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Fishing Report Archives: 2002

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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 Salmon have arrived!

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 b