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The salmon fishing continues to be good and most of the fish are of pretty decent quality. Steelhead continue to be kind of hard to find, but I'm running into them every once and awhile.
A buddy went and fished the lower Klamath yesterday, and said that he saw a bunch of bright fish moving upriver. This bodes well for the rest of the month. I do have some space for the last half of the month, so lets go fishing!
Mike
Fishing has continued to be very good with most fish comprised of nice bright chinook salmon. A few steelhead have been in the mix as well, although with all the salmon around, I haven't been spending too much time targeting them. Im having problems with the computer right now, so I'll have to add pics when I get the problem fixed.
While I was able to fill my cancelations last weekend, the bug hit again and this Friday, Saturday and Tuesday (October 8th, 9th, and 12th) have been canned. Again, if anyone has the time to go fishing, now is the time and I have these dates available. Call my cell (707-601-8757) to get ahold of me.
(P.S.- Pics are up!)
Mike
Fishing has remained good with the exception of yesterday. I made the mistake of altering my recent routine and it paid off with a 1 for 4 score for salmon on the lower Klamath yesterday. It sounded like fish had been there, but recent hot weather may have put off a decent bite. Bummer, but thats fishing.
Prior in the week. fishing had been good to very good, with a mix of both salmon and steelhead, depending on what stretch of river we fished. On monday, brothers Enda and Pierce Melvin had an amazing day hooking steelhead but had really, really tough luck landing the slippery buggers. All in all we hooked 10 adult steelhead and 2 salmon, but were only able to land 3 steelies. As far as hooking fish, my best steelhead day this fall so far.
Tuesday saw my biggest salmon of the year so far hit the net. DJ Zach bested this 30lb class chromer on a kwickfish and was one of several nice bright salmon landed by him and his buddy Mark Gavasse.
Im back on the river tommorrow but unfortunately for me, the weekend group I fish every every year with Brice Dusi canceled last minute. If anyone is interested in a trip this weekend, give us a ring. My cell is the best number to reach me on (707-601-8757). Obviously, fishing has been solid, so now is a great time to go. We will be fishing on the Lower Trinity.
I've been on the river steady for the last week, and fishing has ranged from decent to very good. There have been some quality fish around as well. We've seen a couple of salmon over the 20lb mark and one was hooked and lost to a snag that may have been the biggest salmon i've ever had hooked on this river system. The steelhead, too, have been impressive with a couple over the 10blb mark and one hooked and lost that looked to be pushing 12, 13lbs. Big steelies for here!
In additions to fish hooked, I've been seeing a ton of salmon, which is a great sign. In addition, it seems as if the tribal netting has subsided for the time being, which means this last rain will push a bunch of fish up undisturbed. I believe we will have the best October on the Trinity River that we have seen in a number of years.
Once again, I apologize for the lack of pics. My camera has been having battery issues plus I left it in the travel trailer, so what was on there I obviously cant download at home. Next time Ill have my head screwed on right!
Mike
.......but they are on the way! While fishing was difficult over the labor day weekend, a flood of fresh salmon are pushing through the mouth for the last 4 or 5 days. This coupled with the cool rainy weather we are currently having should vastly improve fishing.
Speaking of last weekend, I fished Andy Warren from Silver City, New Mexico. On our first cast of the first day we had something go down I have never seen happen before. Andy hooks a good fish and it swims right at the boat. Once it got to the boat, it leaped into the air and landed right in front of me where my cooler sits.... in the boat! It flopped off the cooler and literally right into the net. One of the coolest things I've ever seen! That morning continued to go well as we landed a handful of big steelhead and a nice salmon. Things slowed after that and the next day, we only manged a salmon in the morning and a nice steelhead just before we ended our day.
Unfortunately, I left my camera in my trailer in Willow Creek where I stay, so I'll download pics when I post my next report.
Mike
Chinook salmon have finally moved into the lowest stretch of the Klamath I fish in decent numbers. I expect fishing to continue to improve over the next couple of weeks, our best fishing on the lower Klamath is just ahead. Adult steelhead are in the mix as well, making for great mixed bag fishing. I have availability for the next week, so don't hesitate to call.
Mike
Fishing was pretty decent on the Klamath river Saturday. We landed a handful of adult steelhead, including a wild fish that was in double digits. Also, the half-pounders showed in force. All in all, it was a day that had a lot of bites. However, the salmon haven't showed yet in the stretch I fish. I feel that it is only a matter of days before it happens. We're in the midst of some cool weather plus river levels have been raised a bit. I think this will push salmon holding in the lower river up sooner than later.
Mike
I took a trip over to the Klamath for a couple of days last week and fishing seemed a little slow. We did manage to catch some steelhead but no salmon, although we did see a few rolling. Fishing will continue to get better as the month progresses with the peak action occuring sometime in September. I still have dates available for the rest of the month and in September. Get those prime dates while they last!
Mike
I'm in the middle of my offseason at this point, but I've been busy being a dad and the occasional fun fisher. Spring salmon and Humboldt Bay halibut have become the offseason fisheries that I have really come to enjoy for myself during the summer period. This may change by next year, as I am moving towards purchasing a powerboat and the nessessary permitting for the Upper Trinity, where driftboat fishing spring salmon is a practical affair.
Anyways, this last week, my brother came to eureka to visit for a handful of days. He is moving to France with his wife at the end of the month, so this was an opportunity I was looking forward to as I may not have the chance to spend time with him for awhile. On thursday we fished (along with friend Brenden Semmes) the upper trinity for the aforementioned Spring chinook. Fishing was very good, with bent rods occuring every hole that looked like it could possibly hold a salmon and we were able to put limits in the boat. A special day of fishing! I sure seems the spring run this year has been great. Even though these upper river fish have a little color, they still eat unbelievable.
In unrelated news, Im starting to book for september Klamath and lower Trinity action. Im hoping that the fall run will as strong as the spring run has been. Get your spots while they last. Also on tap will be summer steelhead on the Klamath during the month of August.
Mike
I've fished the last couple of days on the eel and fishing was up and down but not, I believe, due to lack of fish around. The day before yesterday was slow as we only landed one fish. Talking to other guides on different rivers and different floats on the river I was on led me to believe fishing was tough everywhere. The fish just didn't seem to be in the mood. Yesterday was a different story altogether. We ended up hooking 10 while landing 7 steelhead, a mix of chromers and spawed out fish. These fish were on fire when on a hook too. Again, talking to other boats on other rivers, fishing seemed to be good across the board.
With no perceptible rain in the forcast, there are a ton of great steelheading opportunities to finish the season off with. I have plenty of space for the last week and a half of the season, so if the mood strikes, lets go fishing!
Mike