No early egg taking stations were ever established on the Trinity River, however, one early hatchery was built at Fort Gaston near the south end of what is now the Hoopa Valley Indian Reservation....
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No early egg taking stations were ever established on the Trinity River, however, one early hatchery was built at Fort Gaston near the south end of what is now the Hoopa Valley Indian Reservation....
If you want to read and learn all about California winter steelhead, check out California Winter Steelhead, Life History and Fly Fishing at https://dennisplee.com/. Thirteen chapters and 284 pages,...
For those interested, here is a more complete graph of Nimbus Fish Hatchery steelhead trap numbers.
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Unfortunately, the average number of winter steelhead returning to the American River...
John Shewey’s new book, Spey Flies, Their History and Construction is an excellent read for those interested in the origin and evolution of these classic flies. The book has 14 chapters and includes...
"A dentist from Eureka who was a serious angler landed a 20# Steelhead on a 7weight fly rod.
He fished the river in this small wooden, hand made, one man outboard jet boat."
Bill, the dentist you...
A long long time ago I surveyed Putah Creek from Middletown downstream to Lake Berryessa. And yes, the creek did and most likely still has a good population of smallmouth bass. Access is difficult...
I was fortunate to have attended Humboldt State University in the late 1960’s and often fished the Klamath River. Additionally, I supervised the Klamath River Salmon and Steelhead Research Project in...
At the same time we left for the lower Klamath River our website host upgraded their software causing our site to go down. The problem has been fixed now and www.dennisplee.com is up and running....
At the same time we left for the lower Klamath River our website host upgraded their software causing our site to go down. The problem has been fixed now and www.dennisplee.com is up and running....
Unfortunately our hosting site recently updated their software and caused our website to crash. We are currently at the Klamath River and cannot correct the issue. We will fix the issue and should be...
The Santa Clara River is just one of many Southern California rivers that once supported large runs of winter steelhead and sport fisheries. Most all were gone by the middle of the last century. In...
Bill;
Thank you for posting this video. In my new book California Winter Steelhead, Life History and Fly Fishing there are several references to the Santa Clara and most all other California...
From California Winter Steelhead, Life History and Fly Fishing
"there are few fly patterns meant to imitate an actual worm. One example is the One Worm, or Rag Worm, credited to Scandinavian fly...
John;
One of the biggest issues with trailering a motor attached to an aluminum boat is the flexing of the transom where it is attached to the bottom of the boat. The constant flexing of a motor...
Historically the Klamath has supported a good shad run. Water temperatures at Klamath Glen are in the low 60’s F. right now, just a little late for the first migrations. American shad on the West...
Bill;
Beautiful winter steelhead catch by your brother. It is nice to see more fish in the South Fork Eel River. Prior to the Great Floods of 1955 and 1964, during the 1938-39 to 1963-64 seasons,...
Soft hackled flies and similar patterns can be very effective in the springtime on the American River. Check out this blog I wrote this time last year highlighting methods and effective patterns.
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Here is a page spread example of some Shrimp, Comet and Grub patterns in the Chapter 13 on Winter Steelhead Flies from California Winter Steelhead, Life History and Fly Fishing. Each page in this...
Yes, our second book California Winter Steelhead, Life History and Fly Fishing, was announced when we went to print in October. Unfortunately, printing was delayed and we did not receive copies in...
Bill is correct. The Comet style fly was very popular from the Russian north to the Eel River on many of California coastal rivers and creeks. And yes, Hal Janssen was one of several successful...
Bill;
Retired California Fish and Game Biologist Kenneth Hashagen published a paper in California Fish and Game Quarterly many years ago that indicated the California distribution of Hexgenia...
California Chinook salmon? Likely not, but we are already working on California Summer Steelhead, Life History and Fly Fishing to complete a trilogy of California steelhead books - half-pounders,...
We want to thank everyone who ordered a copy of our new book California Winter Steelhead, Life History and Fly Fishing. Since we announced pre-orders for the book and copies became available early...
On 6 April 1973, the California Fish and Game Commission authorized the introduction of Alabama spotted bass as part of an "experimental" management program to improve fishing in California...
Nimbus Fish Hatchery fall Chinook salmon trap numbers can be found on the CDFW’s website under Anadromous Fisheries section, type “CDFW GrandTab” into any search engine and a PDF for “California...