Bill Kiene semi-retired
01-14-2012, 11:31 AM
Indian Creek Lodge
Post Office Box 100
Douglas City, CA. 96024
Phone (530) 623-6294
www.iclodge.net
January 14, 2012
Report to the Indian Creek Lodge “Steelhead List”
Dear Fellow Steelheader—
Despite the lack of rain the steelhead season on the Trinity River continues to be very good—the best in four years. Drift boat guides are consistently reported double digit hookup days, and some double digit “to the net” days, and the walkers-and-waders who know the river have also been doing very well.
The low, gin clear water conditions actually tend to level the playing field for the walk-and-wade guys vs. the drift boats because stealth is important. In general, vary from the norm for the Trinity by fishing smaller flies (the usual patterns) on lighter tippets in deeper and slower water.
Slightly warmer water would help too, but we don’t have any gear for that.
We continue to receive forecasts of “chance of rain”—but no big storms are in sight yet. Reportedly the sand spit at the mouth of the Klamath is still creating a bottle neck with only shallow water over the bar at high tide. That will be washed clear as soon as we get a decent amount of rain in the Klamath-Trinity watershed, and then we should see a lot of fresh winter run fish busting up river.
We hope you come busting up here again this season too. I’m reluctant to be a forecaster, but there really are strong indications that we will have very good fishing for fresh wild Trinity steelhead well into March.
Tight lines,
John for The Gang @ Indian Creek Lodge
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Post Office Box 100
Douglas City, CA. 96024
Phone (530) 623-6294
www.iclodge.net
January 14, 2012
Report to the Indian Creek Lodge “Steelhead List”
Dear Fellow Steelheader—
Despite the lack of rain the steelhead season on the Trinity River continues to be very good—the best in four years. Drift boat guides are consistently reported double digit hookup days, and some double digit “to the net” days, and the walkers-and-waders who know the river have also been doing very well.
The low, gin clear water conditions actually tend to level the playing field for the walk-and-wade guys vs. the drift boats because stealth is important. In general, vary from the norm for the Trinity by fishing smaller flies (the usual patterns) on lighter tippets in deeper and slower water.
Slightly warmer water would help too, but we don’t have any gear for that.
We continue to receive forecasts of “chance of rain”—but no big storms are in sight yet. Reportedly the sand spit at the mouth of the Klamath is still creating a bottle neck with only shallow water over the bar at high tide. That will be washed clear as soon as we get a decent amount of rain in the Klamath-Trinity watershed, and then we should see a lot of fresh winter run fish busting up river.
We hope you come busting up here again this season too. I’m reluctant to be a forecaster, but there really are strong indications that we will have very good fishing for fresh wild Trinity steelhead well into March.
Tight lines,
John for The Gang @ Indian Creek Lodge
.