and steelhead with two-handed rods and it didn’t take long before Lisa was hooked-up with a nice “cookie cutter” trout in our first run. After a brief battle, Lisa came out on the losing end. Gene had a viscous grab in the same run, but also came up empty handed. A short time later, Gene hooked into a really hot fish that required him to chase it downstream while trying and make up some ground – but again came up on the losing end. After fishing a couple more runs, we returned and Gene connected again, but this time came out the victor after a great battle! Given the incredible weather, it’s hard to believe this is late November…but there is an incoming storm headed our way next week, so rain is in the future!

Gene rewarded with a nice hatchery buck!
Gene rewarded with a nice hatchery buck!
Hooked up!
Hooked up!
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Good

The Lower Sac wasn't on fire for us today, but we landed some very nice fish and saw very few other anglers.  The first fish of the day was a 3 pound rainbow that was only about 20 inches long.  What a brute!  It was a deep-bodied buck with a big kype.  My guests Steve and Gary landed several more fish over 18 inches and a few smaller ones.  We saw decent numbers of salmon on redds throughout our float.  There was also a good hatch of baetis and caddisflies in the afternoon.  It was a beautiful day on the river.

Steve needs a Confluence Outfitters hat!
Steve needs a Confluence Outfitters hat!
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Great

Great day today! Bob and Craig stuck a bunch of fish on the big river. Rubberlegs and eggs were the main attraction, the fish did not seem interested in the small bugs. The weather, fishing, and company were all we could ask for!

This could be you!
This could be you!
Bob with one of many
Bob with one of many
It looked like a stonefly nymph.......
It looked like a stonefly nymph.......
Mr. Toad
Mr. Toad
Shore lunch
Shore lunch
Another fatty
Another fatty
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Great

I had such a great day with my guests Chase and Eli. Our day started out with Eli hooking into a beast of a fish, only to discover it was a giant sucker! She hooked another smaller sucker before finally landing a rainbow. Then after landing several trout, she decided to “up her game” and landed a rock! Her size-16 mayfly nymph managed to find a tiny hole in a rock that when hooked, appeared to be a small trout. Not wanting Eli to have all the fun catching the “exotic” fish, so Chase upped his game and hooked into a really large pike minnow. Unfortunately, a “guide foul” occurred when I accidently knocked the fish off while trying to net it. All in all, it was a super fun day with new friends!  

Yep, when it's this big - you take a picture!
Yep, when it's this big - you take a picture!
Chase with a nice one
Chase with a nice one
Eli with her largest trout
Eli with her largest trout
Hooked up
Hooked up
Yeah, not even a mother could love this face
Yeah, not even a mother could love this face
Eli was proud of her catch
Eli was proud of her catch
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Good

Super fun day with my guests, brothers Steven and Jason. The grab was a little sluggish to start, but really got going by mid-morning. Steven had a little experience and his first time fishing the Sac, but this was Jason’s first-time fly fishing. They both struggled a bit first thing, but quickly got the hang of it and started hooking into some really nice fish. By the end of the day, Jason and Steven both landed some really nice fish, and lost some really nice fish. The weather has been incredible, but we need some rain to fill our lakes and also improve our steelhead conditions.

Jason with a nice one
Jason with a nice one
Getting the hang of it
Getting the hang of it
Steven with a nice one
Steven with a nice one
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Great

I'm not sure what good deeds Nick performed recently, but he sure earned himself a good day on the Sacramento River! In fact, his first two casts got him two trout! Bam! From there on out, the grabs were steady all morning and he caught fish on various nymphs and eggs. It was one of those days where everything just seemed to line up and the fishing was great! These 'bows, regardless of their size, always have shoulders and sure give you a run for your money. And as I've been pointing out on almost every fishing report, the sun is out and the days are warm! T-shirt and shorts whether in November is hard to complain about! Throw in a bunch of fish, some good sandwiches, and cool people and you have yourself the perfect ingredients for a wonderful day. The Lower Sacramento River is still fishing really well, so book your trip today! 

Look at those colors!
Look at those colors!
Nick was on fire!
Nick was on fire!
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Great

I had a great day with my guests Joe and Greg. The action started off good and just kept getting better into the afternoon. Both hooked into a lot of really nice fish but then Joe hooked an absolute horse. After a tough fight, it jumped and was able to spit the fly. We were still mourning Joe’s loss when Greg hooked into another really big fish. The good news is, Greg landed his fish – the bad news is, he has to buy the drinks for their group! It was an amazing two days with a group of really great guys! 

Greg with a really nice hatchery buck!
Greg with a really nice hatchery buck!
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Good

Today's float started off with a good grab right off the bat and boy did it get me excited! But after we lost that fish it was slow going in the morning with a fish here and there (including a large pikeminnow). But by the afternoon, the grab was on! We caught fish on a variety of flies as well as on eggs. Ed and Chris, members of the Russian River Fly Fishers, were excellent casters and had no trouble handling these fat Sacramento 'bows! We were also happy to land a nice hatchery steelhead on a rubber legs. It was a good day, especially since the sun was shinning the whole time! 

Football season for Chris!
Football season for Chris!
Ed with a great fish!
Ed with a great fish!
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Great

What a great day! My guests Curtis and Steve were very fortunate and got to experience some super hungry fish today. The grab was consistent until mid-afternoon before things slowed down a bit. They had several double hookups and were gifted with more than just rainbows!

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Steve with a nice one
Steve with a nice one
Curtis with a nice hatchery steelhead
Curtis with a nice hatchery steelhead
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Great

Joe and Greg put the wood to a bunch of native rainbows today on the Lower Sac. We hooked fish right out of the gate and the grab remained good almost all day. Eggs were the main course today followed by a wide variety of bugs. Get it while it’s hot!

This one lost his spots
This one lost his spots
Joe with a good one
Joe with a good one
Greg had a great day
Greg had a great day
Fishing buddies
Fishing buddies
I guess I shouldn’t have eaten that one......
I guess I shouldn’t have eaten that one......
One of many
One of many
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Great

Bla,bla ,bla... it's fishing, more importantly it's Steelhead fishing...it shouldn't be a numbers game nor have it should have ever been about numbers , years 2007-2014, the Steelhead have arived on the Trinity, like they always do and hopefully always will. My clients today Hooked and Landed three Beautiful Wild Steelhead, 5-6 lbs, on the SWING,  that put up epic Steelhead  battles... memories where made...Get out and get after it when you can, one things for certain , you can't catch them through your computer screen ! 

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Good

The upper Rogue has been hit and miss. Like everywhere else, the Rogue needs some rain to get fish moving. Bright and sunny days combined with low and clear water is not exactly ideal Fall steelhead conditions, but we are still swinging up some nice wild fish on days that fall upon odd numbers on the calendar..

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Hooked up under Table Rock
Hooked up under Table Rock
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Beautiful Fall days swinging flies
Beautiful Fall days swinging flies
It’s not nice to low hole...
It’s not nice to low hole...
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Slow

Fishing continues to be challenging on the Trinity due to low clear water and a shortage of fish. Jerry and Kat decided to give it a try nonetheless as they had never floated the Trinity. The weather and scenery did not disappoint but the fishing was about as expected. Jerry did hook a really nice adult steelhead that jumped a few times and then came off but that was it except for a small half (or quarter) pounder.

Kat gets out to fish a likely-looking run.
Kat gets out to fish a likely-looking run.
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Slow

This past weekend was spent swinging flies on the Trinity with the Golden Gate Angling and Casting Club. Fortunately, the members were looking for instruction on fishing as they had a good grasp on casting from time spent on the ponds. We were able to fish a variety of water and techniques but even though the fishing was slow, we did get to play a nice adult each day.

Tom on
Tom on
Tail out bliss
Tail out bliss
Bigfoot
Bigfoot
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Slow

I had a great time with my two sets of guests over the past four days. Our focus was on swinging flies with two-handed rods with the hope of being rewarded with some chrome love. Unfortunately, the fishing remains tough due to the low and clear conditions. Fellow guide Mike Wright was working with the same group and they hooked two adults nymphing on Saturday. There are fish in the system, but very spread out. Word on the water is the weir in Willow Creek was removed a few days ago, so hopefully that will bring a new push of fish into the upper sections.  Once we get some rain, that should improve conditions as well.

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Slow

Just spent a few days on the lower Trinity river looking to connect with some fall run steelhead but came up empty handed. On Wednesday I did a guide day with Craig with high hopes of intercepting some moving fish as I had been told that the weir down in Willow Creek had been open for the past two days prior to our float. We got the kinks worked out of his casting by mid morning and were on the hunt for the rest of the day. We ran into some dark King salmon milling around in the likely spots with the hope that there might be some eager steelhead mixed in with them or holding close by but we never did find them. We fished to near dark when Craig finally got a good grab that turned out to be a little trout. Despite the hard fishing we both had an awesome day on the water. The weather was fall at it's finest and the changing leaves amongst the backdrop of the canyon did not disappoint. The next day I floated the rest of the way to the takeout with a few good friends and we had similiar results. I always hope to see fish from the boat to reaffirm that these critters are around but after covering nearly 14 miles of river I never saw one spook from a shadowed bank or squirt out of a tailout. Conditions seem to have become stagnant for now on the lower river with the need for rain becoming more and more. Hopefully the wait will not be long. 

tools of the trade basking in some morning light
tools of the trade basking in some morning light
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Good

Today I had the pleasure of helping out with a group from the Golden Gate Angling and Casting Club and had Gavan and Tony in my raft. Two really nice guys. We swung flies on the lower river and Tony brought two nice steelhead to hand. Gavan, after not touching a Spey rod in a decade, fished really well and had a couple of grabs. Additionally, we saw fish moving up the system and had the river to ourselves.

Tony and the big fish.
Tony and the big fish.
Fish on
Fish on
Morning Dew
Morning Dew
Does it get any better?
Does it get any better?
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