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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 b | 
