Date: April 27, 2008
Report: fish report

While all of California shut down to salmon fishing this year the Klamath river will be open and in-river anglers are going to see one of  the biggest adult quota in the past decade this fall. The quota for adult fall run salmon  this season is an incredible 22,500 fish and with the ocean shut down and the expected closures of the Central Valley rivers the Klamath will be the only salmon fishery available to sport anglers this year other than the Smith. We do expect above average fishing pressure as anglers converge on the Klamath in August and September but it's the Spring salmon run that will happen next and is a fishery that is under the radar of most.

 Springers start to return in mid May and their numbers build with peak fishing in June. This is an anchor fishery where boats anchor in the travel lanes on the edges or seams of the river and back bounce spinners to intercept salmon. These are tough fighting an arguably the best tasting fish with most running in the 12 to 30 pound class.  The best fishing tends to be in the early morning hours and will last through about noon. Springers tend to move through very quickly and a couple of hours of dead action can often be followed by 15 or 20 minutes of fast and furious action where boats in one stretch get several take downs apiece. Breakfast is also included on these Springer trips yes breakfast. There's nothing like hot bacon & egg's early in the morning out on the water.
 
In mid July the summer steelhead run gets under way. Summer steelies come in two runs. The larger fish start to show in mid July with most running 5 to 8 and often to 12 pounds. The half pounder run follows in mid August and peaks on the lower river in early September. It's the early steelie run that is often overlooked by anglers due to the lack of salmon in the lower river at that time. The past few years have been very productive for July steelie anglers with catches running from 5 to over 20 fish per boat.  On light tackle these fish are a challenge and love to gobble roe & a fish pill. Here is a pic Of my 5 year old Kayley & my good friend Zach's son Jake with there first Klamath river summer steelies.

Another Steelhead season has come & gone with it's high's & lows. Plagued early in the season with high water made for a tough start. When the Smith & Chetco rivers finally did come into shape great catching day's were few & far between. Fortunately weather was easy on the the rivers down south & we great fishing for a longer period of time than a typical season. I had a great time with every body that fished with me & would also like to thank you &  look forward to seeing you on the water another time. Here are A few pic's of the season.

The south fork was fair to us. We managed to hook 7 & land six the first day. The second day was a little tougher we hooked only 3 & landing 2. The river clearing & 4 to five other boats on the same run certainly didn't help. Saturday I decided it would be a good idea to go fish a lot lower on the river than the armada. The Water we went & fished was just coming into shape & a little high .We ended up hooking 7 & landing 6. I have been still catching fresh ones to its been about 50 50 on my boat. Every day the River conditions will just get better & better. I still have some openings for the remainder of the the season if any body is interested.

The river was in great shape Tue. morning just a little high. We put the boat in at o dark thirty & started fishing all by our selves. We ended up 4 out of 5 with a couple dandies. Rob landed a mint bright 14 to 15 pound buck. Katie Robs 12 year old daughter landed a fish that was 17 to 18 pounds. We released the big fish & continued fishing.

Wed. the river had dropped and was in perfect shape. Katie started the day on her third cast of the morning. We ended up hooking 9 fish & landing 7 great day. We are going to get some weather for the next couple days predictions for 70 mph winds & a lot of rain. Hopefully we don't get blown out for to long.

I still have some day's open in Jan.,21& 22. I also have some days available later in the season as well. If any one would like to fish these day's Call me asap. 707-498-4087