18 August 9 , 2024
FRESHWATER
VOL . 43 • ISS . 9
FRESHWATER REPORTS :
CONTINUED FROM PG 17
TRINITY RIVER
Brian Garcia of Alta with a fat 21 1 \ 2 inch cutthroat from Jackson Meadows reservoir caught on a silver / red Cripplure .
Photo by Paul Kneeland , Fish Sniffer Staff
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Dodgers the Hoopa and Yurok Tribal members , have been fighting for water to be released from the Trinity reservoirs for the Trinity and Klamath rivers for salmon generations ,” explained Regina Chichizola from Save California Salmon . “ These fights led to real solutions like the Lower Klamath long term plan , which stopped large scale Klamath River fish kills , and Record of the Decision of the Trinity River , which restored some flows , but we still have no protections for our reservoir storage , or from new diversions on the Central Valley side or voluntary agreements ,” said Chichizola . “ For the Hoopa Valley people , the river is a lifeline for us . We eat out of the river ,” noted Hoopa Valley Tribal member and Klamath Justice Coalition organizer , Dania Rose Colegrove . “ Some people go to the store ; we go to the river . It used to be one of the best fishing rivers in the West Coast .”
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Charlie was tossing a FishLab 1 / 2oz BioBlade Spinner Bait on an outgoing tide on the California Delta when he landed these two big largemouth bass .
Photo Courtesy of Charlie King
“ At some point we are going to have to cut off the diversion from Lewiston . This water is being used in the Central Valley for luxury food . It does not benefit us ,” she concluded .
TRUCKEE / LITTLE TRUCKEE RIVERS
Dead Drifting and Jigged Craws In Month of August
TRUCKEE - The Truckee has been fishing well despite the warm water . While the Glenshire area is only fishing well in the mornings , if you get out bright and early you will have a few hours of great fishing before noon . The hopper bite up here has been good to the point where we often aren ’ t even putting a dropper below it . If fishing down below Boca , expect good fishing a bit later in the day , slowing down more towards the early afternoon . Nymphing remains more consistent down here as the flows are greater , but the possibility of a fish taking a hopper certainly remains . The main bugs for subsurface fishing will be stoneflies and crawdads , paired with a PMD or caddis . August is considered by many to be the single best month for throwing crawdads , and the first few days of the month have started out strong . Dead drifting them under an indicator or using a jigged craw while euro nymphing will consistently outperform swinging them , and if you ’ re looking to chuck a streamer , we recommend using an olive sculpin limitation instead . As water temps remain warm expect to find the majority of your fish holding in fast water like riffles , pocket water or the tops of buckets . Anywhere there is whitewater , bubbles or a seam is where most fish are holding right now .
- Miles Zimmerman , Trout Creek
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