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

 

Winter Steelhead is in full swing. l Start fishing on Tuesday & it looks like we will be fishing the Smith. I would rather fish the Eel  but with this storm we just  had & one on the way there is only one river to fish. We have what looks like a big storm coming in on Thursday &  this will keep the southern rivers blown out. I have heard that fishing hasn't been easy but its just a matter of time before the rivers flood with fish.

I still have some day's open in Jan.3,4,5,6,8,21,22,24,& the 25th. 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

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Well After pretty much A grinding season on the Klamath. I left the river on a good note. After A lot of tough fishing with a few great day's in-between. My team won first place on the first Salmon & Steelhead Derby on the Klamath river. The event was put on by Friends Of Cal-Ore Fish & we raised $10,000 for our Hatcheries. Our team in two day's hooked 36 adult fish & landed 18.

After leaving the Klamath I fished the Trinity for a couple Day's. The fishing was decent for us but I did not kill'em by no means but did manage to catch our fish. I didn't really have a chance to find the good I was hearing about. The rain pounded us last night & forced me to not fish this morning. Right now the rivers are all swollen & with any luck we will have receding flows in the morning. I plan to fish the Smith in the morning & for the rest of Oct.  If you want to catch big salmon and on the Smith river its time .Space is very limited  & important to book early. Book your reservations 707-498-4087 Klamath fish camp phone 707-482-3473 See on the water

FISH ON

Right now the rivers are on fire!  If you want to catch salmon and steelhead the Klamath and Trinity are the place to do it.  Looks like we will be getting some rain and we will have to wait and see what it does to the rivers but my guess is the fishing will only improve for the time being.  Space is very limited this time of year & important to book early. Book your reservations 707-498-4087 Klamath fish camp phone 707-482-3473 See on the water

Fishing has been hit and miss for the last month. I really haven't had any good reports to write about all season. Last night the river flooded with fish. The full moon last night brought the highest tide we've seen all month.All the boats that fished the lower river had limits of adult Salmon. my boat hooked 23 with only two anglers on board. Space is very limited this time of year & important to book early. Book your reservations 707-498-4087 Klamath fish camp phone 707-482-3473 See on the water

Fishing has been hit and miss for the last week as the water temperature has remained in the 70 degree range.   We also saw a lot of pressure with the holiday weekend being the peak.  We are seeing plenty of salmon and steelhead in the river and with some cooler temperatures either weather wise or some cold flows from the Trinity we will see fishing spike wide open. 

I only have 8 day's left available in my boat for Sept.& 12 in Oct. Space is very limited this time of year & important to book early. Book your reservations 707-498-4087 Klamath fish camp phone 707-482-FISH See on the water

Steelhead fishing has pretty consistent for the last month. I haven't had many Salmon to the net. Word on the street is there are lots of fish being netted at the mouth. There is also a release scheduled for the Trinity witch we will see in a couple day's. This will certainly push the Salmon up past those net's. I look forward to the Salmon & Steelhead only Getting better from here on out.

I only have 8 day's left available in my boat for Sept.& 12 in oct. Space is very limited this time of year & important to book early. Book your reservations 707-498-4087 Klamath fish camp phone 707-482-FISH See on the water

Hello, fishermen the Springer fishing has been hit & miss. Springer fishing all boils down to a few things & obviously we need fish to start. Secondly you need to be able to get up early enough to get a good spot. thirdly A lot of time on the water & a lot of patients.

With the river getting so low already this year the troll bait will most likely start any day now. This will also trigger the steelhead to slow down & start holding in the riffles.There has been a fair amount of steelies caught already. These fish are just like the Springers. They won't stop until the water drops.

I know I said my reports were going to be more current but my computer made a liar out of me. We are back up & running again sorry for any inconveniences. reservations 707-839-8127

Kenny Armstrong

Hello, fishermen the Springers have showed. I have had limits of fish for the last two days. The fish have been heavy to. I heard a boat got a thirty pounder yesterday. The local plunkers have really been putting the smack down as well. All the other boat anglers I have spoken with have been doing very well. Over all it sounds like the river is kicking out some very nice fish for everybody.

My fishing report is & will be updated at least twice a week from here on  through the fall season now that there are some fish showing.you can contact me at 707-498-4087

Kenny Armstrong

Well it look's like we've ended up with a great quota this year. The Department of fish & game has estimated that the Klamath River has 600,000 three year old Salmon returning from the ocean. Along with 26,000 four year old fish. If the DFG predictions are accurate most of the run will be three year old fish that average 8 to 15 pounds. The PFMC & fish & game has set the quota at 10,600 fish. A far better scenario then last season. Anglers will be able to keep 2-adults & 1 jack per day with a total of 12 Chinook in 7 days, no more than 4 adults in that 7 day period. Lets not forget about 1 fin clipped Steelhead.

Springer's are starting to come in the river right now. The Trinity River will have it's spring flows starting April 27th . Bor will increase the flows from 300cfs to 4500cfs by may 1st, the peak flows will last for a week & then there will be a gradual reduction of the water flows until June 25th. At this time the river will assume the normal summer flow at 450cfs.

Remember now this will be a very busy season so book your dates asap.I will Start running Springer trips in my power boat in mid may. The Springer season runs into July at this time we switch gears & Start Targeting Summer Run Steelhead. We will fish the Steelhead until the fall Salmon arrive usually in mid to late August. Keep in mind that late Aug.-Sept. will be really busy. So be sure to book your  Guide & lodging arrangements pronto. To Book your Reservations with me just call 707-498-4087

Fish on

Kenny Armstrong

 

Well fishing has been pretty darn tough the last few day's. Scores have been  the same for most boats with 0 to 3 with the occasional 5 or 6. Conditions have been next to perfect with good color & river level, just not a lot of fish. All the rivers down south were just coming into shape. Unfortunately the rain we are getting tonight will surely blow them right back out. We are supposed to get at least 4 inches in the next two day's this will even blow the smith & Chetco right back out to. Hopefully this storm will bring a good push of fish in.

Fish on

Kenny Armstrong

 

Well fishing has been pretty darn tough the last few day's. Scores have been  the same for most boats with 0 to 3 with the occasional 5 or 6. Conditions have been next to perfect with good color & river level, just not a lot of fish. All the rivers down south were just coming into shape. Unfortunately the rain we are getting tonight will surely blow them right back out. We are supposed to get at least 4 inches in the next two day's this will even blow the smith & Chetco right back out to. Hopefully this storm will bring a good push of fish in.

Fish on

Kenny Armstrong

 

 

Sorry for the lack of reports I've been really busy here is the run down. On Thursday & Friday I fished with Mike Pratt & Dave & had great success. Thur. We hooked 10 & landed 9 with big fish about 16 lbs. Friday we hooked 9 & landed 8 with a big one. Weighed in at 21 lbs. & released. The small amounts of rain we had on Wed. & Thur. was just enough to make me decide to go north to the Smith. I Heard that the was a lot of fish in the system but were hard to catch because of the clear water. We didn't see hardly any color change Thur. or Fri. but it sure did stir the fish up & put um on the bite. On Saturday I had a perfect score 0 for 0.. I had changed my normal routine because the water conditions had changed but it just didn't pan out. All in all it sounded like a tough bite for everybody. I do no that there were a ton of fresh fish moving in to the river judging by all the fresh fish rolling every where in the after noon. We got blown out on Sunday & did not fish do to unfishable river conditions. On Mon. the river was back in good shape but the bite just never turned on. I saw 3 fish caught all day. I have a couple day's off & I will be back fishing on Fri. for the Perk derby this weekend.

Fish on

Kenny Armstrong

 

 

We finally have come rain the forecast. Looks like we will get a 1/2 tomorrow night & then rain on Wednesday & Thursday with a chance of precipitation the remainder of the week. I have enjoyed my stay at home fishing these southern rivers. It looks like we will get enough rain to be forst back to the Smith & the Chetco. I have had this Friday & Saturday get cancelled so if any buddy is interested give me a call. We will just have to see what this weather will bring us. Hopefully just enough to bring some more fresh fish in the river systems & get the water  up & flowing. 

Fish on

Kenny Armstrong

 

 

Fishing has remained to be really good to me & my sticks in the boat. I have just ban amazed at the amount of fish that I have managed to hook since my last report. It can be really hard to post these report's when fishing conditions are tough like this. Not only do I have long time clients & potential new clients reading my reports. I also have other drift boaters that are searching to find out were they can possibly find some fish to catch to. When conditions get like this I have found it's a pretty good idea to find your own water to fish to be successful. Today we hooked 10 fish landing 6 with a double hook up in mix. I had wed. & thur off & between mon & tue. we hooked 34 fish with 6 double hook ups . We all know that we are in desperate need of rain to get these rivers up and fishing good. Unfortunately I still don't see any rain in the forcast. It does seem like the section of river that I've been fishing has had a constant push of fresh fish. I just hope that I don't start naming the fish we've been catching in each run .

 

 

Fishing has been really good to me & my sticks in the boat. Yesterday we fished the Eel & hooked 12 fish & only put one in the net fortunately we got to fight them for a bit before we had the hook & weight shot back at us while the fish were in mid air made it bearable. Today we went & fished the Trinity because the Eel is getting packed with people & the water is getting really clear & felt the bight was going to die. Sure enough I talked with friend & fellow guide Brice Dusi who had fished the Eel today & my suspicion was right. There were tons of boats & a lot of zero's. Fishing on most north coast rivers will be very tough until we see some rain.

Today I had a single and the boat and we fished the lower Eel river.  What a day we had going 9 for 13 with the biggest a hen going 19lbs on the scale....with just a single in the boat.  The weather was beautiful and the river is starting to get a little low and we could use a little rain.  The Eel is not only one of the best producing rivers around it has some of the hardest fighting steelhead you will find.  Now with the weather break we are fortunate to have this opportunity to fish such a pristine and gorgeous river!  Book your trip now while I have dates available.

We had a slower bite today. The river was in perfect shape but just a little cold. My boat ended up with 4 fish all mint bright. I think we might of rapped it up just a little to early. Around 12:00 it started to rain & neither Jim or Matty had rain gear. With the air temp just above freezing made for a really miserable conditions & the guy's just had enough at 1:00. So we pulled the plug before those guy's lost a finger or two. Murphy's law, as soon as we did the shuttle & had the the boat on the trailer the weather cleared a little & warmed up. That's fishing better luck tomorrow. I talked with a couple other guides that were fishing the same stretch with me & they said the bite turned on after the weather broke.  The Eel will be the go to river for the next week or so.  The Eel is not only one of the best producing rivers around it has some of the hardest fighting steelhead you will find.  Now with the weather break we are fortunate to have this opportunity to fish such a pristine and gorgeous river!  Book your trip now while I have dates available.

We had a beautiful day on the Eel picking up 14 steelhead in the 12-15lb range with only one downer.  With all the other rivers way low and too clear it looks like the Eel will be the go to river for the next week or so.  The Eel is not only one of the best producing rivers around it has some of the hardest fighting steelhead you will find.  Now with the weather break we are fortunate to have this opportunity to fish such a pristine and gorgeous river!  Book your trip now while I have dates available.

Today was just a grind I talked with the fish counter at noon & she had only counted 3 fish out of 26 boats. The river has dropped A lot & become clear. My clients today hooked 2 & got 1 to the net. Pretty tough considering my previous reports. I will be heading home to fish some southern rivers that should be much more productive.  

Today my three some from the city hooked 14 fish & only landed 7. Not bad, I just wish the fish would start biting better so we have a chance at landing a few more. I will have the day off tomorrow & return to the smith on Saturday.

I my father and daughter team out again on the Chetco today and we went 8 for 15.  Kaitlyn caught more and more steelhead.  The river was a little high but it fished beautiful.  Today should be a banner day as the river has come into perfect shape.  I have three guys aboard tomorrow so it should be interesting to see how productive the Chetco will be!  As I have been saying I only expect the fishing to only get better from here on out.  Book you trips now while I still have dates available.  Last night I booked 12 trips so the dates are filling up fast!!!

Today I had a father and daughter team out on the Chetco today and we went 7 for 11.  Kaitlyn caught her first, second, third, and fourth fish today.  She will be back with dad tomorrow to put some more fish under her belt. The Chetco was a little high today but the color was exceptional.  I expect the fishing to only get better from here on out.  Book you trips now while I still have dates available.

I have not fished for a couple day's. My wife went into labor on New Years day & had a baby boy at 12:20 on the 2nd. He is 7.6 lbs. 20.5" & we named him Cole Riley. Well now you know the hole story let's get to fishing. The river blew out for a couple day's & did not fish. Today the river was back at 12.5 this morning & fishin. Most of the reports that I received were poor 2 to 0 well that's fishing. That doesn't mean they weren't there 12.5 can be a tough level for some. The fish can be just about any were & you just got to get it in front of them. In the last week there has been two 26 lb. fish caught with a couple other low 20 lb. fish boated. The Smith & Chetco should come into prime shape for the next week. Remember book your trips asap to ensure the dates you desire  It definitely looks like a banner steelhead season ahead.

FISH ON                                     

Kenny Armstrong

 

 

We did not fish today but we were on the river yesterday.  We went 3 for 4 with the biggest fishing being 12lbs.  The river is in great shape and the rain we are supposed to get this Wed should only help the river rather than hurt it.  It definitely looks like a banner steelhead season ahead so be sure to book your trips early to ensure you get the dates you want.