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Date: Monday,
December 29, 2003
at 11:21:00
Current Report:
All the
north coast rivers are
blown out except the
Trinity but it has been
snowing all night and
travel here is not
recommended. There is no
power from Redding down as
far as Junction city we
will let you know when
things change. Thanks Tim
Date: Sunday,
December 28, 2003
at 17:51:00
Current Report:
Here are some more
pictures of some of the
fish we have caught on our
last few trips.
Today was awesome we
landed over 10 nice
steelies and a nice German
brown we also missed a few
so it was a pretty action
packed day. The other
picture is of the current
conditions in Douglas city
as it started snowing
around 2 o'clock today and
has not let up since they
are calling for snow
through Monday this wont
affect the river unless we
get a warm rain following
it. The fishing is going
great and the fish will
keep on coming all the way
into March. Thanks Tim


Date: Friday,
December 20, 2003
at 17:55:00
Current Report:
The bite was on today we
started out looking at the
river today with
flashlights looking for
green water when we found
it we launched the boat.
We had our first fish in
about 10 minutes and the
bite continued all day. We
end up hooking 15 fish and
we landed 10 of them its
time to book your trip if
you haven't done so
already the fish are here
and it is only going to
get better from here on
out. The river is dropping
back in to shape on the
lower runs and the upper
river is fishing just
fine. We are taking a few
days off for Christmas we
will be back on the river
on the 27th I will try to
keep you up dated on the
conditions this week but I
wont have any fishing
reports. Thanks Tim King
Date: Friday,
December 19, 2003
at 21:02:00
Current Report:
The Trinity is on the rise
it is raining hard here on
Friday afternoon we will
have to see how high it
gets tonight before making
any predictions. The fish
are all stacked up in the
lower river and was just
coming into prime shape .
Hopefully some of the fish
will start to move up
river where it doesn't
blow out as easily in the
next few days. Looks like
January is going to be a
great steelhead time with
all the rain we have
gotten in the last few
weeks. Thanks Tim King
Date: Wednesday,
December 17, 2003
at 20:12:00
Current Report:
We found some fish today
we went 5 for 7 the
biggest about 10lbs. These
fish are fresh they were
really putting up some
good fights and they took
some time to land. The
weather picture looks good
for the rest of the week
the fishing will hopefully
stay good also. Thanks Tim
King

Date: Monday,
December 15, 2003
at 19:48:00
Current Report:
Wow, Today we had a bad
day on the river and did
not land a fish. We were
fishing the upper river
since the lower river is
still blown out. The
upper river is in great
shape with about 4 feet of
visibility and it has been
dropping for a day and a
half the water
temperature was around 42
this morning . We will see
if we can kill the skunk
on Wednesday. Thanks
Tim King
Date: Friday,
December 12, 2003
at 19:00:00
Current Report:
Its has been snowing
pretty hard today an they
are forecasting for more
rain and snow on Saturday.
The weather picture looks
good for the rest of the
week. The fishing remains
excellent as some of the
bigger winter fish are
starting to arrive. We are
now entering in to the
prime months for steelhead
fishing on the north coast
rivers. The fish will be
getting bigger and the
numbers of fish in the
river will be increasing
every day. Thanks Tim King

Date: Tuesday,
December 9, 2003
at 20:00:00
Current Report:
The rivers levels have all
dropped down from the
storm that past through
over the weekend. The
forecast is calling for
more rain this week we can
use it this helps to bring
the fish in from the ocean
to start there runs up the
river. The Trinity is in
good shape and is giving
up a few fish from reports
of some of the anglers I
have talked to we will be
fishing again tomorrow and
I will have a report then.
The Mad river has had a
good bunch of steelhead
moving through in the
higher flows it should be
really good if it clears a
little. The Klamath is
back in shape below the
Scott and is giving up a
few steelhead also. Thanks
Tim King
Date: Saturday,
December 6, 2003
at 19:53:00
Current Report:
I was wrong the Trinity
did get enough rain to
blow out the upper
sections all the way up to
Lewiston. The Mad and the
Eel are out also I am sure
the Scott river on the
Klamath is running muddy
so it is probably not
fishable below there. The
Smith is dropping and may
fish ok tomorrow if some
new fish have moved up.
The Trinity probably wont
fish good till Tuesday on
the upper sections and
will take a few more days
to clear down below.
Thanks Tim
Date: Friday,
December 5, 2003
at 18:53:00
Current Report:
The rivers are on the rise. The Smith the Eel , and the Mad
are all open catching fish
in them is another story.
We did not fish today so I
have no fishing report we
were out working on some
of the boat ramps that
have become over grown
with trees. The good news
is that by next year the
first paved ramp will be
in place with more
scheduled to follow. The
Trinity is rising also but
there will not be enough
rain to hurt the river
above the North fork
steelhead can sometimes be
hard to catch on a rising
river. The lower river
will be blown out from the
south fork in will take s
few days after the rain
stops for it to be come
fishable probably
Wednesday. We will have a
report for you tomorrow .
Thanks Tim
Date: Wednesday,
December 3, 2003
at 19:25:00
Current Report:
The fishing is still good
on the Trinity the rains
have subsided for now but
more is forecast for
Thursday and for Saturday
we will have to wait and
see how much rain we get .
The lower river is back in
shape below the south fork
it has a nice color of
green to it. The Smith is
still dropping and is not
fishing very well. The
lower Klamath is out and
dirty but the upper river
is doing ok. The winter
run of steelhead should
start to show at any time
now and the fishing will
be good in to March.
Thanks Tim King
Date: Monday,
December 1, 2003
at 18:23:00
Current Report:
It has been raining pretty
hard on the Trinity and
the north coast the last
few days. The Trinity is
still rising and so is the
Eel the Smith is dropping
. The south fork of the
Trinity is pretty muddy
blowing out the lower
river it should be back in
by Thursday as no heavy
rain is in the forecast.
The upper river above the
south fork is in great
shape with just a little
color added the steelhead
fishing should improve as
soon as the river starts
to drop. We have been fly
fishing the last few days
on the last trip out we
landed 3 nice fish the
conditions were pretty bad
it was raining on us all
day and the river was
rising making for tough
fishing conditions. The
winter fish should start
to show up at any time
this is the first
significant rise in the
river level this year.
Thanks Tim King
Date: Sunday,
November 30, 2003
at 16:12:00
Current Report:
The fishing the last few
days has been ok we have
been fishing in the
Douglas city area on the
Trinity river. Trevor
landed his first steelhead
and it was a good one we
landed it pulling plugs
his dad also landed a few.
We have been doing a few
fly fishing trips too
today we landed 3 and lost
a couple of other ones
that we had on. The hot
fly pattern was the pink
chappie or golden stone
with a egg dropper fished
on a 6 weight or 8 weight
rod. The weather forecast
is calling for rain on
Saturday and showers every
day for the week this is
great news the river has
been low and clear and
this will help stir things
up if we get some
significant precipitation
out of this storm the
fishing will get better.
The Smith and the Eel are
open and this next rain
storm should insure that
they stay that way and
help to bring in some
badly needed fresh fish.
Thanks Tim King
Date: Sunday,
November 23, 2003
at 20:05:00
Current Report:
We have been fishing on the Trinity
the last 2 days saw two completely different results. We fished
the lower river on Saturday and had a really good day landing some
really nice steelhead to about 12 lbs (you can see a picture off
it on my front page) we were using bait and plugs. On Sunday we
fished the upper river around Lewiston on a fly fishing trip and
we hooked 3 fish but did not land any. The weather remains really
cold and the forecast is not calling for any good amount of
precipitation in the next week. The fishing on the Smith has
slowed with more rain needed to get things going. We will be
fishing down below on the Trinity for the next few days. Thanks Tim King

Date: Friday,
November 21, 2003
at 13:15:00
Current Report:
The fishing on the Trinity has been
a little tough the last few days we are still catching a few fish
but the bite seems to have turned off a little bit. We have had a
lot of boat traffic this last week and the weather has turned
bitterly cold at night the temperature has been around 20 degrees
this is probable the cause of the slow bite. The weather picture
is pretty clear with rain forecast next week hopefully this will
get things back on track. The Smith is open with a few salmon
being caught on the lower drifts and the main stem of the Eel is
open up to the south fork the salmon fishing there has been pretty
hot for the few people that are fishing it. Thanks Tim King
Date: Tuesday,
November 18, 2003
at 17:52:00
Current Report:
We had a pretty decent day
today we landed 4 nice
adults lost a few others
and a few big half
pounders on the Trinity
river. We did not get a
picture of the big fish of
the day it jumped out of
Ted's hands before the
camera went off it was
around 12 lbs. The Eel
main stem is open up to
the confluence with the
south fork reports are
that a lot of salmon are
being caught and released
look for the fish to be in
the deeper holes around
Holmes and Rio Dell . The
Smith is open and guides
are doing good for salmon
on the lower drifts be
sure to check all the
regulations before heading
out to fish. The north
coast weather forecast is
for rain this week it
should keep things going
good . Thanks Tim King

Date: Saturday,
November 15, 2003
at 13:04:00
Current Report:
The low flow closures have
been lifted on the Eel and
the Smith through Monday
the 17th.It has been
raining all night on
Friday in Douglas city and
it rained a little bit
today as we fished. The
forecast is calling for
clear weather all week.
The Trinity is up a little
bit on the lower river the
south fork is putting in a
little more water. The
fishing is still improving
we ended up landing 3
adults and a ton of half
pounders the flows are
making it easier to side
drift and the flats are
starting to hold more fish
the fishing should really
turn on soon. The number
to call for the low flow
closures is 707-442-4502.
Thanks Tim King

Date: Friday,
November 15, 2003
at 18:51:00
Current Report:
The fishing is showing
signs of improving on the
Trinity river for
steelhead. We landed 5
today and lost a few
others the biggest problem
are the number of
fisherman on some of the
drifts we are going to get
away from the crowds
tomorrow and I will let
you know if our numbers
pick up. It has been
raining most of the day
and they are calling for
more all weekend. The
fishing over on the
Klamath river for
steelhead remains good.
They need to get more rain
on the Smith river to get
the salmon moving out of
the estuary. Thanks Tim
King
Date: Wednesday,
November 12, 2003
at 13:24:00
Current Report:
We went 5 for 7 today for
steelhead today and one jack salmon. We caught a few on plugs and
some on bait and a few on bugs. The fishing continues to be ok
some days are good and the fish are biting and other days we get a
few. We have been fishing all over the river from Lewiston to
weitchepeck and the results are about the same. There seems to be
more half pounders in the lower river and the fish are brighter
when we land the adults. Thanks Tim King

Date: Tuesday,
November 11, 2003
at 13:24:00
Current Report:
We have been fishing on the lower
river and the Trinity is not on fire but the fishing is
pretty good we are still getting a few adults and a ton of half pounders every day. The forecast is calling for good weather all
week and the rivers have all receded from the rain that we got
over the weekend. Thanks Tim King
Date: Sunday,
November 9, 2003
at 13:24:00
Current Report:
Steelhead fishing has been
ok we have been fishing
the lower river below
Willow creek. It has been
raining really hard for
the last few days it
rained all day on us on
Saturday and my digital
pictures did not come out
of the fish that we
caught. We ended up with
two adult fish and a ton
of half pounders. The
smaller half pounder
action has been improving
this is another good sign
that the steelhead are
starting there run up the
Trinity. The rain has been
enough to cause most of
the north coast river s to
rise the Smith has doubled
it flows in the last 24
hours this will get some
of the salmon moving up
river. The Trinity also
has risen a few feet along
with the Klamath as all
this fresh water is pushed
in to the ocean we could
really see steelhead
fishing start to take off
in the weeks ahead. Thanks
Tim King
Date: Tuesday,
November 4, 2003
at 17:00:00
Current Report:
It is starting to look
like winter has arrived
our first storm was a cold
one with snow down to
around 2000 feet most of
it has melted now. More
rain is forecast for
Thursday. With the rain
comes better steelhead
fishing in the last 2
days we have landed 9
adult steelhead and a few
half pounders I would say
things are starting to
pick up. We are going to
fish the upper river
tomorrow and see how many
steelhead are there.
Thanks Tim King

Date: Sunday,
October 26, 2003
at 17:24:00
Current Report:
Here are two pictures of
salmon caught on the
Trinity river the nice
fish is from the lower
river by willow creek the
other one is from the
Douglas city area these
fish were caught with in
3 days of each other .Make
sure your guide is able to
take you to where the best
fishing is available at
the time of your trip. The
steelhead fishing is in
need of some rain to
really kick things off.
there are a few fish
around if you just cant
wait . We have been
fishing almost every day
since the middle of August
we are taking a few days
off then we will start
back in on steelhead on
the Trinity Klamath Eel
and occasionally the
Smith. Thanks Tim King

Date: Saturday,
October 25, 2003
at 15:09:00
Current Report:
We fished the upper
Trinity on Thursday and
landed 5 steelhead to
about 8 pounds there are a
ton of salmon spawning in
the upper sections above
the North fork and the
steelhead are laying
behind the reds. We caught
all of our fish on natural
colored roe. We have not
fished the lower river
since Wednesday so I am
not going to speculate on
the fishing down there.
The salmon that are being
caught above De loma are
pretty ugly but good for
the smoker. We have one
more trip on Sunday and
then I am going to take a
few days off to get caught
up on some projects before
the rains come. Look for
the steelhead action to
start real soon on the
Trinity and the salmon
fishing on the smith will
soon break wide open.
Thanks Tim King
Date: Wednesday,
October 22, 2003
at 18:55:00
Current Report:
The fishing on the lower Trinity for
salmon has been pretty tough the last two days. We landed 5 salmon
in 2 days of fishing and they were all darker fish . The steelhead
fishing seems to have dropped off to we didn't land any adults in
the last two days just a bunch of half ponders. There are a bunch
of silver salmon moving up the Trinity right now they just don’t
bite anything and tend to spook the other fish around them they
will be moving up river soon. We are going to fish one of the
upper drifts tomorrow and see how the steelhead fishing is up
above. Thanks Tim King
Date: Saturday,
October 18, 2003
at 18:10:00
Current Report:
We have been fishing the
lower Trinity river the
fish that we are getting
are in pretty good shape.
We have been targeting
mostly steelhead but we
are picking up a few
salmon in the deeper
holes. The fishing has
been pretty good but not
great yesterday the water
had a little color to it
and today it was back to
gin clear and the fish
were a little spooky. We
have the results of the
salmon tournament tomorrow
for the pound of gold.
Thanks Tim King

Date: Tuesday,
October 14, 2003
at 20:10:00
Current Report:
Here is the big picture on
the Trinity. The upper
river above the north fork
is loaded with dark salmon
fun to catch but not great
to eat There also are a
few steelhead starting to
show up above Junction
city . We fished the lower
river today near Hoopa
with Steve Peterson
another guide ( what do
guides do on there day off
) we decided to target
some salmon in the morning
then switch to steelhead.
The salmon that we caught
were not chromers but they
were in better shape than
the fish up river plus
they fought really hard
they were not as wore out
as the up river fish. When
we switched to steelhead
the fun really started as
we both like to catch
steelies on light tackle.
We landed 4 adults a few
half pounders and a few
smolts we saw big pods of
steelies moving up river
in the middle of the day
they are heading up river
fast. The Trinity river
salmon tournament is this
weekend should be pretty
crowded in the Junction
City to Del loma area also
they are lowering the
river to 300 cfs on the
15th. Looks like salmon
fishing is starting to
wind down and we will be
targeting more steelhead
we always catch a few
silver salmon during late
October and November these
all have to be released. I
will try and keep you
posted on where the best
places to fish are .
Thanks Tim King

Date: Monday,
October 13, 2003
at 18:30:00
Current Report:
Here is the low down on
the upper Trinity We
fished Sunday and landed
6 for about a half a day.
Today we landed 6 also but
lost a ton of others they
just were not hammering
the bait to plugs. The
upper river is loaded with
fish but most of them are
dark fish better for the
smoker or barbecue than
table fair. We can land
lots of fish just no
bright ones they still
fight hard and are a blast
to catch. Steelheading is
pretty slow there just not
here in sufficient
numbers you can catch a
few if you target them all
day but don’t expect a
banner day till the rains
come. We are going to fish
down river tomorrow with
some friends and see if we
can find some fresh
steelies and salmon I will
let you know how we do.
Thanks Tim King

Date: Sunday,
October 12, 2003
at 19:30:00
Current Report:
We finished up on the
Klamath on Saturday we had
a great season. We landed
8 salmon and 2 steelhead .
We are switching back to
my drift boat we will
start fishing the Trinity
on Sunday looks like the
fishing is going pretty
good. Steve Peterson has
been out in his boat in
the junction city area and
they did pretty good. The
flows at the dam are 450
cfs they are going to drop
them to 300 cfs on October
15th this is when the
river gets thin above the
north fork till the rains
come. Look for the
steelhead action to start
to heat up soon.

Date: Thursday,
October 9, 2003
at 18:30:00
Current Report:
The fish keep coming in on
the lower Klamath we
landed 14 today. Sue was
the hot stick landing 8 or
9 herself. I had Wally
Johnson on board today
helping me out with my
group thanks Wally. Steve
Peterson my normal deck
hand is over on the
Trinity doing his favorite
thing clubbing fish from
the drift boat. Thanks Tim
King

Date: Wednesday,
October 8, 2003
at 19:00:00
Current Report:
The fishing has picked
back up on the lower
Klamath river a fresh run
of fish has shown up. We
landed over 15 fish for 3
anglers today and all the
other boats were doing
well also. There were some
big fish caught also up to
35 lbs that we had to
release there are also a
bunch of steelhead showing
we released a nice wild
one about 10 lbs. The
fishing on the Trinity and
upper Klamath should be
good as all these fish
make there way up river.
Thanks Tim King
Date: Monday,
October 6, 2003
at 19:15:00
Current Report:
The fishing has slowed way
down on the lower Klamath
river we have been
catching between 5 and 10
salmon per trip. There
still remains the
possibility of more fish
moving in at any time I
will let you know if
things improve or get
worse here. The Trinity is
in high gear with fish
being caught from Lewiston
down to Hoopa we had a
boat out yesterday in the
Junction city area and
they did really well.
Thanks Tim King
Date: Saturday,
October 4, 2003
at 19:05:00
Current Report:
The fishing are still
coming up the Klamath
river we have had pretty
consistent fishing for the
last few days. We are
still boating a lot of
fish and some really nice
chromers fresh from the
ocean we are also catching
a few silvers and
steelhead mixed in. The
action over on the Trinity
is really good we will be
fishing there starting
October 13th we will be
here on the Klamath trough
the 12th.Thanks Tim King
Date: Wednesday,
October 1, 2003
at 18:35:00
Current Report:
We said the fish would get
bigger at the end of
September and into October
and the big ones are
starting to arrive on the
lower Klamath river look
for some 50 lbs fish in
the next 2 weeks. The
silvers or Coho are
starting to arrive these
must be released but they
are a ball to fight like a
big steelhead. We are
still picking up a few
steelies when fishing for the
salmon. The action over on
the Trinity remains hot
for salmon and steelhead
now is the time for your
fall salmon and the early
steelhead that are headed
up the Klamath and Trinity
.
Thanks Tim King

Date: Tuesday,
September 30, 2003
at 19:35:00
Current Report:
The fishing on the Klamath
is still in high gear we
are catching a ton of fish
we will be here through
October11th in our Jet
boat. The fishing on the
Trinity has shifted to
high gear with the fish
pouring in from the
Klamath. The lower Trinity
around Hoopa and Willow
creek will be the place to
fish for the brightest
fish the upper runs are
holding fish too. The
upper Klamath is kicking
out good numbers of salmon
if you need some for the
smoker. The Klamath and
Trinity also have pretty
good numbers of steelhead
in them look for more to
be coming in the end of
October through March .
Thanks Tim King
Date: Monday,
September 29, 2003
at 19:21:00
Current Report:
The fishing continues to
be good on the lower
Klamath river there are
still a lot of fresh fish
moving in. We boated over
15 today for 3 anglers
from Dun Rite excavating
and we quit a little early
for there drive home. The
pressure is very low on
the river with not to much
boat traffic. The fishing
continues to improve over
on the Trinity look for my
reports from there to
start soon. Thanks Tim
King
Date: Friday,
September 26, 2003
at 16:35:00
Current Report:
The fishing is great on
the Klamath river we have
been in the double digits
almost every day how does
a 20 fish day sound. We
have 2 openings before we
leave here on October12th.
We will be fishing the
Trinity on the 13th for
salmon and steelhead I
still have a few openings
for those trips in the
last 2 weeks of October we
will start our steelhead
trips on November 1
through march 31 on the
coast rivers. Thanks Tim
King
Date: Tuesday,
September 23, 2003
at 17:35:00
Current Report:
The fishing
continues to be good on the Klamath the bite slowed down for a day
but has picked back up look for some big toads to start showing
soon. Thanks Tim King
Date: Sunday,
September 21, 2003
at 18:05:00
Current Report:
The fishing
continues to be hot on the Klamath river over the last few days.
We had a group of 11 people out and everybody caught a bunch of
fish I still think the girls in my boat won the bet I think the
guys stuffed some rocks in there fish to win the money by one
ounce's Hal loran Pluming fished with me today and we caught some
big Klamath river toads. Look for more big fish coming soon the
fishing should remain good into October its not to late to get in
on the action. We have a few openings on the trinity in October in
our drift boat for salmon and steelhead these are great trips on
the lower river . Thanks Tim King


Date: Friday,
September 19, 2003
at 17:05:00
Current Report:
The fishing is excellent
on the Klamath river how
many fish do you want to
catch? The numbers are so
high I don’t want to post
them you can catch a fish
on almost every drift with
a few doubles and triples
thrown in. My clients were
tired of catching fish by
10:30 so we went on a tour
of the Klamath up to
Johnson's bar and we
fished a few spots on the
way back down. It has been
Awesome the last few days
there is a picture of my
fish finder of one of the
spots we fish it is about
10 feet across in the
picture. The fishing
should be good into
October. Thanks Tim King
So many fish on the fish
finder it just makes you
want to cry!

Date: Wednesday,
September 17, 2003
at 20:43:00
Current Report:
The fishing just got
better on the Klamath. The
river has been getting
lower every day and the
fish are easier to find
and not so spread out. The
bite started early today
on our first drift we had
a fish in the boat and the
numbers kept going higher
all day we where way in to
the double digits when the
clients had decided to
call it a day. Look for
some big hogs to show up
latter in month . Thanks
Tim King
Date: Monday,
September 15, 2003
at 19:58:00
Current Report:
The fishing remains good
on the Klamath we had the
group sponsored by Von Euw
and Nunes trucking from
Fremont. We landed about
15 Salmon and lost a few
others. Thanks Tim King
Date: Sunday,
September 14, 2003
at 17:48:00
Current Report:
Not much has changed on
the Klamath, the Salmon
are here and the guides
are catching them. When
the bite turns on you can
see bent rods on most
boats. It really is a
blast to come and fish the
Klamath and take part in
the history of catching
fish, something everyone
should experience. The
weather is a little cold
in the mornings but heats
up by mid day. The fish
should keep coming through
October . We had 2 people
in the boat today and we
hooked 16 and landed 9,
including a nice double.
Thanks Tim King
Date: Friday,
September 12, 2003
at 20:02:00
Current Report:
We took a scheduled day
off to visit with some
friends and spend time
with my family. The word
from the other guides in
camp is that the bite is
still on for today. We
will be on the Klamath
river every day through
the first weeks of October
and then back on the
Trinity for salmon and
steelhead . We will start
our trips on the Eel when
the steelhead arrive and
the low flows are lifted.
Thanks Tim King
Date: Wednesday,
September 10, 2003
at 20:02:00
Current Report:
The fishing continues to
be fantastic on the
Klamath river the salmon
are everywhere. We were in
the double digits again
but at the end of the day
nobody could agree on the
same number of fish we had
landed and lost lets just
say it was a great day of
fishing. The weather was
perfect reaching 73
degrees and the water
temperature is great for
the fish @ 64 degrees this
morning .The fishing will
be great in to October
done miss out on this
seasons Salmon run up the
Klamath. Thanks Tim King
Date: Tuesday,
September 09, 2003
at 18:02:00
Current Report:
We had a great day on the
Klamath, it started out in
a pretty good rain storm
right at the boat launch
and with a 40 mile an hour
jet boat ride up to the
first spot every body was
cold and wet that didn't
have the proper rain gear.
There was less pressure on
the river today and soon
the shivering stopped as
everybody was landing
fish. The bite even picked
up a little in the
afternoon as we settled in
to hook a fish on all most
every drift. I would like
to thank the guys at RMC
pacific for hosting the 2
days of fishing for there
clients in the sand and
gravel business they ended
up hooking 20 fish and
landing 14 of the them
Gary was hot stick of the
day with 6 fish landed.
Please be prepared for
changing weather
conditions when planning
your fishing trip Thanks
Tim King
Date: Monday,
September 08, 2003
at 18:22:00
Current Report:
We did better today we
landed 14 salmon and 2
steelhead and lost 5
others 16 for 21 a great
day for 3 anglers. The
water level is dropping
and the lower it goes it
is pushing more of the
fish into the holes. The
water temperature was down
to 66 this morning. We
had 2 fish in the 30 plus
pound range and the rest
were 15 to 20 pounds. The
fishing should still
improve look for higher
numbers in the coming days
and in to October. Thanks
Tim King

Date: Sunday,
September 07, 2003
at 17:05:00
Current Report:
We just keep working hard
to put my clients on fish
. The river has a lot of
fish in it but the bite is
not red hot, we landed 10
fish today for 3 anglers
all salmon in the 20 pound
range. Yesterday was about
the same we landed 6
salmon then went fly
fishing for steelhead we
had a few on but didn't
land any. It really has
been pretty good fishing
who wouldn't want to land
10 chrome bright salmon in
a day of fishing we do
expect the fishing to get
better and should remain
good in to October. The
water temperature is
around 68 degrees and
there is know sign of any
dead fish in the river it
was overcast today with a
light rain. Thanks Tim
King

Date: Friday,
September 05, 2003
at 17:30:00
Current Report:
The fishing is going good
on the Klamath. We landed
7 today for 2 anglers and
lost 4; yesterday we
landed 14 for 4 anglers
and lost 2. The fishing
should improve to see even
better numbers in the next
few days or weeks. The
fishing is usually good
into October for salmon
and steelhead. The fish
have been averaging around
15 lbs with the occasional
hog thrown in up to 30 lbs
the steelhead are running
between 4 and 8 lbs and a
few half ponders mixed in
. Thanks Tim King
Date: Tuesday,
September 02, 2003
at 19:20:00
Current Report:
Sorry for the delay in
reports but the fishing
has been nonstop with the
new boat on the Klamath.
The fishing is off to a
good start our first day
we boated 5 salmon and 2
steelhead most days we are
landing between 7 to 10
fish and losing a few
others. The conditions
have been really crowded
over the holidays there
should be less boats on
the river as the season
heads in and as school
starts for most families.
the fishing should improve
and the number of fish we
catch should go up in the
coming days. We will
be on the Klamath through
October and then we'll be
on the Trinity with the
drift boat. Thanks Tim
King

Date: Monday,
August 25, 2003
at 18:00:00
Current Report:
We will be picking up our
new 22' Willie Raptor on
Wednesday but I thought I
would give all my faithful
readers an early peak.
It's actually the first
Raptor with an inboard
Kodiak 350 and Hamilton
jet. This boat is
completely loaded and as
you all know when you fish
with King's Guide Service
you're fishing in-style.
Just like our drift boat
this baby is loaded with
every top of the line
feature. The gear is
all first class with the
likes of Loomis, Shimano,
and Gamakatsu too!
Looking forward to seeing
everyone on the river.
Thanks! Tim King

Date: Sunday,
August 24, 2003
at 08:20:00
Current Report:
The fishing on the Trinity
is starting to improve
some of the early fall run
fish are starting to
arrive and there are a few
steelhead around also. The
Klamath river is set for
another great year with
the higher flows from the
Trinity we should avoid
another fish kill like we
had last year. Here is the
schedule for the flows out
of the Trinity 8-24
1650 8-31 1400 9-8
1200 9-15 1000 9-16
450 The normally summer
flow is 450 .We will be
fishing back on the
Klamath next week and
fishing there through
October 5th. We will back
on the Trinity October 7th
in our drift boat. The
Trinity is usually red hot
in October for salmon and
steelhead we do have a few
openings in the 3rd and
4th weeks. Western outdoor
news and Fishing and
Hunting news will be doing
stories on the outstanding
fishing on the Trinity in
October. We will have some
pictures of my new Willie
Rapture jet boat on the
web real soon Thanks Tim
King
Date: Wednesday,
August 20, 2003
at 18:20:00
Current Report:
The
fishing on the Trinity
continues to be slow.
The water level will be
increasing in the next few
weeks to 1650 cfs. and
should help bring them in
from the ocean and into
the Klamath/Trinity
system. I have taken
some time off fishing the
Trinity waiting for my new
Willie Raptor that I will
be using on the Klamath
this season. While
waiting I have been
fishing with Wally Johnson
of Seiad Valley Guide
Service down on the
Klamath. Right now
the fish are just starting
to show and we averaged
about 3 salmon and 3
steelhead a day up to
15lbs. and 10lbs.
respectively. Look
for the fishing to
continue to improve as we
get further into the
season....I would expect a
banner year! Thanks Tim
King
Date: Tuesday,
August 12, 2003
at 21:20:00
Current Report:
The
first big push of fish
usually happens in August
on the Klamath to start
the fall run. Right now
there are a few fish being
taken at the mouth and in
the estuary. We saw some
action just above the spit
on the south side of the
river there is a pretty
good slot there and we saw
a few fish taken on the
out going tide. The
fishing could break wide
open at any time. The
water temperature has been
falling its down 6 degrees
in the last 11 days at the
Weitchpec monitoring
station. The cooler
temperatures are good news
for the fish. The higher
flows will be starting
soon on the Trinity around
the 16th of August they
will start to release more
water. The river should
peak August 26th at 1650
cfs. The fishing should
start to improve on the
Trinity in late September
and be in full swing
during October. The start
of the steelhead runs will
be right behind the salmon
in October. Thanks Tim
King
Date: Saturday,
August 9, 2003
at 19:58:00
Current Report:
The
fishing is still slow on
The Trinity. We did not
fish today but a few of
the boats that did stopped
by to let me know how they
did. Daily we provide you
with an honest fishing
report of what's really
happening on the river.
On any given day we may be
the hot boat and hook more
fish than the other boats
and then sometimes it's
the other way around. We
hate it when that happens,
but that's why they call
it fishing. The key is
consistency and to do your
best everyday and have the
finest gear and the
ability to make changes
and adjust to the
conditions of the rivers.
Its also important to be
able to fish the whole
river the Trinity is
almost a hundred miles of
fishing paradise. If the
fish are in the upper
river or the lower river
on the Indian reservation
that's were you need to
be.
I'm
including on my report
today an email that I
received from one of my
clients. The email
underscores the reason why
I keep my reports current
and accurate! Thanks Tim
King
From: Massa,
Perry
Sent: Saturday,
August 09, 2003 11:06 AM
To: tim@timkingsfishing.com
Subject:
Reports, etc.
Thanks for the fishing
reports you provide on
your web site. Although
I'm from Redding and fish
the Trinity a fair amount,
I have several friends in
Southern CA that plan at
least one trip a year to
fish salmon. These guys
don't get to fish much, so
they look forward to
checking your site to get
a fix. As you know many
fishing reports are
written up and
exaggerated, based upon my
experiences on the river,
your reports always seem
to accurately reflect
what's going on. Not only
that, your reports are
current. We just missed
the hot fishing the last
trip we took (last week of
July) but hope to have
better timing next trip.
If some of us choose to
take a guided trip we'll
definitely call you.
Thanks again!
Perry Massa
Date: Friday,
August 8, 2003
at 17:52:00
Current Report:
We
didn't do any better today
we landed only one fish.
It was about 12lbs and in
a little better condition
than most of the fish we
have been seeing. The bite
has been mostly on roe but
plugs are your best bet
until the first light hits
the water. We had one nice
pull down at about 6:00am
this morning on a k15.We
did see a few other fish
landed but overall the
fishing is still pretty
slow. Thanks Tim King
Date: Thursday,
August 7, 2003
at 19:06:00
Current Report:
We
fished the Trinity today
and it still sucks.
We landed one fish and
hooked 4 others. All the
fish we saw where dark I
have a few clients that
still want to fish even
thought the fishing is
slow we will be on the
river again tomorrow.
Thanks Tim King
Date: Wednesday,
August 6, 2003
at 18:26:00
Current Report:
Here
is the latest news on the
water releases from the
Trinity. On August 15 they
are going to start to open
the gates and ramp the
flows up. They should peak
on August 26th at 1650 cfs
they will be back to
1000cfs on September 15th
then ramping back down to
450cfs after that. This is
great news for the fish
the water temperature
should be lower in the
Klamath and hopefully we
can avoid another fish
kill like last year. The
fishing is still slow on
the Trinity you can land a
few but not in the numbers
we like to see. The first
sign of the fall run is
starting to show on the
Klamath the action at the
mouth is just starting to
show some signs of life it
should break wide open
soon. Thanks Tim King
Date: Friday,
August 1, 2003
at 03:26:00
Current Report:
Here's the straight scoop
on the Trinity...right now
fishing sucks. The fish
that are here are dark and
not worth keeping. They're
still a lot of fun to
catch and we are still
getting a few per trip.
However, your time is
better spent on a
different river. We spent
a couple of days over at
the Klamath this week and
we saw a few fish being
caught at the mouth. In
the next few weeks there
will be thousands of fish
starting to enter the
river and start their runs
up the Klamath and
Trinity. We have a few
days open for the Klamath
in September and we are
starting to fill up for
October on the Trinity.
You can catch Salmon and
Steelhead during these two
months. This is one of the
best times to be out
fishing on the rivers. The
weather is usually good
and the fishing is usually
great. Most guides fill up
well in advance for these
months so don't wait till
you see the reports that
we are catching fish. It
will be too late to book
your trip. We will keep
updating you with
information in the coming
weeks on some water issues
and some methods for
catching fish in our tip
section. We will be out on
the rivers and if the
fishing picks up we will
let you know. Thanks Tim
King
Date: Friday,
July 25, 2003
at 17:46:00
Current Report:
We
landed 4 fish today and
missed one . Matt fished
with me for two days the
total was 7 fish in the
boat and 4 lost. I think
the fishing just might
start to improve about
Tuesday or Wednesday of
next week we will have to
wait and see if my hunch
is correct. We are headed
over to the Klamath for a
couple of days to set up
my camp for the coming
fall run of salmon. We
stay at Kamp Klamath a
really nice place for rv's
or tents there number is
707-482-0227 they have a
web site also
www.kampklamath.com
talk to Aaron Funk he is
the owner and will go out
of his way to accommodate
you with your plans to
visit the Klamath area. We
will be back on the river
on Wednesday and we will
update my report then.
Thanks Tim King

Date: Thursday,
July 24, 2003
at 18:38:00
Current Report:
Just
when we thought things
were going bad we had a
pretty decent day.
We landed 3 nice springers
lost 3 after some nice
battles and we had a
couple of grabs that
didn't hook up. The meat
on the fish we caught
today was in great shape
we fillet them up for
there barbecue. Hopefully
the fishing will continue
to be ok. Thanks Tim King

Date: Wednesday,
July 23, 2003
at 18:53:00
Current Report:
The
fishing is slowing down we
are having to spend more
time at each place to try
and get bit. There are not
as many fresh fish moving
in to replace the fish
that are moving up or
hanging out to spawn. I
talked to some of the
other respected guides in
the area and they were all
in agreement of the slow
down.. We landed 2 fish
today and lost 2 others
one was in good shape and
one was dark. I'm sure we
will continue to catch a
few fish everyday just not
the numbers or the
condition of fish that we
like to see. Thanks Tim
King

Date: Tuesday,
July 22, 2003
at 19:38:00
Current Report:
Here's the low down on the
bite, it's on but the fish
got off. We hooked 8 fish
today and only one made it
to the boat. I can't
remember having that many
fish spit the hook in one
day......I guess some days
the fish get to win.
Thanks Tim King
Date: Monday,
July 21, 2003
at 19:34:00
Current Report:
The
flows are back to there
normal summer time rate
off 450 cfs at Lewiston
Dam. We landed 6 nice
salmon today and lost 2
others. The bite and the
fish are starting to
change a little I think
the fishing may be
starting to slow down just
a little bit we left at 4
am this morning to be the
first boat on the river
and it paid off for us.
Some of the other boats
were struggling today to
get there limits and we
had a couple of slow days
this weekend we will have
to wait and see if things
continue to slow or the
fishing could pick up as
more fish move in from the
lower river. Thanks Tim
King
Date: Sunday,
July 20, 2003
at 16:54:00
Current Report:
The
fishing on the Trinity is
going great. We did have a
few days of some slower
action. Today we hooked 9
fish and landed 5. Shawn
hooked a nice 30lbs fish
and got it to the boat all
by herself. The water
level is still dropping a
little bit every day but
it is not affecting the
fishing. There are still
more fish headed up as the
action is still good at
Burnt Ranch Falls on the
lower Trinity. Thanks Tim
King

Date: Wednesday,
July 16, 2003
at 19:48:00
Current Report:
The
flows are down to 900 cfs
and the bite is still on.
We have continually caught
fish as the flows have
been dropping to the
summer flow of 450 cfs.
The fishing remains great
we went 4 for 8 today and
had a few other grabs that
didn't hook up and we had
one fish that went into
the trees and finally
broke off the leader and a
few others that just spit
the hook. The last fish of
the day right at the take
out was another big
Trinity River brute it
took us out of the hole
and down to some soft
water where we could land
it. It was a great way to
end the Day. Thanks Tim
King

Date: Saturday,
July 12, 2003
at 19:31:00
Current Report:
The fishing continues to
be great on the Trinity
river. We got an early
start on the river today
to try and beat some of
the weekend boat traffic
but the bite didn't start
until around 8 am. We had
2 nice fish in the boat by
about 8:30 in the morning
we ended up hooking 9 fish
and landing 5. The fish
are still coming as the
report from the Burnt
Ranch Falls area is that
there are still tons of
fish being seen heading up
over the Falls. The fish
are chrome bright and are
fighting really hard. The
bite continues to be good
even with the big drop in
water height as they lower
the river down to its
summer flow pattern.
Thanks Tim King

Date: Friday,
July 11, 2003
at 17:15:00
Current Report:
We
have been doing really
well the last few days.
Today was the first day of
the lower flows they
lowered the river 300 cfs
over night. We landed 7
nice salmon today and lost
3.We again landed a 30
pounder after a hard
battle and following it
down river. We had to
release in as we were
already limited out. This
is turning out to be one
of the best spring runs in
years if your not on the
books for a fall run trip
I suggest you call your
favorite guide and get
signed up there will be a
lot of four year olds this
year in the Klamath and
Trinity river systems. The
fishing should continue to
be good. Thanks Tim King

Date: Tuesday,
July 08, 2003
at 15:15:00
Current Report:
Not
much has changed in the
last few days the fishing
is awesome. We landed 5
nice salmon and a really
big chromer that took us
on a ride down the river
before we could land it.
We had to release it as we
were already limited out.
We also had a few more
fish hooked but were
unable to land them. The
flows start to drop
tomorrow we will have see
how it affects the bite.
Thanks Tim King

Date: Monday,
July 07, 2003
at 15:55:00
Current Report:
The
fishing remains great on
the Trinity. We landed 6
fish and lost 5 others and
we were off the water by
noon. The fishing should
be good for at least the
next 6 weeks. Thanks Tim
King

Date: Sunday,
July 06, 2003
at 17:00:00
Current Report:
The
fishing is great on the
Trinity the springers have
made there way up the
Klamath and into the
Trinity. There are fresh
pods of fish moving in
every day. We have been
getting any where from 3
to 5 fish landed with lots
of take downs and misses I
did have one trip this
week were we landed 2 and
another trip where we
didn't land any we just
missed the bite. The flows
will be dropping soon and
the fishing just might
improve through July. I do
have a few days left in
July call or e mail me for
the dates we also book
other boats if you have to
come on short notice.
Thanks Tim King

Date: Sunday,
June 29, 2003
at 23:12:00
Current Report:
The
fishing continues to be
good but it is not red
hot. We have been getting
fish on every trip except
for one, hopefully the
skunk has seen the last of
my boat for the year. We
were back on them today we
even saw a bank angler
land a nice one quite a
feat in these higher
flows. The fish we have
been getting have been
from 12 to 15 pounds the
new regulations allow one
adult and two jacks. There
have not been to many
jacks around but we have
been getting our limits of
adults. The flows start to
drop on July 9th by 250
cfs a day until they reach
450 cfs. Thanks Tim King
Date: Friday,
June 27, 2003
at 16:54:00
Current Report:
The
fishing is good on the
Trinity for spring salmon.
The fish are moving up
every day with more fish
following up behind them.
The key is finding where
they are at and being
patient enough to wait
them out. We have been
catching fish on every
trip out since last
Sunday. The high water is
making anchoring difficult
at times from the boat
shore anglers are not
doing as well due to there
limited access points. The
flows will start to come
down soon and I expect our
scores to go higher. We
have been catching a large
number of adult steelhead
for this time of year we
have gotten at least one
on every trip in the 4 to
6 pound range. The fishing
should continue good into
August. Thanks Tim King

Date: Sunday,
June 22, 2003
at 15:02:00
Current Report:
The
fishing has dramatically
improved over the last few
days. We had some slow
times up till Friday. Then
the word spread that the
fish had moved in to
Junction City. On Saturday
Steve Townsend hooked 5
and boated one and had a
lot more grabs. On Sunday
me and Steve floated
Junction City and we had
our limits of adults by 10
am we only saw one other
boat on the water and they
were hooking fish to.
These fish are chrome
bright and full of fight
you definitely will lose
more than you can boat.
The biggest on Sunday was
a 22 pound buck caught on
a kwickfish. The water
level is still high making
for some difficult
circumstances when trying
to anchor and land fish.
The fishing should remain
great now that they have
arrived. Thanks Tim King
Date: Thursday,
June 18, 2003
at 23:12:00
Current Report:
We
fished the upper trinity
today and didn't land any
salmon we were fishing in
the Lewiston area we did
see one landed from the
bank at the famous buck
tail hole. We did land a
few steelheads in the 3 to
4 pound range. The trinity
restoration biologist has
been out snorkeling the
river and report that most
of the fish are still
below Junction City. Chris
Risser emailed me that the
fishing has been good
below Burnt ranch and
grays falls with some fish
being taken in the 20
pound range. We have
caught a few fish in the
upper river in the last
few weeks you just have to
find a pod of fish that is
moving through the best
bite has been on roe. The
Klamath is giving up some
nice numbers of fish this
is shaping up to be a
really nice spring run the
Klamath should continue to
have fresh fish through
July and the trinity
through August. Thanks Tim
King
Date: Monday,
June 16, 2003
at 08:18:00
Current Report:
Things
are picking up on the
Trinity. The fish are
starting to show up all
the way up to Lewiston.
You can see the fish
rolling in the holes in
the early mornings and the
evenings. The larger
concentration of fish is
still mostly down river
below Junction City. The
river level is still high
and will remain so into
July. The normal gear for
springers has been working
roe kwickfish and spinners
the bite has been better
in the early morning and
the evenings. The fishing
on the Klamath continues
to be good in the lower
river around Klamath glen.
Spinners have been the
best way to go over there.
The upper Klamath below
Iron Gate dam has been
kicking out nice numbers
of trout on flies and
small plugs. Thanks Tim
King
Date: Tuesday,
June 10, 2003
at 020:38:00
Current Report:
Things
are starting to look more
promising on the Trinity.
The Indians on the lower
river picked up some
decent numbers in there
nets on Monday. The report
from Hawkins bar store is
that there are some fish
being caught at Burnt
ranch falls and Grey
falls. The fishing
continues to be great on
the Klamath side with most
boats scoring decent
numbers of fish. Look for
things to pick up soon.
Thanks Tim King
Date: Saturday,
June 07, 2003
at 021:43:00
Current Report:
Well
the fishing didn't improve
today. We landed one out
of two that we had on a
pretty slow day. Look for
things to start to improve
soon. The weather has been
perfect for fishing and
the water color is good
but the river will remain
high through July 14th.The
Indians are starting to
get a few scores in there
nets that is a good sign
that the run is starting.
Thanks Tim King
Date: Friday,
June 06, 2003
at 017:13:00
Current Report:
We went
one for three today not a
very good score. The
fishing is still slow on
the Trinity and along with
the high water the
conditions are pretty
tough. We are looking for
things to start improving
soon the Klamath is having
a good spring run and
those fish should be
arriving any day now on
the Trinity. We will be on
the water tomorrow in a
different area to see if
we can improve our scores.
Thanks Tim King
Date: Wednesday,
June 04, 2003
at 010:45:00
Current Report:
The
reports from the Klamath
have been excellent. These
fish will be heading up
the Trinity and should be
in the upper river by this
weekend. This looks like
the start of the spring
run. These fish move
really fast up the river
they are on the move night
and day. The best way to
catch them is to get a
good spot and wait for
them to come by. We will
keep you posted on the
numbers of fish being
caught and where they were
caught. Thanks Tim King
Date: Sunday,
June 1, 2003
at 020:40:00
Current Report:
The
fishing on the Trinity
remains slow there are a
few fish being caught on
spinners or plugs. The
water level is still
really high so drift
boaters be careful and
bank anglers should use
caution when wading. The
fishing usually starts to
pick up around the second
week of June we will have
to wait and see we they
start to arrive in good
numbers. If you just cant
wait for that salmon fix
try the lower river below
the falls either Burnt
ranch or Grays falls. It
can be pretty hard to land
fish there they usually
take off like a scalded
dog or a raped ape and
don't come back' but it is
worth a shot use heavy
tackle so you can turn the
fish out of the heavy
current. We will let you
know when things pick up.
Thanks Tim King
Date: Saturday,
May 24, 2003
at 020:44:00
Current Report:
The
Long wait is over The
Trinity River opened for
Salmon season today.
The
Water level is still very
high and boaters should
use caution when floating
the river. We fished the
upper river today and
landed 2 salmon one jack
and one small adult we saw
a few other boats and they
had not had a bite all day
and the bank anglers were
also doing poorly too. The
fish are on there way here
the reports have been good
coming from the Klamath I
would expect the fishing
to improve in the next few
weeks. The water levels
will be dropping in July
to more fishable levels.
We will just have to wait
a week and see if things
improve. Thanks Tim King
Date: Tuesday,
May 06, 2003
at 010:44:00
Current Report:
More
water problems for the
Trinity. We have received
quite a bit of rain this
year, enough to classify
it as a wet water year.
The Trinity river
restoration group intend
to use the extra water
this spring to keep river
flows in the 2500cfs range
into July. This should
really help the spring
fish make it up river
faster than in the
previous years with the
only problem being it
makes fishing or should I
say catching very
difficult at the higher
flows. We will be fishing
as soon as the season
opens so check back often
to see how we are doing.
There's a chance they
might not continue the
high flows into July so
keep your fingers crossed.
On
another note, We decided
to stay with our good
friends at Willie Boats
and purchased a 22' center
console Raptor with all
the goodies! You
just can't beat a Willie
Boat for service or
craftsmanship, they are
"Simply the Best"!
So, before it's too late
you should start booking
your salmon trips before
all the dates are full.
Thanks
Tim King
Date: Wednesday,
April 16, 2003
at 013:00:00
Current Report:
Rain
and snow has been falling
in northern California for
the last week this is
really helping to fill the
lakes and to flush the
juvenile salmon and
steelhead out to the
ocean. We took some time
off to go striper fishing
with some friends on the
Sacramento River in the
knights landing area we
had a awesome day. We will
be offering guided trips
there next season. The
Klamath is running really
high at this time but
should have some
Springer's headed up it
with all the fresh water
coming down look for it to
really get going around
the middle of may. The
Trinity will open to
fishing the last Saturday
in May if you haven't
booked you spring run
salmon trip yet now is a
good time to get a date.
We were
recently placed on the Pro
staff of Boulton power
boats. We will be
running one of there
custom jet boats in the
near future. We will
continue to run a custom
Willie boat on our drift
boat trips they simply are
the best. We are adding a
new page to my web site
you will just have to wait
and see what it is all
about. Here are some
numbers of the salmon run
from last year in the
Klamath and Trinity River
basin.
Hatchery spawned fish
29,510 natural spawning
fish 69,535 total number
of fish spawning last year
99,045. Total number of
fish caught last year
including Indians nets
35,533. Total number in
the river run for 2002
169,297 total number of
fish die off 32,553.
Hopefully that wont happen
again. Thanks Tim King
Date: Wednesday,
April 16, 2003
at 013:00:00
Current Report:
Here is the latest news on the water issues on
the Trinity and the Klamath and the river flow chart for this
year. Judge Wanger had a change of heart and decided to give the
fish some water imagine that. He has approved an additional 50,000
acre feet of water beyond the maximum annual flow he had
established earlier for the Trinity. The water can be released
between august 15th and September 15th if the full amount of water
is released it will drop Trinity lake 3.5 feet. This will affect
the fishing on the trinity depending on how high they take the
flows but the fishing will be awesome when the flows stabilize and
come back down the salmon really need the water. The flows on the
Klamath are expected to be lower that last year when the fish kill
occurred there is a lawsuit in U S district court in Oakland
California on the Klamath river flows the hearing is April 29 and
a ruling should be passed down after that. Judge Wanger also
stated that if the Klamath law suit was successful that the 50,000
acre feet of water would not be used. There still a few more flow
issues. The normal flow on the Trinity is 450 cfs till October 1
when they lower it to 300 cfs these flows are at the base of the
dam and not True River flows as they don't account for the creeks
flowing in also. The Hoopa Indians were able to get an additional
33,000 to 83,000 acre foot of water for the traditional boat
dances on the lower Trinity. This water they have scheduled to
release from august 14th through September 19th down the Trinity.
I have no idea if they scheduled it this way to help the fish or
if it is just a coincidence but this is the same time period when
more water is need on the Klamath. So where does all this leave
us, If the fisherman win there lawsuit on the Klamath and they
release more water from iron gate judge Wagner then will not allow
the water to flow from the Trinity but the Indians will so we
could have water coming from both rivers to help the fish. Any way
you look at it there will be more water flowing down the Trinity
this year and maybe the Klamath too. It should be a great season.
Thanks Tim King
Date: Saturday,
April 12, 2003
at 018:00:00
Current Report:
Just a
quick up date on some fish
news. The Sacramento
Municipal utility district
has dropped out of the
laws suit to get more
water from the Trinity.
They were one of the big
players in the west lands
law suit. They will be
raising the river flows on
the trinity in late April
to around 6000 cfs this is
to help the small smolts
on there way to the ocean
it simulates the normal
run off that would be
happening every spring.
This is very important the
year's that they haven't
done this you can really
see the results 3 years
down the road on the lower
return of salmon. The
river flows this summer on
the Trinity will be around
450cfs this is usually
where they have kept them
there is still some
question as to whether
they might let more water
go down the Trinity to
avoid another fish kill on
the Klamath like we had
last year. The federal
government is buying water
contracts from the farmers
in the Klamath basin to
try to send more water
when it is needed they
just don't have enough
money to buy enough to
make a difference. The
ocean salmon fishing has
been up and down depending
on the weather in
California. The Rouge
River in Oregon is having
one heck of a early spring
run with the fish being
bigger in size than
normal. The Indians are
picking up a few
Springer's in there nets
on the Trinity It should
be a really good season.
Thanks Tim King
Date: Monday,
March 31, 2003
at 018:00:00
Current Report:
The
North Coast Rivers have
closed to steelhead
fishing. We will be
fishing the Sacramento
River in the Redding area
for trout in the coming
weeks. We will update this
site with new fishing news
as it comes in. I would
like to thank all my
customers who fished with
me this season and the
people who called looking
for information on the
fishing . Thanks Tim King
Date: Thursday,
March 27, 2003 at 006:15
Current Report:
Steelhead season is pretty
much over on the Trinity
the upper river is full of
smolts just released from
the Hatchery and the lower
river will be blown out up
until it closes March 31
your only bet for your
last try will be the smith
or the Eel if it comes
back in around leggit late
in the weekend. I just got
back from the fish and
game meeting and here are
the proposed new
regulations for the coming
year. Hook size Maximum
single hook size with a
gap no greater than 5/8
inch and a multiple hook
size gap off no greater
than 1/2 inch. Daily bag
limit of 1 adult and 2
jack salmon. 4 adults for
any 7 day period. The
fishing on the Sacramento
River in Redding for trout
is red hot. We are taking
some time off for a couple
of days I will start
fishing the Sacramento at
the begging of April and I
will be updating my site
on some of the other good
fishing going on in the
northern California area.
Thanks Tim King
Date: Saturday,
March 22, 2003 at 016:15
Current Report:
We fished the lower
Trinity below Willow Creek
today. It was just
starting to rain when we
launched the boat the
river was already high and
the visibility was pretty
bad but we decided to go
for it anyway. We tried
bait plugs and plunked a
few places but couldn't
find any fish. It is
raining pretty good now
but the forecast looks
good for the rest of the
week. Thanks Tim King
Date: Friday,
March 21, 2003 at 017:45
Current Report:
The
rain didn't amount to much
and the upper Trinity is
in good shape. All the
fish we have been catching
have been down runners. We
will be heading down to
the lower Trinity tomorrow
to try and find some fresh
fish. The water level is
still a little high but it
has greened up nicely. The
weather picture looks
pretty good through the
rest of the steelhead
season. We will be
switching over to the
Sacramento River in the
Redding area fishing for
the fat rainbow trout and
some late run steelies
when the Trinity closes
March 31. Thanks Tim King
Date: Wednesday,
March 19, 2003 at 015:35
Current Report:
We fished in the
Junction City area today
and we landed 6 down
runners. It started
raining around 2:30 and
has been pretty heavy at
times we will have to wait
and see if it keeps up and
causes significant run
off. This will slow the
lower river from coming
back in to shape. The
forecast is calling for
rain today and some
showers overnight. Thanks
Tim King
Date: Tuesday,
March 18, 2003 at 017:25
Current Report:
The
Trinity is in good shape
down to the south fork by
Willow creek. You can
expect to catch 4 to 6
fish when drifting the
upper sections of which
most will be down runners.
This is the time of year
when the hatchery releases
the smolts into the river
and they usually hang out
in the deep holes where
they have some cover.
Obviously, you will want
to avoid those areas while
fishing especially if
you're using roe. The
Trinity below the south
fork should be in by this
weekend. This will
be your best bet to pick
up some nice fish right up
to the end of the season
(March 31) if the weather
remains decent and does
not blow the river out.
Thanks Tim King
Date: Saturday,
March 15, 2003 at 008:37:00
Current Report:
The
rain came in last night
and the whole Trinity
River is blown out. The
only section that is
fishable is below the
Lewiston dam to rush
creek. Ill let you know
when things shape back up.
Thanks Tim King
Date: Friday,
March 14, 2003 at 020:38:00
Current Report:
We
fished the upper Trinity
today, further up river
from the drift we did
yesterday in the Junction
City area and had a good
day. We landed 5 nice
steelies and lost a few
others. The upper river is
full of down runners
headed back to sea.
These fish are smaller but
are full of fight and are
aggressive biters. The
lower river still has lots
of fish going up the south
fork of the Trinity but
the weather has forced us
to fish the upper
sections. It has
been raining since about
noon and we are supposed
to get hit pretty hard
tonight and tomorrow which
will most likely blow out
the upper river for a few
days. Thanks Tim King

Date: Thursday,
March 13, 2003 at 018:37:00
Current Report:
We decided to fish the
upper Trinity in the
Junction City area today
the forecast was calling
for heavy rain and the
lower river had started to
rise a little over the
last few days from some
rain showers. We landed 3
steelies that were all
down runners the fish were
all wild and put up a good
fight. We didn't see
another boat all day. The
forecast is calling for
more rain for the next few
days we will be fishing up
above were the water is
fishable we will drop back
to the Willow creek area
as soon as we can. Thanks
Tim King
Date: Tuesday,
March 11, 2003 at 019:45:00
Current Report:
The lower Trinity has a
little more color to it
some of the creeks are
putting in a little more
water and the fishing is
still hot. We landed 4
nice adults and a bunch of
half pounders the day goes
by really fast when your
hooking fish. The upper
Trinity is still low and
clear. The weather
forecast is calling for a
significant storm later in
the week we will have to
wait and see if the lower
river remains fishable
after it passes through.
If we don't get to much
rain the fishing will
remain good through March
31 when the season closes.
Thanks Tim King
Date: Sunday,
March 09, 2003 at 019:00:00
Current Report:
We had
another fantastic day on
the Trinity. We fished
under a light rain most of
the day but the
temperature was in the 50
degree range. We landed 4
nice adult steelies the
biggest was around 9lbs
they were dropping scales
in the boat chrome bright
and full of fight fresh
from the ocean. We also
landed a ton of half
pounders fish from one to
three pounds, so many we
lost count about half way
through the day. The
fishing will remain great
right up to the close of
the season. Thanks Tim
King
Date: Saturday,
March 08, 2003 at 015:50:00
Current Report:
The lower Trinity River continues to kick-out a
bunch of steelhead and appears to be getting better as the month
continues. We landed 3 nice adults up to ten pounds and
bunch of half pounders. Right now the river has just a hint
of color but is starting to clear with the lack of rain. The
upper river is gin clear and low making for tough fishing
conditions. Thanks Tim
King

Date: Thursday,
March 06, 2003 at 008:50:00
Current Report:
We
fished the lower Trinity
for the last couple of
days. On Wednesday
we landed 4 or 5 half
pounders and hooked one
adult in the ten pound
range. On Tuesday we
landed 4 half pounders and
2 adults one 6lbs and one
8lbs. These fish
were all chrome bright
up-run fish, we did see a
few down runners in some
of the tail outs. The
fishing should stay about
the same through the rest
of March, a mixture of
half pounders and a few
adults on each trip.
We are going to stay on
the Trinity for the rest
of the season. Thanks Tim
King
Date: Monday,
March 03, 2003
at 018:00:00
Current Report:
The
last few days we have been
on the lower Trinity we
went 3 for 5 on one day
and 4 for 7 on the other.
We didn't land any big
fish in the high teens but
we know they are there.
The weather picture still
looks good and the lower
river has some good color
to it about 6 feet of
visibility the upper
trinity is still low and
clear. The Eel should be
clearing down the main
stem we haven't heard any
reports from over there.
We are scheduled to fish
on the Eel Thursday
through Monday we will
report on how the fishing
is from there. This is the
time of year when we start
to catch a few blue backs
these are great fighting
steelhead. There was quite
a up roar over the
proposed salmon
regulations for the
Klamath and Trinity now we
here they may revise them,
we will just have to wait
and see. Thanks Tim King
Date: Saturday,
March 01, 2003
at 019:00:00
Current Report:
Wow We
fished the lower Trinity
today and the action is
red hot. We boated 7 out
of 10 fish hooked. There
was some really nice fish
landed today all chrome
bright the largest was
around 16 lbs and a nice
12 lbs hen made to the
boat we also landed some 5
and 6 lbs hatchery fish
and a few half-pounders.
We lost a few big ones you
cant land them all. The
action should continue
right through the close of
the season March 31.
Thanks Tim King
Date: Thursday,
February
27, 2003
at 018:47:00
Current Report:
Sorry
for the delay in my
report, my computer was
sick and needed a few days
off to clear up a virus.
The doctor says everything
is ok now. The fishing on
the Trinity is still
great! The upper
river above Junction city
has had scores of around 3
0r 4 fish per boat and the
lower river below the
south fork of the Trinity
scores are much higher. We
will be fishing down below
until things change. The
Eel was fishing pretty
good on the lower south
fork, if the weather holds
we will be fishing there
soon. March is a great
time to fish for steelhead
during this time you have
the chance to catch some
up river fish and some
down runners. The
down runners are usually
feeding like crazy on
there way back to the
ocean and a lot of fun to
catch. The Klamath has
been fishing good in the
Somes bar area. The
pressure has slowed down
on most of the North coast
rivers and we have had the
river mostly to ourselves
on the last few trips.
Thanks Tim King
Date: Monday,
February
24, 2003
at 06:32:00
Current Report:
The
fishing on the Trinity has
been tough the last few
days. We have landed 4
fish and we lost a few
others. The river is low
and clear we could really
use some rain to help
things out. The Eel is
clearing fast and boats
have been getting around
four to five fish per
trip. The weather picture
looks clear over the next
few days we will be
heading to a new area to
try and improve our
scores. Thanks Tim King



Date: Saturday,
February
22, 2003
at 018:00:00
Current Report:
The fishing on the
Trinity remains excellent
we hooked 12 fish and
landed 9 of them. Most of
the fish were fresh
heading up to spawn and we
had a few down runners
also. We saw a few fish
digging there beds to
spawn. All the fish we
caught today were wild
fish. The Trinity is still
low and clear. The South
fork of the Eel is in and
is fishable below
Garberville. We will be
fishing on the Trinity the
next few days. The new
Salmon proposed
regulations are out looks
like a few changes for the
Klamath and Trinity River
systems some new hook
sizes and limits. One
salmon over 22 inches and
2 under 22 inches Ill
explain the hook sizes
when they make them final
Thanks Tim King



Date: Thursday,
February
20, 2003
at 018:15:00
Current Report:
The Trinity is low and
clear we had some really
good fishermen on board
today. We stayed off the
fish and side drifted all
the slots and tail outs we
hooked 11 fish and boated
6. 3 of them were up river
fish going up to spawn and
3 were down river fish
heading back to the ocean
all the fish were wild. We
didn't hook any big fish
today most were in the 4
to 5 pound range. We lost
5 fish that were probably
up river fish. The weather
picture looks good for the
next few days and the
fishing pressure is light
we only saw one other boat
all day the fishing should
remain good through March
right up to the close of
the season. Thanks
Tim King
 

Date: Wednesday,
February
19, 2003
at 017:05:00
Current Report:
We have been fishing on
the South fork of the Eel
river for the last 2 days
and the fishing is very
slow. The river was a
little high but the color
was good. It rained
hard last night in
Garbervile and the river
blew out, it will take a
few days for the South
fork to become fishable
and up to a week for the
main to clear. We will be
fishing the Trinity for
the next few days. The
river is in great shape
down to the South fork by
willow creek the lower
river should be in soon.
We checked the Van Duzen
and the Mad on our way
home and they were both
high and muddy. Thanks Tim
King
Date: Monday,
February
17, 2003
at 08:08:00
Current Report:
The fishing on the
Trinity is good the river
is in good shape down to
the south fork at Willow
creek. The Eel is blown
out but is dropping fast
the upper sections above
the east branch should be
in shape in a couple of
days. The fishing has been
really good on the eel
when the water is
fishable. The Smith has
been on the rise it really
needed some rain to help
out the fishing it should
be good when it starts to
drop. Thanks Tim King
Date: Friday,
February
14, 2003
at 18:47:00
Current Report:
Happy Valentines Day! The fishing on the
Trinity is good we had to
fish hard but we landed 5
nice fish one German brown
and 4 steelhead. There are
reports of a ton of fish
down around the willow
creek area they will be
moving up soon. We are
headed over to the Eel
River for the next few
days if the rains come we
will switch to the trinity
on the lower river. Thanks
Tim King
 
 
Date: Wednesday,
February
12, 2003
at 16:25:00
Current Report:
The fishing on the Eel is
in high gear. The river is
clear all the way to the
ocean right now. We
struggled a bit on our
first day but we were on
the fish after that with
most of the fish being
ten'rs, that's fish in
the ten pound class and
up. There were some
beautiful fish being
landed including a 17 and
20 pound fish by Mike
Moore and a double
hook up of 10 and 12 pounders by Murray Wolf.
The fishing on the Eel
will remain excellent
throughout March and will
be the place to be when
the river is in shape. The
Eel blows out really fast
with just a small amount
of rain and can take a
while to clear back up so
watch the weather before
you come. The
Trinity is low and clear
and full of steelhead the
fishing has been a little
slower the fish are really
spooked very easy.
However, the river is in
good shape all the way to
the Klamath. The
Smith is low and clear
also. We have some rain
headed our way which will
really help the fishing on
the Trinity and the Smith
but will probably blow out
the Eel we will just have
to wait and see. I
will be fishing the
Trinity for the next few
days. Thanks Tim King
 
 
Date: Thursday,
February
6, 2003
at 19:28:00
Current Report:
We fished a tributary of
the Trinity river today
and we had the whole river
to ourselves. We only
landed 2 fish today but we
missed quite a few bites.
One was an up runner and
one was a down runner both
fish put up a really good
fight. When fishing the
tributaries all the fish
are wild and must be
released. We will be
fishing the main river for
the next few days. Thanks
Tim King

Date: Tuesday,
February
4, 2003
at 19:28:00
Current Report:
The fishing is picking up
on all the North coast
rivers. The weather
pattern has shifted to the
Northwest. Some of
the rivers are coming into
prime shape for the first
time this year since the
low flow closers were
lifted. The South
fork of the Eel is
fishable down to the main
and the Smith has really
turned on and most guides
are doing really well.
The Klamath is starting to
look good also but no
reports have been coming
in there just are not that
many people fishing it
right now. The
California Salmon River is
fishing good with boats
landing around 6 fish a
day. The Mad is in
good shape and the bankies
are scoring some good
numbers of fish. The
Trinity is in great shape
also with guides landing
up to 10 fish a day with
mostly wild fish in the 8
to 10 pound range. We have
been catching most of them
on bait or small plugs.
It appears the weather
pattern is going to hold
and the bite will continue
to be on . Thanks Tim King
Date: Sunday,
February
2, 2003
at 16:08:00
Current Report:
The Trinity is in great shape
the upper river is in perfect condition and the lower river is
clearing down below the south fork. We landed 4 nice fish today
and 1 German brown all the fish were wild hens. The Eel is
clearing down to the forks and should start to kick out some
quality fish in the coming week. The Smith is also in great shape.
There is no rain forecast for the next 10 days this should be a
great week to be out steelhead fishing. Thanks Tim
King
 
Date: Saturday,
February
1, 2003
at 20:48:00
Current Report:
The
fishing on the Trinity has
remained pretty constant
all season on our best
days we have been in the
double digits and our
slower days 4 or 5 fish we
have had a few days of one
or two fish and only 2
skunks in the boat all
year. We landed 6
nice steelhead today it
was a mix of wild and
hatchery fish the biggest
was about 8 lbs The Eel
was a little slow when we
were there the last few
days we were fishing
pretty high up the south
fork this river should be
taking off soon and the
fish counts should go up.
These are some of the
hardest fighting fish in
California and we
primarily drift bait for
them. The weather picture
looks great for the coming
week and the eel will be
clearing down to the main
this will open up a lot
more area to fish and give
the guides a better chance
to land more fish . I will
be on the Trinity the next
few days. Thanks Tim
King
Date: Friday, January
31, 2003
at 17:48:00
Current Report:
We
fished the Eel for the
last two days and the
fishing has been a little
slow. Today we
managed to boat one fish
in the 12LB range and saw
one other fish landed in
another boat. If the
weather holds the
Eel should clear from
Benbow down towards
Garberville.
However, if the storm hits
the river will blow out
quickly. We will be
fishing the Trinity for
the next several days and
will update you on our
success shortly. Thanks Tim King
Date: Monday, January 28, 2003
at 20:42:00
Current Report:
The
Trinity is in perfect
shape the flows have come
down a bit, right where we
like to see them for good
Steelhead fishing. We have
been fishing the last
couple of days in a
location I don't want to
disclose and the fishing
has been great. The South
fork of the Trinity is
starting to clear up the
lower river below Willow
creek may finally become
fishable if the weather
pattern holds. They are
calling for a little rain
on Thursday. The Smith is
at 12 feet and dropping
perfect for steelhead
fishing most guides have
been doing pretty well
when the river is at this
level. They are forecast
for rain on Thursday and
Friday .The Klamath is
high and the flows out of
the Scott river are making
the water have a little to
much color for good
fishing .The Mad is coming
into shape and some of the bankies are reporting good
numbers of fish being
caught. The Eel is
fishable above the East
branch at Benbow, a little
high but is dropping fast
so we will be fishing
there tomorrow. The
forecast is calling for
light showers on Thursday
if the rain holds off it
will start clearing down
the South fork through the
end of the week. The
Trinity or the Eel will be
your best bet as the Smith
will probably blow out
Thursday and Friday.
Thanks Tim King
Date: Saturday, January 25, 2003
at 20:36:00
Current Report:
The
Trinity is a little high
but is still fishing good.
The Klamath is blown out
below the Scott River but
is fishing good up above.
The Smith is dropping in
to shape we will have to
wait and see how much more
rain falls tonight to see
if it goes out. The Eel is
blown out all over. The
Mad and Redwood creek are
out also. Your best bet
for Steelhead is the
Trinity or the Smith. The
weather still looks good
for the coming week with
just showers in the
forecast no major storms
in sight. If the forecast
is right? The South fork
of the Eel could be in by
Tuesday or Wednesday the
Smith and the Trinity will
be in prime shape and the
bite should be on. Thanks
Tim King
Date: Friday, January 24, 2003
at 15:15:00
Current Report:
The Trinity is in great shape down to the south fork in willow
creek .The south fork is starting to green up a little bit
hopefully we will be able to fish down in the Hoopa Valley soon.
There are fresh fish moving up we got some good reports while we
fishing on the eel and the Klamath the pass few days. We will be
on the Trinity tomorrow. The South fork of the Eel is coming back
in to shape if they don't get to much rain it will be in prime
shape tomorrow it is still blown out below Benbow at the east
branch We fished the Klamath today in the Happy camp area the
river is high and has a bit to much color to fish very good we did
manage to put a few fish in the boat. The Klamath looked a little
clearer down by Somes Bar but is still very high. The Salmon river
looked great. I spoke to 3 people at the take out and they said
they had landed 6 nice fish. The Mad looked great on our way back
from the Eel the bankies should be doing well. The Smith has had
some good days this week with most of the guides having some
pretty good success. Rain has been falling most of the day but the
weather picture looks pretty good for the rest of the week with no
major storms expected just some light showers. Thanks Tim King
 
Date: Wednesday, January 22, 2003
at 21:10:00
Current Report:
Today on the
South fork of the Eel we
boated 6 fish of which 2
were in the 12LB. class.
These fish were nothing
short of spectacular
burning the line off the
reels and jumping
repeatedly. The
river right now is
climbing but the rain has
stopped and we are hoping
to possibly fish it
Friday.
Thanks Tim King
Date: Tuesday, January 21, 2003
at 18:10:25
Current Report:
We fished the
South fork of the Eel today and went 2 for 4. The water
color and level of the river is in great shape. However, we're
unsure how tonight's rain is going to affect the river. If
the river remains in shape we will be fishing it the rest of the
week. If not we will be fishing the Smith if it's not blown
out.
Thanks Tim King
Date: Sunday, January 19, 2003
at 21:00:01
Current Report:
The fishing on the
Trinity has slowed we had
our first skunk of the
season on Friday fishing
in Junction City. On
Saturday we moved up river
and found heavy boat
pressure we did land 3
fish the biggest being a
really nice 9 lbs wild
buck. The other boats had
low numbers also. We will
be heading down to the
lower river tomorrow to
try and improve out
scores. The Smith is
starting to kick out a few
decent numbers of fish
with most guides landing
up to 3 fish and hooking a
few more there have been
reports of 3 fish weighed
in over 20 lbs this week.
We will be fishing on the
South fork of the Eel on
Monday the river is
finally dropping in to
shape. The Mad is still
high and muddy. The
weather forecast still
looks good the fishing
should improve on all the
rivers through the week.
Thanks Tim King

Date: Thursday, January 16, 2003
at 23:59:01
Current Report:
The Trinity is in great shape in the Douglas city area there is
still a little to much color by Junction city about a foot and a
half of visibility. The fishing remains excellent and the flows
should be dropping slowly over the next few days. The smith is in
Prime shape and the numbers of fish being caught are starting to
climb. The Mad is fishing well for bankies using the Mad river
special yarn and beads. The Eel is starting to shape up on the
south fork hopefully it will clear all the way to the main over
the next week. The Klamath is full of fish
from the Salmon all the way up to the I 5 bridge. The water level
is still a little high the farther up you go the better. Thanks
Tim King
Date: Wednesday, January 15, 2003
at 09:59:01
Current Report:
The Trinity and Smith
are back in shape all
other North Coast Rivers
are still too high and
muddy to fish. The Trinity
is a good green above
Douglas city and should be
fishable to the south fork
by willow creek in 2 days.
The fishing has been
excellent on the Trinity
with big numbers of fish
being caught. The Smith
was off to a slow start
this year but things have
been improving. The
weather picture looks
great for the next 10 days
they are not even showing
a chance of rain for this
period. We will be fishing
on the Eel next week and
the Mad may finally clear
up enough to run a plug
down it. This would be a
great time to get out and
fish your favorite river.
Thanks Tim King
Date:
Monday, January 13, 2003
at 09:37:42
Current Report:
The North Coast Rivers
have been on the rise .The
Trinity (see picture
below), Eel Mad and the
Klamath are all blown out
the smith looks like it
will stay fishable. Its
hard to catch fish on a
rising river as soon as
the Smith starts to drop
the bite will be on. The
weather forecast looks
good for the coming week.
The Trinity should be back
in to shape in a couple of
days. We were doing great
before this latest storm
moved in and things should
be great as soon as it
drops in to shape. We fly
fished on Sunday with
about 2 to 3 feet of
visibility and where able
to land one nice fish in
the boat. The weather has
warmed up a bit so the
fish will be more active.
We will keep you posted as
soon as the rivers clear.
Thanks Tim King

Date:
Friday, January 10, 2003
at 22:12:27
Current Report:
The fishing on the
Trinity is red hot. We
have been landing some
really nice fish this
week .We put a 12lber in
the boat today it
battled us long and hard
for 20 minutes making
runs up and down the
river. We have been
landing from 5 to 10
fish per trip and losing
around 5 more. The Smith
is starting to come
around with boats
landing up to 4 or 5
fish per trip the
numbers should only get
better later in the
month .The Eel is
starting to fall into
shape we will have to
wait and see how much
rain falls in the next
few days. The Mad is
fishable with bankies
reporting good numbers
of fish being caught.
Thanks Tim King

Date: Thursday,
January 9, 2003 at
17:10:16
Current Report:
Wow we
had a awesome day on the
water. The Trinity is in
perfect fishing
conditions. We put 10
nice steelhead in the
boat and lost a couple
of others. All the fish
we caught today were
wild and released back
in to the river. The
bite is on. We caught
all the fish on roe or
bugs {glow bugs are
imitation eggs tied with
yarn} .The plug bite is
a little slow. The fly
fishing is in full swing
also lots of fish being
caught on egg patterns
and golden stones and
bring along some black
rubber legs too. Thanks
Tim King

 
Date: Wednesday, January 8, 2003 at
19:45:28
Current Report:
The Trinity River is
in excellent shape. The
lower portion from the
South Fork down is still
blown out. The upper
river is an emerald
green perfect for
drifting bait. The last
few days have been a
little bit tough we have
been landing about 3 or
4 fish per trip up to
about 10 lbs. The
weather has been really
cold and the bite comes
on later in the
afternoon. The Smith is
in great shape but the
fishing is still a
little slow till more
fish move in to the
system. The Mad is
coming in to shape and
the Eel should be in if
the weather holds up
.Thanks Tim King

Date: Sunday,
January 5, 2003 at
16:53:39
Current Report:
The
Trinity is in prime
shape and the fishing is
excellent. We landed 6
fish up to 10 lbs today
fishing in the Junction
City area. The weather
looks good for the
coming week fishing
should remain excellent.
The Smith river flows
have been up and down
the last few days. I
talked to Kevin at mad
river outfitters and he
reported that the
fishing is poor. They
fished on Saturday and
were not able to hook
any fish. Most of the
guides are reporting low
numbers or no fish
caught over the weekend.
Things should improve
soon. The Eel and Mad
are still high and muddy
they should drop in to
shape soon with the
favorable weather
conditions this week.
Redwood creek will be a
good bet for bankies
this week as the flows
are dropping there also.
The Salmon River a
tributary of the Klamath
was on fire these last
few days with boats
landing up to 10 fish
.It should be a great
week to go fishing.
Thanks Tim King
Date:
Friday, January 3, 2003 at
18:06:30
Current Report:
We
have been fishing the
Smith River the last
couple of days. The
river was a little high
for optimum fishing. We
did manage to put a few
in the boat but not many
fish were being caught.
The Smith will be in
great shape in a few
more days if there is no
more rain. The Trinity
is in great shape from
Lewiston all the way
down to the south fork
by Willow Creek were it
is still blown out. The
Mad and the Eel are
blown way out and it
will be a while before
these rivers are
fishable. We will be
fishing the on the
Trinity the next few
days and the Smith later
in the week. We will
keep you up to date on
the latest information.
Thanks Tim King
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