Trinity River Fish Report for 2-18-2022
This has been and continues to be a banner year on the Trinity
Trinity River - Douglas City, CA
by The Fly Shop
2-18-2022
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This has been and continues to be a banner year on the Trinity. More and more insects are hatching daily. Pay attention to what is coming off and you will find yourself hooked up more often. Golden Stones are a solid choice of fly right now, the Rolling Stone is a guide favorite. Psycho Princes, Pheasant Tails and all of the Euronymph jobbers are working too. The weather looks great over the next week and the larger fish are here. Some smaller fish full of steely fury are around too, so make sure your drag is not set too tight or you will be donating flies to the steelhead fishing gods. We have guides ready to take you out, give Bryan or Chris a shout in Outfitters to get something set up!
Trinity River Flows:
Trinity River Releases from Lewiston
Trinity River Flow at Pigeon Point
Shuttle Services:
• Bill & Caryl Dickens (Gold Coast Shuttle) at 530-623-1905
Access To the Trinity River
The Trinity has many publicly accessible areas with good wading opportunities during the steelhead season. Stop by the shop and we'd be happy to point you in the right direction.
Steelhead Fishing Can be Frustrating
These anadromous rainbow trout are known as the 'Fish of a Thousand Casts.' For good reason! The learning curve can be quite steep learning when and where to go, and what type of water to target. Our Professional Guide Staff has decades of experience guiding the Trinity River for steelhead. A day spent with one of our guides will get you up to speed much more quickly.
Recommended Equipment & Setups
Early Summer Run Steelhead on the Trinity River will take swung flies readily. Spey rods are becoming an increasingly popular method to swing flies. The Fly Shop's Signature Spey Rods are an economical way to get into a great Spey rig. Add a Ross Cimmaron II Fly Reel and a Scandi shooting head, a leader, tippet and fly and you'll be in business.
Hot Flies:
Dry Flies:
• Harrop's Last Chance Cripple - #18
Nymphs/Wet Flies:
• Pat's RubberlegsBrown and Black, #4-8
• Mercer's Poxyback GB Hares Ears - #8-14
• TB Solitude Stone - #8
• Lance's X-May - #16, Brown
• Mercer's Gold Bead Biot Epoxy Golden Stone - #8-10
Eggs:
• Clown Egg - #4-10
• M.C. Redd Reapers
• Micro Spawn Eggs - Pink & Salmon Egg
• Boles Bazookas - #8
Streamers & Leeches:
• Beadhead Crystal Buggers - Any
• CH Kiwi Muddlers
• Freshwater Clouser - Any
More Reports
The Fly Shop Reports
for Friday, February 18th, 2022Klamath River - Middle: Still plenty of fish and good angling to be had
Sacramento River - Lower: The river continues to clear and releases from Keswick remain around 3,250 CFS
McCloud River: The McCloud is in good shape again for sure
Pit River: Large flows continue to be the story on the Pit
The Fly Shop Reports
for Thursday, February 10th, 2022Fall River: Most of the anglers are chasing steelhead and large rainbows right now
Hat Creek: The snow is all gone and the weather is beautiful on Hat Creek
Klamath River - Middle: The snow is all gone up around the upper Klamath and the river has some color to it
Sacramento River - Lower: The river is really shaping up for a great spring
McCloud River: The McCloud is in good shape again for sure!
Trinity River: There are still quite a few adult steelhead in the river with more heading up from the Klamath
Sacramento River - Upper: The river is in pretty good shape from the top down to Simms at least
Baum Lake: Baum Lake is in great shape and there are a ton of fish
Shasta Lake: Fishing has slowed some on the lake
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