I had a discussion in September with a friend of mine (licensed guide) who is not a native guide, and who fishes the Lower Trinity every year as part of his schedule. He said he has been told by the Hoopa that for a guide to launch/takeout on Hoopa property, they are going to charge $100.00 per guide per day, and $5.00 per fisherman per day. For a drift boat guide, that will be an extra $110 dollars a day in overhead. Hmm, I wonder how the guide will recover that! Ha ha! He does not think they will go after people on the river, only those who want to launch/takeout on Hoopa property. IMHO, the only people who would benefit from using a jet boat on a river that small are the people in the boat. Any other people using the river at the same time, would be affected in a negative way by people blasting by to get to their spots. I have fished from Hoopa to the mouth in my drift boat many times, sometimes encountering natives in jet boats tending their nets. I would liken it to a bubbly fart in church, the only happy person is the one doing the farting.
Quote Originally Posted by Jed Peters View Post
Jet's are runable in higher flows like I'm hoping for in three weeks.

That said, speaking to a couple friends/guides, since a couple years ago, there are no "nonnative" guides allowed on the Hoopa property--and as we know they own the river. So, a drift from the South to Big Rock would be the name of the game if this is the case.

Bill--I've seen them up there during early season salmon runs (higher flows) in the willow creek area. But I think it's TOO skinny now.

And as for the Klamath--if I wanted to trout fish (or steelhead the size of trout) I'd go to the feather or yuba. HA! (But seriously, I understand the lower klamath below Weitchpec can be game on just after a big dump.....)