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I've been fishing in humboldt county this last week. Nearly every river in the area (maybe the entire pacific northwest!) has nearly ideal conditions due to the dry weather we've been experiencing. However, fishing should be a little better for this time of year. Still, we're hooking fish every day out and they're beatiful chrome bright fish. I have a couple of days open next week, if you're looking to fish, give us a shout.
Mike
Well, the rains came and so did the coastal salmon. We had a fabulous day yesterday on the Smith River. We practically put more salmon in the net than we could keep track of. Of course, a handful of these fish were jacks, but we had some really nice ones as well. Two fish in the thirty pound class and one that was in the low fortys made it to the boat plus we had some smaller adults from 12 to 20 lbs.
If you're interested in fishing the Smith for these amazing fish, give us a call.
Mike
Hey everyone,
Well, its been a crazy two weeks for me. Long story made short, my wife ended up having our baby about a month and a half early. Every one is doing great and the baby should be home in a few weeks.
The whole experiece cost me 8 days on the river but I started again on Oct 9th. Fishing has been decent for the last few days, with the catch being mostly adult steelhead. There have not been a ton of chinook around, but they have been on the large side for Trinity fish. I had a last minute cancellation for today, but I'm back at it tommorrow. I'll let you know how it goes.
Mike
Hey everyone,
I've been on the lower Klamath for the last week and fishing has been a bit up and down. I've had a few days where we landed double digit amounts of fish, while other days have been slower. However, we are catching fish and getting our opportunities. While the fishing doesn't quite seem up to par for this time of year, I am seeing some quality fish into the teens everyday. Along with hooking and landing alot of fish, Local Carl Casale boated a salmon that was pushing 30 pounds on Monday. This was his biggest Klamath salmon ever and my biggest for the season! Congrats, Carl!
I'll be back on the river on Saturday, and we'll post a report when I get a chance.
Mike
I fished on friday and saturday on the lower Klamath. Fishing was ok on Friday. We ended up with a few Jacks, a good handful of small adult salmon plus a few bonus steelhead. On a fun fishing day with friends on saturday, things slowed a little, but we caught both salmon and steelhead.
Fortunately, the commercial gillnetters at the mouth are about ready to reach thier quota, so that should mean that more of those big salmon will be making it our way.
Mike
I had my first Klamath River fall trip of the year last week and it went great. We hooked into a bunch of beautiful adult steelhead, all the half-pounders you could want, plus three limits of jack chinook salmon! While we didn't hook any, there were some adult salmon rolling around. What a great start to a promising season. My days are filling up fast, but I do have some openings left for september. If you're interested, call asap, as these should book up quick.
Mike
Hey All,
Sorry for the lack of reports but, well.... I haven't been fishing much. Local spring river doldrums are starting to recede, though. Spring salmon fishing on the Klamath river has started to get hot with dropping river conditions. While the lower klamath fishery is primirily done out of jet boats, I will begin fishing the spring chinook with the driftboat on the upper Trinity in late June/Early July. These are fabulous eating salmon due to thier high fat content. Since the ocean season is closed, these are the only salmon we can keep this summer. Sad but true. However, if you want to grill a fresh salmon this summer, I do have openings in this time frame.
It's also time to start thinking about the fall run on the Klamath and Trinity. I'm already booked solid for the month of October, but I have a few spots in September, which is prime time to catch both King Salmon and Steelhead. Weather at this time of the year is beautiful, and the fishing can be lights out!
Well, I hope to see you on the water.
Good Fishing,
Mike
I ran a trip at an undisclosed location and results were fantastic. We fished plugs all day and had a double digit takedown day. Included in the fish we landed was a mint bright 15 lb buck steelhead. What a catch for this time of year. My season has mostly winded down, so if anyone wants to take advantage of this great, totally uncrowded fishing, give us a call. I should be able to put together a last minute trip.
After april, I will be done with steelhead and salmon for a few months. However, starting in August, summer steelhead will be available. Again, this is a very uncrowded fishery that can be red hot! This is relating to both the fishing and the weather.
Thanks,
Mike>
The last weekend of steelhead season (for most streams) was spent running trips for fellow injured guide Kenny Armstrong. We spent the days on the eel river system and fishing was a little slow the first day. With a change of location for the second day, things picked up and we saw real steady action. While the majority of these fish were runbacks, there were a few fresh fish in the mix to keep things interesting. Since the April 1st closure, Me and some buddies have been poking around in a few spots that remain open to steelhead fishing, with great results. On tuesday, our boat managed to land a 12lb mint bright hen along with a grip of downrunners. Nice ones! Anyways, I've got a trip scheduled for April 7th and I'll let you know how it goes.
Mike
Ok,
Steelhead season so far to this point has been a little on the rough side. The Smith has been a disaster. A rainy and snowy January kept most Humboldt County rivers a bit high and a bit dirty to fish real well all through february. However, the south fork eel was an exception to this. Fishing has been great on that river all winter when conditions allow.
Fast forward to March. It took awhile, but all our area rivers are now fishing, and most look great. Well, unfortunately, it is March. Probably nothing but a bunch of dirty and skinny downrunners. Not true. There are alot of bright fish kicking around, especially for March. I really think that overall, this may the best steelhead fishing we've had all year long.
I've had a lull in my guide calendar, which has given me an opportunity to do some fun fishing. I've hooked a bunch of really beautiful bright steelhead from the bank in the last few days but I'm getting the itch to get the boat back in the water!
There are a ton of different options from now until it rains significantly, and it seems as if there are some fish everywhere. LETS GO FISHING!
MIKE