Sorry for so long between posts. I have been Helping the shop up on the Yuba for the last 6 weeks at Shad camp. Shad fishing was incredible this year, it was a lot of fun. The Salmon are showing well in the lower river and will be in my back yard in days. I have seen a couple go by the house, and it’s supposed to be a great run. Lewiston Lake is fishig well with the usual leach patterns and soft hackles, when fish are near the surface.
Here are a few Shad shots from the Yuba.
The Trinity River is currently running at 2800 cfs. It will be back to wadable levels around the first week in June, where it will be in the low teens. We should have our spring run kings showing at that time. We will also have our resident browns happening.
Lewiston Lake is fishing good, we have been averaging a dozen fish a day up to three pounds, mostly on #10 olive leaches. The lake is clearing and has a nice current running through it with the increased flows.
Here are a couple photo’s from this week.
The fly-water opener was pretty crazy with shoulder to shoulder fishermen. They started showing up about 3 hrs before the sun even came up. Most of the fish headed down river after the first day in fear of being stepped on. We managed a few nice fish on the surface and emerger patterns. I spent some time on Lewiston lake, Having mixed success. The fish we have caught this year have been quality. They are averaging 12-16 inches and are little footballs. The hatches have tapered off with the mixed weather patterns and we have caught most fish on #10 olive Leach patterns . Here are some photo’s from this week.
The Steelhead season is slowly comming to a close. We are still getting one here and there, But most of the fish are on their beds or downrunning. we are getting some nice browns on dries, and Lewiston Lake is starting to turn on. We hooked 3 yesterday on dries and Leaches.
Here are some recient shots.
We are finally getting some weather. The river is running brown at the moment. I may have to cancel trips on the river for the next couple of days and go up to Lewiston Lake, which is fishing good. We landed four fish on dries yesterday, it was great!!! We are getting most of our fish swinging golden stones. Here are a couple of shots from this last week.
I am back and we are finally getting some weather. There is six inches on the deck. It was was warmer here than Hawaii while I was gone. I have been out a couple times since I have returned and the fishing is about the same as when I left, a fish or two a day swinging golden stones and leach patterns. I hope this current series of stormes moves some fish around. Here are some current photos.
We are finally catching some fresh fish. The storms we received two weeks ago moved some fish up. We have been getting mast of our fish swinging stones and crystal woolly buggers. We are also hooking some fish on dries in the afternoons, on may fly patterns. I am heading to Hawaii for a couple of weeks for some warm weather, be back first week in Feb. We will be fishing for those winter fish when I get back.
I have not made a post in a while, due to there is really nothing different to report. The fishing is back to a pretty normal Steelheading year. I have been hearing a lot of grumbling up and down the river for the last 2 months about crappy steelheading. What we all need to remember is the years prior to the last 3 and get over it. If you hook a fish or two a day you are doing good , it is not always about the numbers anyway.The days have been beautiful and we have been having a blast, even getting a few on dries last week with the warm afternoons. It is finally getting cold again and our guides are back to freezing till about 9 or 10 in the morning. We have been getting most of our fish on golden stones, copper johns, and olive and black leaches.
Here are a few photo’s of late.
The fall run Salmon and Steelhead are starting to trickle in the upper river from Del Loma to Junction City.Catching Salmon on plugs and roe and Steelhead on Hiltons ,October Caddis and berlap patterns.
Here are a couple shots from yesterday
Trinity River; The upper river is finally showing some fall Chinook with a mix of Steelhead and a lot of Jacks.The salmon are primarily taking fresh roe.
Lewiston Lake; Lewiston Lake is still fishing well. Fish the lower half of the lake using olive leaches in the morning and and soft hackles on slime lines in the afternoon.
