Date: Saturday,
December 21, 2002 at
19:32:26
Current Report:
Just a quick up date
on some of the North
Coast rivers .The
weather pattern looks
good for fishing for the
next 10 days with only
scattered showers in the
forecast. If this holds
true look for some of
the blown out rivers to
become fishable. The
Smith has been giving up
a few steelies. It is a
very promising start for
this early in the
season. The Trinity is
still fishing well in
the upper sections. We
haven’t been on the
water much this week as
every body is busy with
Christmas we did do a
few trips and landed 4
on one and 5 on the
other. The big fish for
the week was a 9lbs wild
buck. The fishing will
continue to be good in
to march. Thanks Tim
King
Date: Friday,
December 27, 2002 at
19:14:21
Current Report:
The north coast and
the interior mountains
are being hit with
another big winter
storm. The Trinity,
Smith, Klamath, Mad,
Redwood creek, Eel, and
all other coastal rivers
are blown out. Look for
the Smith and the upper
Trinity to be the first
to clear after the storm
passes through. The
Steelhead action should
be hot when we get
fishable conditions. I
will keep you updated on
the conditions as soon
as things change. Thanks
Tim King
Date: Saturday,
December 21, 2002 at
19:32:26
Current Report:
Just a quick up date
on some of the North
Coast rivers .The
weather pattern looks
good for fishing for the
next 10 days with only
scattered showers in the
forecast. If this holds
true look for some of
the blown out rivers to
become fishable. The
Smith has been giving up
a few steelies. It is a
very promising start for
this early in the
season. The Trinity is
still fishing well in
the upper sections. We
haven’t been on the
water much this week as
every body is busy with
Christmas we did do a
few trips and landed 4
on one and 5 on the
other. The big fish for
the week was a 9lbs wild
buck. The fishing will
continue to be good in
to march. Thanks Tim
King
Date: Wednesday,
December 18, 2002 at
18:18:23
Current Report:
Tough day on the
Trinity. There were a
few guides out on the
river today getting in
some fishing between
storms. We had been
fishing low and clear
conditions for the most
part since the steelhead
season started. We had
about 3 feet of
visibility in the water
today. We all thought it
would be great for
pulling plugs. Things
got off to a really slow
start we didn’t even
have a take down by 11
o’clock .Things picked
up around noon we landed
a half pounder on some
roe .Then we boated a
German brown too. Around
1 o’clock we ran it some
nice steelies side
drifting roe we able to
put four in the boat the
largest was about 8lbs
you never know how the
day will turn out. More
stormy weather is moving
into the north coast
this will keep the fish
moving up river. We
fished the area around
Douglas city today as it
is one of the first
areas to clear after a
storm .We will keep you
posted on how things are
fishing. The Smith gave
up some nice steelhead
and salmon today for the
guides over there the
rest of the rivers are
still to high and muddy
to fish. The fishing
should be great after
the next storm passes
through. Thanks Tim King
Date: Tuesday,
December 17, 2002 at
21:59:20
Current Report:
The Smith is in and
the Trinity is in above
Weaver creek right where
highway 299 crosses the
river in Douglas City.
There is more rain and
snow forecast for the
end of the week. There
are a few lucky
fishermen who will be
testing the waters
between the storms. We
will be out Wednesday
and try to get in a full
day on Thursday. Kevin
from Mad River
Outfitters was headed
over to the Smith to try
and land a few salmon
before the next storm.
We will update how the
fishing is tomorrow or
Thursday. Thanks Tim
King
Date: Monday,
December 16, 2002 at
19:48:46
Current Report:
The North Coast
Rivers are still blown
out. We really had a
nice storm move through
the region that dumped
lots of rain and snow at
the higher elevations,
The Smith will be the
first to clear looks
like it will be fishable
by Wednesday if we don’t
get to much more rain
.The upper Trinity will
follow and should be
fishable in a couple of
days. The Mad usually
runs dirty most of the
winter season so it will
be good as soon as the
flows drop to a
reasonable level. The
Eel may take a week to
clear this river is slow
to come back into shape
and it is really blown
out .The upper Klamath
will be back in shape
also in a few days
depending on how much
rain falls and how much
snow melts around Yreka
and the Hornbrook area.
We will keep you up to
date on the latest
information. Thanks Tim
King
Date: Friday,
December 13, 2002 at
20:07:14
Current Report:
The North Coast
Rivers are all blown out
as a severe winter storm
is pounding the coast
and the mountain ranges.
The rivers are all open
to fishing and the
action should be good as
soon as they start to
drop in the next few
days .We will be heading
over to the Eel after
Christmas. Hopefully the
run will start early as
some of the other north
coast rivers have this
season. The Trinity was
blown out below
Weaverville today. We
fished up by Lewiston
but had no luck. Things
should settle down in a
few days. Thanks Tim
King
Date: Wednesday,
December 11, 2002 at
20:08:48
Current Report:
Just quick update on
the North Coast Rivers.
The smith is open and
the Eel is open up to
the south fork. It has
been raining on and off
the last couple of days
most of the rain has
been up on the
California and Oregon
border. The rain is
supposed to get heavy on
Saturday which will open
all the rivers. It may
take a couple of days
for some of the rivers
to drop back in to
shape. Hopefully the
Smith will see some
early arriving steelhead
as most of the other
rivers have this season.
The mad will be a good
bet after they open it.
The Trinity is still in
great shape and is
loaded with steelhead
the Klamath is fishing
good also. Thanks Tim
King
Date: Tuesday,
December 10, 2002 at
19:05:26
Current Report:
Another great day of
fishing on the Trinity
River. We have been
fishing lots of
different areas and
finding good success in
most of them. The upper
river is mostly fish in
the 6 to 12 lbs range we
have been landing any
where from 4 to 7 fish
on the upper runs. The
lower river is full of
fish to we have been
doing great down there.
We have been landing on
average around 25 fish
on these trips. The fish
in the lower river are
fresh from the ocean and
just a blast to land
there are fish in the 2
lbs range all the way up
to 14 lbs. We have been
catching on average 3 to
4 fish in the 7 to 9 lbs
range and 3 to 4 fish in
the 3 to 5 lbs range
with the rest being made
up of half pounders. We
really need more rain
for the north Coast
Rivers. It was raining
on us most of the day
but a gully washer is
what is needed to really
break things open. More
rain is forecast for the
end of the week
hopefully it pours.
Thanks Tim King
Date: Sunday,
December 8, 2002 at
08:19:56
Current Report:
The fishing on the
Trinity is fantastic. We
landed 8 steelhead in
the 6 to 7 lbs range
with lots of half
pounders being caught
also .Rain is forecast
for the coming week this
should really help out
some of the coast rivers
the Mad Eel and the
Smith. Look for lots of
salmon to be caught on
the smith if we get
enough rain to lift the
low flow closures. The
Mad will definitely be a
good bet for steelhead
after they lift the low
flow closures. The Eel
usually starts to see
some steelhead action in
December we will just
have to wait and see.
The Klamath is still
fishing well for
steelhead in the areas
above Happy Camp for
fish in the 3 to 4 lbs
range. Thanks Tim King
Date: Friday,
December 6, 2002 at
21:34:11
Current Report:
We were fly fishing
today. There is lots of
steelhead in the river
with some really good
sized fish. The low and
clear conditions make
for some tough fishing
we had an off day as we
only hooked in to 3 nice
fish but were only able
to get only one to the
boat. It was a nice wild
buck in the 9lbs range.
We had a few more take
downs on the flys but
they didn’t hook up.
There was a few other
boats on the river and
they were doing ok we
saw some really nice
fish being hooked. The
fishing is still good
and there are lots of
nice steelies in the
river. Thanks Tim King
Date: Wednesday,
December 4, 2002 at
21:32:54
Current Report:
It looks like the
storm door may be
starting to open. We got
a little rain today but
not enough to help out
the rivers. The Mad Eel
and the Smith have
closures due to the low
flows .When the rain
does come these rivers
should be full of fish.
The Klamath is still
fishing great with lots
of hookups and fish
landed. The fish are in
the 4 to 7lbs range. The
Trinity is still low and
clear making for some
tough fishing
conditions. Now that the
Thanksgiving holidays
are over there are not
as many people on the
river. We have been
moving around to
different parts of the
river and have had
pretty good success. The
fish have been mostly
hatchery fish in the 6
to 10lbs range we are
starting to catch some
wild fish in the lower
portions of the river
below the south fork.
The fishing is still
good and is improving
with the less pressure.
There is more rain
forecast this week that
will really get things
moving. Thanks Tim King
Date: Saturday,
November 30, 2002 at
17:48:19
Current Report:
The fishing is good
on the Trinity. There
are a lot of people
fishing from the bank
and in boats .We had a
good day landing 7 out
of 10. The biggest was
about 9lbs.The water is
still low and clear with
no rain in sight .We
have been able to put
all our clients in to
fish even in these tough
conditions. The Klamath
is wide open around
Happy Camp with boats
landing up to 20
Steelies a day in the 3
to 4 lbs range. The
Smith is still giving up
some monster salmon down
in the estuary. They are
experiencing the same
conditions we are, low
and clear. The top
guides are still doing
ok putting fish in the
boat. We haven’t heard
of much action coming
out of the Eel or the
Mad as they are subject
to the low flow
closures. The estuaries
are still open. Thanks
Tim King
Date: Wednesday,
November 27, 2002 at
20:21:32
Current Report:
Were taking a couple
of days off for
Thanksgiving hope
everyone has a great day
.Just a quick up date on
the rivers. The mad is
closed but there are a
ton of fish waiting to
come up the estuary is
opened for fishing if
you just can’t wait. The
Klamath has lots of
Steelhead the best
fishing is above Happy
camp up to the I 5
bridge the fish are
averaging around 3 to 4
lbs. The Eel is closed
we should start to see
some Steelhead in early
December if we get
enough rain. The Trinity
is fishing good but were
having to deal with low
and clear conditions the
fish are averaging
between 5 and 12lbs. The
Smith is giving up some
,monster salmon in the
estuary this river will
break wide open after
the next significant
rain storm. This year
has been a great Salmon
season with the rivers
seeing really big fish
and large returns. The
Steelhead season is just
underway on some rivers
and will be starting
soon on others don’t
miss out on these great
opportunities. We will
resume fishing on
Friday. Happy
Thanksgiving. Thanks Tim
King
Date: Tuesday,
November 26, 2002 at
17:35:06
Current Report:
The Trinity is gin
clear and the fish are
being spooked very
easily. Same old story
we need more rain .We
were able to hook in to
6 steelies today and we
lost a monster that swam
down and around a log.
We are still seeing lots
of fish and it will only
get better when the
rains come. Thanks Tim
King
Date: Monday,
November 25, 2002 at
20:44:46
Current Report:
A 13lbs 9 ounce
Steelie came out of the
trinity in the last
couple of days . There
are people catching huge
fish all over the river
.Some body will probably
top the 20lb mark this
year. You can take a
drive up to the hatchery
and see the monster fish
waiting to enter the
fish ladders. We still
need more rain to really
open things up. Thanks
Tim King
Date: Sunday,
November 24, 2002 at
15:45:01
Current Report:
WOW we had a great
day on the Trinity
today. There are tons of
fish in the river even
in the low clear water
we were able to land 5
nice steelies. We only
saw one other boat all
day and they were
hooking fish too. We
also floated by a big
party of fly guys
fishing from the bank
they had a great day
also .We really need
some rain to keep things
going .Thanks Tim King
Date: Saturday,
November 23, 2002 at
21:02:36
Current Report:
We need more rain to
get things going on the
north Coast Rivers. The
Trinity is giving up
some quality steelhead
but not quantities of
them. The size of the
fish remains much larger
than in previous years.
The fish are averaging
around 7lbs and are
going up to 15 lbs. The
Klamath is giving up
more fish but they are
much smaller in size.
The rest of the north
Coast Rivers are closed
due to low flows. When
the rains come all the
rivers should be in much
better conditions to
catch more fish. Thanks
Tim King
Date: Tuesday,
November 19, 2002 at
18:50:35
Current Report:
The Trinity River is
full of Steelhead most
of the fish have moved
in to the upper river
above Junction City. The
river is low and clear
making for some
challenging fishing
conditions. We have been
catching good numbers of
fish on most of our
trips. The key is down
sizing your
presentations as not to
spook the fish .The fly
fishing has been really
good in these conditions
and so has pulling small
plugs or using small
pieces of roe .The size
of the fish this year
are really big compared
to last years run. Fish
up to 15lbs are being
caught and we expect
bigger ones later in the
year. We need more rain
to help keep the fish
moving. Most of the
coast rivers are closed
due to low flows. The
Mad will be a good bet
after the next storm for
Steelhead and the Smith
or Chetco for salmon.
The Eel will start to
have good numbers of
Steelhead sometime in
December check back for
updates on this river as
we will be headed that
way soon .Thanks Tim
King
Date: Friday,
November 15, 2002 at
18:51:39
Current Report:
The Steelhead fishing
on the Trinity remains
very good with good
numbers of fish spread
out through the whole
river system. We have
been fishing a lot of
different areas and have
been catching fish on
all the runs. We did
catch two Coho salmon
this week up to 18 lbs
these fish have to be
released we also caught
one nice king and a
German brown while
pulling plugs for
steelhead. The Mad River
will remain open through
Monday along with the
Smith and the Eel. The
Mad is fishing really
well for Steelhead and
the Smith and Chetco are
doing well for salmon.
Please call before
heading to these rivers
as they are subject to
the low flow
restrictions. The number
to call is 707 442 4502
The Klamath is kicking
out good numbers of
Steelhead up above Happy
Camp to the Iron Gate
reservoir .Thanks Tim
King
Date: Wednesday,
November 13, 2002 at
21:18:01
Current Report:
We fished the Mad
River today and the
Trinity yesterday. he
Mad is loaded with
steelhead and a few
salmon mixed in almost
every one had fish The
mad is subject to low
flow restrictions so be
sure and call before you
go. The Trinity is
giving up a lot of
steelhead . The river is
in great shape from
Lewiston all the way to
Weitchipeck. The weather
has been mild all week
and has really help out
the fishing .This first
storm we had got things
going on all the north
coast rivers .The Smith
and Chetco are having a
great start to the
salmon season with the
steelhead soon to
follow. Your best bet
for steelhead is the
Trinity as the Mad will
probable close due to
low water till the next
storm. For salmon head
up the coast to the
Smith or Chetco and the
Klamath always has lots
of half pounders .Thanks
Tim King
Date: Monday,
November 11, 2002 at
19:59:32
Current Report:
We had a great day of
Steelhead fishing today
on the Trinity .The
weather was perfect and
about 50 degrees .We
pulled plugs all day and
we landed 5 nice
Steelhead and only lost
2 .There was only one
other boat in the area
where we were fishing
and they were using
fly’s .The biggest fish
was 28 inches the rest
were around 22 . The
fishing should remain
great till the next
storm moves in. There is
also word from the
hatchery that they have
a late run of fall kings
heading up they just
when through the willow
creek weir we will be on
the lookout for these
late arriving fish.
Thanks Tim King
Date: Sunday,
November 10, 2002 at
19:56:03
Current Report:
Some of the north
coast rivers are now
open to fishing .The
Smith , Eel, South fork
of the Eel and the Van
Duzen are open. The
number to call is 707
442 4502 for the latest
updates .Most of the
coast river estuaries
stay open check your F&G
book for the rivers you
are going to fish. The
salmon should be on the
move with this first
storm as all the rivers
are running high. Thanks
Tim King
Date: Saturday,
November 9, 2002 at
20:55:53
Current Report:
The rain is still
coming down we fished in
a down pour most of the
day .We landed 4
steelhead today the
biggest was about 7 lbs.
We caught them all on
plugs. The weather is
supposed to clear up
tomorrow and be partly
cloudy. This rain will
really get the fish in
the lower river to move
up. It is usually a
tough bite on a rising
river when the river
stabilizes things should
improve. The smith river
came up quite a bit the
salmon should be on the
move out of the estuary.
The Klamath was up too
and the steelhead
fishing should be great
when the flows top out
.The mad was up to
around 400 cfs no
reports of steelhead yet
but there are salmon in
the river. The eel came
up some but more water
is needed to get things
going over there .The
low flow closures are
still in effect so be
sure and call before
heading out . Thanks Tim
King
Date: Friday,
November 8, 2002 at
20:42:03
Current Report:
Just a quick update
on the north coast
rivers. The rains have
finally arrived and we
are seeing some runoff
into the rivers .The
Trinity was up to around
500 cfs in the Douglas
City area and over 2000
in Hoopa. The river is
fishable above Junction
City. The Mad is running
around 300cfs at the
mouth. The estuary is
loaded with salmon and
we have heard of a few
being caught. The Eel is
up and running but is
still closed at this
time .Your best bet for
fishing is the Trinity
for steelhead or the
Smith for salmon .Ill
report on the action on
the Trinity tomorrow
Thanks Tim King
Date: Wednesday,
November 6, 2002 at
22:50:29
Current Report:
The steelhead fishing
remains pretty good we
are landing 4 or 5 fish
per trip. The numbers
should improve after
this weekend. The storm
door is open and we are
going to get slammed
with rain for the next
few days this will
really get things going
if we get some
significant rain fall
ill keep you posted
.Thanks Tim King
Date: Sunday,
November 3, 2002 at
08:39:30
Current Report:
The Steelhead fishing
is pretty good the river
is low and clear and the
water temperature has
been around 44 degrees.
We have been fishing a
lot of different areas
and have been catching
fish in all of them they
are even reporting some
fish all the way up by
the hatchery .The fish
seem to be a little
bigger this year running
6 to 10 lbs there are a
few Coho salmon in the
river too these must all
be released .There still
is know rain in sight it
will break wide open as
soon as the creeks get
enough water to start
some fresh runoff .We
have been catching them
on small wiggle warts
glow bugs the fly
fisherman are having
some good success with
egg imitations or golden
stones or black rubber
legs We will start
fishing some of the
other north coast rivers
for steelhead and salmon
as soon as the low flow
closers are lifted .
Thanks Tim King
Date: Friday,
October 25, 2002 at
22:58:12
Current Report:
The steelhead fishing
is picking up steam in
the Junction City area.
Salmon fishing is pretty
slow. There are a few
fish being caught in the
upper river around
Lewiston There are lots
of Steelies down in the
Willow Creek area and by
Del Loma. We really need
some rain to help them
move up river. The fly
fishing is going good
with egg imitations and
stone fly patterns .
Hope to see you on the
river. Thanks Tim King
Date: Monday,
October 21, 2002 at
20:19:57
Current Report:
Just a quick update
the salmon fishing on
the Trinity is still
going we are still
landing some fresh fish.
There are a few
steelhead in the upper
portions of the river
but most of them are
concentrated down below
Del Loma .We will be
fishing for salmon the
rest of this week then
switching over to
steelhead we will
probably be fishing down
in Hoopa on the Indian
reservation the
steelhead are waiting
for some rain before
moving up river. Thanks
Tim King.
Date: Friday,
October 18, 2002 at
20:52:23
Current Report:
We ran into a ton of
fresh salmon today it
was wide open all day.
We were fishing in the
Lewiston area the fish
started biting at around
7 am and we had landed 6
by 7:30 we were able to
bring home fresh limits
for every one. The bite
continued all day it was
fantastic we didn’t
catch any steelhead as
we stayed on the salmon
all day .I don’t know
how long it will
continue to be this good
let’s hope for a while.
They have dropped the
flows to 300 cfs the
river is really low and
the hatchery has
released the smolts into
the river roe is not a
good bet they will pick
you to death. We saw a
lot of dead smolts
floating in the river we
will try and find out
why this is happening.
We really need some rain
for the steelhead
fishing to pick up then
it should break wide
open .Call if you need
more information .Thanks
Tim King
Date: Sunday,
October 13, 2002 at
19:39:02
Current Report:
The salmon fishing is
cruising along we have
been landing around 5
fish per trip with lots
of hook ups. We had one
bad day down in Junction
City this week with only
one fish boated. We have
moved up to the Lewiston
area with much better
results the biggest fish
this week was 28lbs.The
steelhead action is
picking up with a few
fish landed this week we
really need some rain to
get things really
moving. They will be
dropping the flows to
300cfs on October 15 it
should not have much
effect on the fishing
.In fact in the low
flows the steelhead are
a little easer to find
in the slots. The
weather has been in the
low 30 in the morning
and up to 70 during the
day. The fishing on the
Klamath is going good
above the I 5 bridge
with lots of fish being
caught on roe and plugs
the steelhead action is
good to. I will start my
Eel river reports with
they open it from the
low flow closer. Thanks
Tim King
Date: Thursday,
October 10, 2002 at
15:12:50
Current Report:
The salmon season is
still going but most of
the fish are starting to
turn darker.We fished up
around Lewiston today
and landed 6 salmon to
28lbs.We also caught 2
steelhead. We caught
4steelhead on fly,s in
the Junction City area
yesterday There has been
no word from the
Department of Fish and
Game on the closing of
the salmon season so it
soon last about 2 more
weeks.The steelhead are
running through the
entire river the are
ranging in size from 6
to 10 lbs. Hope to see
you on the water Tim
King
Date: Sunday,
October 6, 2002 at
20:29:14
Current Report:
The Trinity River
salmon derby was a huge
success with over 50
anglers trying to win a
pound of gold from the
river. There were lots
of Fish caught from the
boats and the bank
anglers faired well
also. You had to have
over 50lbs a day to be
in the running for the
gold. The fishing
remains fantastic for
fall run salmon there
are some big fish being
caught up to about 30
lbs. We have been
landing around 10 fish
per trip out of 15 or so
hookups. The Steelhead
are starting to show as
we are catching 1 or 2
per trip as we fish for
salmon. We got word from
the department of Fish
and Game that they might
close the river to
salmon fishing to help
increase the numbers of
fall fish at the
hatchery they have
already have there quota
of Springer’s .They will
decide in the next week
or two. We will soon be
fishing for steelhead
only as the salmon
season closes. The
fishing on the Klamath
has moved in to the
upper river above Happy
Camp up to the dam there
are lots of salmon still
to be caught in the
upper sections. There
are lots of steelhead
every where in the
Klamath. Now is the time
to get out before the
rain hits see you out
there. Tim King
Date: Wednesday,
October 2, 2002 at
21:28:19
Current Report:
The weather is really
cooling off fast it has
been in the low 40;s at
night and the water
temperature is dropping
fast. The fish are
hitting plugs and salmon
roe aggressively hang on
to your rod. Klamath
river fishing is going
strong there are not
very many anglers
fishing. The fish are
still coming in at the
mouth and are all the
way up at the dam the
fishing will remain good
on the Trinity and the
Klamath for a few more
weeks . The Trinity
river salmon derby is
this week 3 days of
fishing for the biggest
limit should be some
nice fish caught. See
you on the water Tim
King
Date: Tuesday,
October 1, 2002 at
19:50:16
Current Report:
The fishing on The
Trinity is doing ok
there are lots of fish
being caught, but most
of them are dark we
hooked 12 fish today
with 3 of them bright
fish to 28 lbs we
released the rest .The
fishing on the Klamath
is doing good the water
has reached the coast
and is bringing up more
fish plus the weather
has been cooling off at
night witch is lowering
the water temperature.
The Steelhead are
starting to show in more
catch able numbers on
the Trinity then run is
just starting. Good luck
fishing Tim King
Date: Monday,
September 30, 2002 at
19:24:25
Current Report:
The fish kill on the
Klamath is having a
temporary affect on the
Trinity as some of the
fish killed were headed
our way. The Trinity
river hatchery is
reporting good numbers
of fish at this time and
they expect to meet or
exceed there quota. The
water resources have
released more water down
the Klamath this will
bring up more of the
fall fish that are in
the estuary to start
there runs up the
Trinity and the Klamath.
We expect the fishing to
be back in full swing by
the end of this week.
There are lots of older
salmon spawning in the
river please do not try
and catch these we need
them for the future
runs. The steelhead
action has been ok we
have been catching a few
per trip on hotshots and
roe this action will
pick up soon. Hope to
see you out fishing
Thanks. Tim King
Date: Monday,
September 30, 2002 at
19:06:55
Current Report:
Hello fishermen make
sure you vote for
representatives that are
on our side in the up
and coming elections. We
need to settle these
water issues so more
fish are not killed.
Thanks Tim King
Date: Friday,
September 27, 2002 at
21:29:52
Current Report:
We have quit taking
salmon on the Trinity
river due to the fish
Kill on the Klamath. We
have been out the last
few days looking for
fish there just is not
many fish in the Trinity
right now and we need to
save the ones that are
here for future
generations of fish. Ill
let you know when things
change
Date: Saturday,
September 21, 2002 at
20:50:43
Current Report:
The fishing is in
high gear on the
Trinity. The fall run is
in full swing we are
landing lots of fish in
the 20lbs class. The
biggest the last few
days was a 26lbs buck
caught by Jeff Olk of
Fremont he fought the
fish for 30 minutes what
a battle it was.We moved
down river to Junction
City where we have been
getting limits every
trip then releasing the
rest . A few steelhead
are starting to show we
caught 2 adults to 6 lbs
last trip out on k15
kwickfish . what a show
they put on .The fishing
should remain great
through the month of
October for Salmon and
the steelhead will be
right behind them at the
end of October . Come
out and enjoy these
great fish . Good luck
fishing Tim King
Date: Wednesday,
September 18, 2002 at
16:59:13
Current Report:
Just a quick update
the fishing is wide open
on the Trinity we have
been boating lots of
fish .Every one is
getting limits and then
catching and releasing
the rest.The fall fish
are here now some really
nice chomers are being
caught up to 30 lbs see
you on the river Tim
King
Date: Sunday,
September 15, 2002 at
18:57:23
Current Report:
The fishing is
absolutely fantastic on
the Trinity and the
Klamath the fall fish
have arrived. We have
been fishing from
Junction city to
Lewiston on the Trinity
and getting limits every
trip out .These are hard
fighting line smoking
fish .This last week the
biggest was 28lbs lots
of fish in the 20lb
class were caught .The
weather has been perfect
cool mornings with warm
sunshine on the water at
about 9:00 am .The
fishing should remain
hot through the first
few weeks of October.
Then we will switch
gears and fish for
steelhead .Good luck
fishing!!! Tim King
Date: Tuesday,
September 10, 2002 at
18:07:00
Current Report:
Just a quick update
we had 10 fish on and
landed 5 on the Trinity
today some nice chromers
and one dark one we
released . The fishing
on the Klamath is in
full swing there are
thousands of fish moving
up. Good Luck Tim King
Date: Saturday,
September 7, 2002 at
20:33:14
Current Report:
Hello fisherman the
fishing is really
starting to pick up on
the Trinity and Klamath
rivers. The fall fish
are coming up the
Klamath and into the
lower Trinity .There are
a mixture of bright fish
and some old springers
hanging out in most of
the deeper pools. The
Steelhead fishing on the
Klamath is red hot.
There are some Steelhead
being caught on the
lower Trinity around
Hoopa and Willow Creek .
The weather has really
cooled off which has
lowered the water
temperature in the
Trinity about 5 degrees
in Hoopa hope it stays
cool this really helps
the fish. We have been
landing 6 to 7 fish per
trip with most clients
going home with limits.
The largest this week
was 27 lbs caught by
Duane and Susan Garmin
from Pleasanton. Now is
the time to head to one
of these great rivers
good luck Tim King
Date: Tuesday,
September 3, 2002 at
18:29:15
Current Report:
The fishing on the
Trinity remains very
good in the areas above
Junction City. We have
been fishing from Willow
Creek to Lewiston .The
salmon action is all in
the upper river with
most anglers scoring
limits up to 30 lbs. The
Willow Creek area is
kicking out some
steelhead most are half
pounders with a few
adults mixed in the
largest one this week
was about 8 lbs. The
fall fish are on their
way up Trinity and will
continue through
October. The Klamath is
full of fall fish boats
and bankies are landing
limits with lots of
steelhead mixed in .They
will be raising the
water level on the
Klamath soon which will
really trigger the fish
to head up good luck .
Tim King
Date: Monday,
August 26, 2002 at
20:38:04
Current Report:
The kids must be back
in school there was
nobody fishing this week
on the Trinity river it
was open water on the
whole river.Now is great
time to fish the crowds
have all left for the
summer camping season is
over .The fishing
remains great and will
continue through October
we landed 6 to the boat
today and lost a couple
the sizes are getting
better and the fish are
hammering the baits
harder .The weather is
perfect its cool in the
mornings and hot in the
afternoon . The bite on
the Klamath looks good
book now as there is not
many days left open. We
will be doing some 2 day
drift trips on the lower
Trinity for those of you
that want a little white
water and awesome
fishing these are a
great time. See you on
the water. Tim King
Date: Saturday,
August 24, 2002 at
16:10:54
Current Report:
The Fishing is taking
of big time on the
Klamath now is the time
to go most of the top
guides in the state have
set up camp and will be
there through October.
Call now to reserve a
date.Most of the fish
are in the twenty pound
class with lots of half
pound steelies following
them up.Lots of these
fish will head up the
Trinity river we have
been fishing the upper
river landing around 10
fish a trip. We are
starting to do some
trips on the lower river
by Willow creek as the
fall fish head up . The
fishing should remain
great through October .
Good luck . Tim King
Date: Sunday,
August 18, 2002 at
16:45:16
Current Report:
Wow the fishing
continues to get better
there has been no slow
down between the spring
and fall runs. We caught
7 nice fish on my last
trip thanks to AJ he
caught on real kwick and
did a great job landing
the fish. We fought a
real nice chromer for
twenty minutes it made
four runs from the boat
before it got away. The
fall fish are just
starting to trickle in
now is a great time to
fish the Trinity hope to
see you on the river.
Thanks Tim King
Date: Sunday,
August 4, 2002 at 20:01:32
Current Report:
The fishing continues
to be really good on the
Trinity River. There are
lots of fish from
Junction City to
Lewiston some of the
fish that have been in
the system since June
are getting really dark
.There are fresh fish
moving in daily but not
in huge numbers. There
was a 30 pounder caught
this week the first of
the fall run most fish
are around 10 to 20 lbs.
Most boats have been
averaging around 5 to 7
fish a day .The fall run
is just trying to get
started with fish
pushing into the estuary
on high tides then
returning to the ocean
on the Klamath a few
fish are starting to
make there way up river
to Blakes . They will
raise the water level on
the Klamath September 1
that will help trigger
the army of fish to head
up to do there thing.
Tim King
Date: Sunday, July
21, 2002 at 15:45:22
Current Report:
The fishing is
getting better on the
Trinity. There are lots
of fish from Junction
City to Lewiston. We
have been putting in the
boat 5 to 6 fish per
trip the fish have been
averaging around 12 to
14 lbs with a few bigger
ones mixed in. The fish
and game have a fish
counting station in the
Junction City area so
far this year there have
been around 750 fish
going into the upper
river this past week
they have been counting
around 20 fish a day
moving upriver. They
don?t count fish on the
weekends I think this is
when most of the fish
move up as there is no
obstruction in the river
with a person sitting
there counting fish so
lets just say there is a
lot of fish in the upper
Trinity river. Now is a
great time to fish the
weather is warm and that
makes for a great day on
the river come on up and
enjoy it. Thanks Tim
King
Date: Sunday, July
14, 2002 at 17:36:33
Current Report:
The fish have settled
in and are resting in
the larger holes on the
upper Trinity. There are
a few pods of fresh fish
moving in but not in the
numbers as the passed
few weeks. The fish that
are moving in are larger
in size and are more
aggressive to bite. We
still are catching good
numbers of fish from
Junction City to
Lewiston. The water flow
is 450 cfs the temp. has
been around 52 to 56
degrees. Now is a great
time to catch these
spring run fish. The
Klamath is waiting for
more fish to move in.
The mouth is in great
shape for the fish to
have easy access to the
estuary the fishing
should pick up soon. I
made a trip over to the
Eel this week to check
out some access problems
that needed to be
addressed the should all
be taken care of by
steelhead season call if
you need more up to date
info.Tim King
Date: Monday, July
8, 2002 at 19:17:38
Current Report:
The fishing on the
Trinity River continues
to be good. The fish are
all through the whole
river system. Most boats
are seeing 3 to 4 fish
per trip to the boat
these fish are real line
burners I have heard of
more than one person
being spooled. The fish
have been getting larger
with weights up to 25
lbs. I would like to
especially thank Tom and
Kathrine from the
southern part of our
state. They did an
excellent job with
Kathrine landing her
first KWICKFISH caught
salmon@ 15 lbs. The
fishing on the Klamath
has slowed way down as
boats wait for the next
push of fish to come in.
I still have a few
openings for the fall
run. See you on the
river Tim King
Date: Sunday, June
23, 2002 at 18:41:46
Current Report:
The Trinity River has
really taken shape the
flows are at 450 cfs and
will remain there
through October. The
fishing has been pretty
good we have been
landing to the boat 2 to
4 fish per trip. The
fish are running between
8 and 15 lbs and are
bright fresh from the
ocean. These first fish
are some of the hardest
fighting fish you will
ever see . The numbers
in the boat will improve
in as more fish move in
to the system. The
Klamath is dropping as
the flows come down
witch makes the water
temp rise the fish will
be looking for cooler
water up the Trinity.
There are still good
numbers of fish being
caught around Klamath
Glen. Hope to see you on
the river with a fish
on. Tim King
Date: Sunday, June
16, 2002 at 17:32:01
Current Report:
WOW what a difference
a few days make! The
fish are all over the
river from Weitchpec to
Lewiston. All are bright
chromers fresh from the
ocean. They are
averaging about 8 to 12
lbs. Most of the drift
boats on the river were
hooking fish. We fished
the Steiner flat area
and hooked 3 on Friday
and 2 on Saturday. We
saw a lot of people
fishing from the bank
hooking fish. The flows
are down to about 750
cfs the river is in
great shape. The Klamath
is still fishing really
good as lots of fish are
pushing through to get
up to the Trinity. Hope
to see you on the river
Tim King
Date: Saturday,
June 8, 2002 at 20:01:25
Current Report:
The Trinity River is
coming into great shape.
The flows at Douglas
city are about 900cfs
and dropping around
300cfs daily they will
hold the flow at 450cfs
from the dam. There are
a few fish being seen in
the upper river but most
of the action continues
to be in the lower river
below Junction City down
to Weitchipeck. We have
been fishing around
Willow creek and the
Hoopa valley the fish
are ranging in size from
8 to 15 pounds. These
fish are chrome bright
and fight really hard.
The Klamath River is
fishing really good the
spring run is really
starting to take off.
Tight lines. Tim King
Date: Sunday, June
2, 2002 at 16:16:33
Current Report:
The Trinity River is
not giving up to many
fish. We have been
fishing down in the
lower river around
willow creek .A few fish
are being caught at the
falls from the bank. The
Klamath is fishing
pretty good about a fish
per rod these fish move
upstream in a hurry
should be arriving on
the Trinity in the next
few weeks. Hope to see
ya on the river. Tim
King
Date: Tuesday, May
28, 2002 at 18:34:53
Current Report:
The Trinity River
opened May 25th for the
start of the salmon
season from Lewiston to
its confluence with the
Klamath River. These
first springer salmon
usually run around 10
lbs. The fishing the
last few days has been
slow. There are a few
fish being caught around
the Burnt Ranch Canyon
area and the lower
river. Look forward to
seeing you on the river.
Tim King
Date: Tuesday, May
21, 2002 at 5:15:26
Current Report:
Watch for my fishing
reports to start SOON!
See you on the
rivers. Tim
