Hey everybody,
Been lazy about these reports again, sorry! Over the last month we've seen some great action on the Eel River System. Since the river has come back into shape from a storm 2 sundays ago, we've seen good numbers of mostly downrunning steelhead. There have been quite a few boats on the south fork eel, but it is possible to get away from some of the pressure. We fished yesterday, never saw another boat and managed putting 10 steelhead in the bag! Fishing should remain good until we get another rain that blows out the river. This may or may not happen this weekend. I'm keeping my fingers crossed. Give me a call if you want to fish, as I have openings for the rest of March.
Sunday was cancelled due to high water. On Monday, signs were encouraging. We ended up getting 6 plunkin' grabs. We were a little snakebit and only ended up putting 2 of those bites in the bag. Everyboat around us had some fish as well. After seeing that push of fish come through the lower river, everyone thought tuesday had potential to be excellent. It wasn't, however. There were alot of skunks. We did well for the day, landing 2 of 3 hookups. Hopefully, things will improve on this river. We are still close to a week away from fishing down south if the rain holds off.
Yikes!
We gave her the ole' college try on thursday. That was real interesting. During the time we were on the river (7:00AM to 12:00PM) the height came up 5 feet. 5 FEET! The Smith literally exploded! Wild stuff. Somehow, we actually ended up hooking a fish briefly early in the morning. I cancelled Friday, although it sounds like there were some fish caught on the plunk that day. I'm at it again tommorrow (most likely plunking). More reports ensuing after that........
Well,
Fishing had been solid down south for the most part, but this recent storm has knocked Humboldt county rivers out for awhile. I'll be back on the Smith on Thursday. Sounds like fishing may be improving from the slow start this river has seen. See ya there.
Mike
Well, we've been battling high water the last week or so. I helped out John Klar with a few trips last week and it was a plunking show. Fishing was slow for the most part. I'm back on the Smith tommorow, and conditions look prime. Hopefully Humboldt county rivers will be in shape by the middle or end of this week. There should be good numbers of fish in all these rivers. I still have a few openings for January, so give us a call....
See ya on the river,
Mike
Well, as we wait for rain and the resulting coastal slabs, such as the one Gregory Aull is holding to the left, the fishing on the Trinity remains solid. Bright fish continue to enter the system, although they are not solid through up and down the river. I had a great day on Saturday (11/3), hooking a bunch of bright salmon. We also had a fish on that we lost right at the boat that was in the mid 20s'. Dohh! I believe we got a little lucky in that we happened to drift a stretch that was holding good for that day, as reports from other floats were spotty. Anyways, I'll probably be fishing on the trinity at some point this week. I'll let you know how it goes.
Mike
I've been working over on the Trinity for the last four days. Fishing has been decent but seems to be slowly drying up. However, the salmon I've been catching have been dime bright. There have also been a few steelhead in the mix. I've got some dates open for the remainder of this month and into november. Once the rains show up, the Smith and other coastal drainages should kick into high gear. It's also time to start thinking about winter steelhead, as these dates will book quickly. Thanks, and I'll see you out there.
Mike
Well, its been awhile since I've updated here. I arrived back from guiding in Alaska mid september. I started working almost immediately here, fishing both the Klamath and the Trinity. Fishing for both salmon and steelhead was steady with some pretty spectacular days mixed in. Last week brought some rain and I spent sunday through tuesday on the Smith. Sunday was spent with a good friend of mine hooking his first Smith salmon. Our biggest fish was in the low 30's and was as bright as can be. The next two days were spent fishing a group for Kim Hagen. Monday was as good as Sunday, while tuesday saw clear conditions. Fishing was slow for me, although we managed to land a handfull of jacks. Today I moved back to the trinity and had a fabulous day of salmon fishing, with my clients hooking more fish than they knew what to do with. Barring weather, I'll probably spend the next week on the Klamath-Trinity system. See you on the river.
Mike
Sorry for the corny title but damn, fishing can be fun in humboldt county. Don't tell anyone. The last few days have seen productive fishing with an 80-20% ratio on downrunners to fresh fish. It is interesting to note how much stronger the southern latitude steelhead are compared to thier northern bretheren (i'm talkin' smith and chetco fish). Year in and year out, the downrunner fish we catch down here have been stronger and jump more than the chromers we hook on the smith and chetco! Anyways, I've got some open dates for the last half of March, which should continue to be good. See you on the river.
Mike
We were finally fishing down south again yesterday. Action was decent, but no fresh ones. The runbacks that we hooked were pretty agravated, though. Lots of jumpers, which you don't see with downrunners often. We'll be fishing again tommorrow locally.
Mike
