The predictions are for heavy rains to come into the Trinity Valley by the middle of the week. If this is correct the river is going to raise substantially with possibly some flooding. This could put a damper on fishing for several days. It could also start more Steelhead to enter the river increasing fishing. The best time for fishing is a day or two after the rains let up while there is still some color to the water as the river is dropping. “Good Fishin”!

 

Trinity River Hatchery summary: Hoping to get a summary soon! The TRH is still receiving fish. The hatchery count for Julian Week 40 is in a bit of a backlog and did not get into the report. Julian Week 37, ending Sep. 16; Chinook Salmon, 39-Jacks, 331-adults, total 370, season total 512; Coho Salmon, 0-Jacks, 0-adults, season total 0; Steelhead, 0-1/2-lbs, 1-adult, total 1, season total 2 hatchery.

 

Junction City Weir summary: Hoping for a report soon.  Julian Week 40, ending Oct. 7, 2025: Chinook Salmon, 18-jacks, 51-adults, total 69, season total 1,052, 235-Hatchery Chinook; Coho Salmon, 2- jacks, 1-adults, season total 5; Steelhead, 6-1/2-lbs, 117-adults, total 123, season total 375, 151- Hatchery Steelhead; Brown Trout 4, total 4, season total 43. JC counted their first Coho.

 

Willow Creek summary: The WC weir was pulled October 20th due to rai and the possibility of washing out the weir.  Julian Week 40, ending Oct. 7, 2025: Chinook Salmon, 35-jacks, season total 1,245, 0-adults, total 0, season total 1,819, 235-Hatcher Chinook: Coho Salmon, 2-jacks, 1- adults, total 3, season total 8, 6-Hatchery Coho; Steelhead, 6-½-lbs, 117- adults, total 123, season total 390, 124- Hatchery Steelhead.

 

Klamath River summary: Shasta River starting Sep.25, 2025, Oct 30, 2025 count; 5,823- season total, Coho Salmon total 2, 236-adult Steelhead;  Scott River; Shasta River, 2,757-Chinook Salmon season total 7,462, Coho Salmon- 2, season total, 78- Steelhead; Bogus Creek starting Sep. 26, 2025, October 30,2025 count, 333-Chinook Salmon, season total 656; Jenny Creek starting Sep. 19, 2025, Oct. 30, 2025 count; 214-Chinook Salmon, total 430, 0- Coho Salmon,  1-Steelhead, total 10; Shovel Creek starting Sep. 2025, Oct. 30, 20256 count; 268- Chinook Salmon, season total 462, 0- Coho Salmon, 0 Steelhead.

 

Lewiston Lake: I haven’t receive a report from Lewiston Lake this week but there is still plenty of water flowing through so fishing should be fair to good. You can contact the Pine Cove Marina and ask Louise or Matt (530)778-3878) for Lewiston Lake fishing; for the Upper Trinity River you can call Indian Creek Lodge, Andy or Hannah, (530)623-6294), Junction City Store, (530)623-2803. The Junction City store has a new owner and I have not contacted her yet.  

 

Willow Creek area: I have no seen anybody fishing the Big Rock area for some time now so I can’t say how the fishing is. There are still fishermen fishing at the mouth of South Fork as there has been a steady stream of cars parked at Heil-Den trail. There is still a car or two parked at the Martin bluff trail so there must be some good fishing in that area. Salyer Bridge is still slow for lack of fishermen. With the coming rains I am sure fishing will pick up after the rains stop. From what I have been able t find out there are still lots of rigs parked at the new parking lot at the Junction City campground launch area.

 

Mid-Klamath to Happy Camp: The Klamath River at Weitchpec is flowing 2,161cfs. This is a decrease of 2,917cfs. The Iron Gate/Bogus Creek area is flowing 1,055cfs a decrease of 52cfs from the last report. I haven’t received a fishing report from the Upper Klamath for some time now. I’ll have to start working a bit harder for that area. The fires are out but the river has been closed for recreation. I have heard that because the government is shut down nobody had opened up the river again. The reports of Fall Chinook Salmon spawning numbers at Shovel and Jenning Creeks are still increasing so that is good news for the recovery of the Klamath River. For information I suggest you call Marble Mountain Guest Ranch (800) 522-6284, or Scott Caldwell, SC Guide Service (530)905-0758 to get proper fishing information to fish the Upper Klamath and river closures.

 

Lake Conditions: It appears that readings are being posted a day late. Whiskeytown Lake is 94 %, a decrease of 3% with inflows of 898cfs and releases of 1,176cfs.  Shasta Lake is 56% of capacity, a decrease of 0% and minus 0 ft with inflows of 3,470cfs and releasing 3,725cfs into Keswick. Keswick is 84% of capacity, a decrease of 2% with inflows of 5,009cfs and releases of 5,675cfs into the Sacramento River. Oroville Lake is 53% of capacity, a decrease of 1% and minus 2ft, with inflows of 9,389cfs with releases of 12,068cfs into the Feather River. Folsom Lake is 43% of capacity, a decrease of 0% and minus 1ft, with inflows of 766cfs with releases of 1,128cfs into the American River. Trinity Lake storage is 1,732,919AF a decrease of 8,680AF of storage. 
 

Trinity Lake: The lake is 48ft below the overflow, an increase of 0ft and 71% of capacity, a decrease of 0%, with inflows of 50cfs and releasing 1,299cfs into Lewiston Lake with 1,010cfs being diverted to Whiskeytown and on to the Keswick Power Plant, and releasing 5,675cfs into the Sacramento River, a decrease of 1,543cfs. 

 

Trinity River flows and conditions: Lewiston Dam is 94% of capacity, a decrease 2% and water releases of 289cfs into the Trinity River, with water temperatures of 47.6 degrees, as of 0:00pam today Sunday/Monday November 2-3, 2025.  Limekiln Gulch is 4.63 at 296cfs. Douglas City is 6.47ft with flows of 379cfs with water temperatures of 50.8 degrees. Helena is 8.60ft at 364cfs with water temps of 52.7 degrees. South Fork of the Trinity near Hyampom is 2.69 at 164cfs. Willow Creek is estimated at 529cfs, air is 51 degrees and water at 54 degrees, Hoopa is 11.69ft at 877cfs with water at 55.8 degrees. 

 

Klamath River flows and conditions: Flows at Bogas Creek are 1.92ft with flows of 1,055cfs, a decrease of 52cfs. Seiad Valley is 2.63ft at 1,569cfs. Indian Creek is 3.56ft at 72cfs. Happy Camp is estimated to be 1,641cfs, Somes Bar is estimated to be 1,614cfs, and the Salmon River is 2.08t at 490cfs. Orleans is 2.74ft at 2,074cfs, the Klamath River at Terwer Creek is 8.53ft flowing at 3,757cfs with water temps of 56.0 degrees. Flows for the Smith River at Jediah Smith are 5.13ft with flows of 560cfs. and flows at Dr. Fine Bridge are 11.83ft at N/A.

 

Temperatures for the Valley last week had a high of 67 and a low of 48 degrees. Rain for the week was 0.48in with a water year total to date of 5.13 and 0.00in of snow in Willow Creek. The predicted temperatures for next week are for high of 72 and a low of 4. The weather predicted for the next week there is to be heavy rains Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursdays. with clouds the rest of the week.