Klamath River: There are Steelhead from Weitchpec to Happy Camp right now.

[Bill Kiene semi-retired]

Try to get up there in October.

Let me know if you need any help planning a trip.

[avidangler]

Did you get a good report? Things seem late this year.

[Bill Kiene semi-retired]

I had good reports but don't want to give more details because my Klamath friends would not like it.

Just go in October........try to spend a week.

You don't need indicators on the Klamath.....

I don't like the Klamath upstream from Interstate 5.



**Fly fishing guide and veteran Klamath fly fisher Mike Folden told me that he does not guide above the mouth of the Scott river.

[avidangler]

Yeah I wasn't trying to get intel just nice to know some fish are up that way right now.

[Bill Kiene semi-retired]

There are many anglers who stay up on the Klamath river for a month or more every year.

RVing is very popular and affordable.


Over my lifetime I have met these folks and am quite jealous.

My friends Bruce Porter and Nor Fierros fished the river more than most for over the past 30 years.

Both use small single hand fly rods with a floating line and size 8 light flies.

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The late Stanley Inouye had a cabin on the famous Ulathorne riffle below Orleans that was taken away during the big flood of 1964.

He said he not only lost his cabin but actually lost the entire property it sat on? All gone.............

[TaylerW]

Been on the river daily. There are a decent number of very fresh fish coming in. Have had a couple good shots of rain. I have limited days left and fishing is only getting better! Swinging has been as productive as float fishing surprisingly. Water temps are perfect and the weather is still very pleasant!

[Adrian]

Hey Bill,

Whats your set up on the Klamath?? Rod, line recs etc?

[TaylerW]

If any of you all interested I only have 7 days left available until the second week oDecember. Im expecting to bo booked solid within two weeks or so! Hit me up it's been good!

[Bill Kiene semi-retired]

If any of you all interested I only have 7 days left available until the second week oDecember. Im expecting to bo booked solid within two weeks or so! Hit me up it's been good!

If you have not fished Fall Steelhead much or have not fished the middle Klamath river getting out with Tayler would likely change your

future Steelhead experience.

[Bill Kiene semi-retired]

Hey Bill,

Whats your set up on the Klamath?? Rod, line recs etc?

I just use a single handed fly rod or a small Switch rod, floating line, tapered mono leader the length of my rod to about 1x tippet.

Then any classic Steelhead fly, wet fly or nymph in size #8/10.......barbless.

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Chasing Shade? In August/September it is more important to fish in the low light levels of morning and evening.

Or in the shade with the sun off the run or water the fish should be in.

We were taught many years ago by veteran Klamath river fly fisher Joe Shirshac......he started up there in 1952.

He gets out extremely early and fishes hard for the first 3 hours of light.......with a dark fly.

Joe taught us to take the afternoons off to eat and take a nap.

Then we would go out about 3 hours before sunset and fish hard right up till dark.

Late in the Fall, Oct/Nov, when it is over casting and raining you can fish all day in the low light levels.

Clear skies, bright sun mid-afternoon is not good.