2003 Fishing Report
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Hello fisherman, The Smith river level at Jed Smith is 12.5ft. The river blew out yesterday with the level going over 18 ft. at the upper gauge. Today we were plunking. We had a short day today, taking out at 1 p.m. We hooked two fish and landed one. They were both nice steelhead. The plunkers were nailing them today, we saw alot of fish hooked and released. Tomorrow should be awesome! To book your trip call toll free 866-875-9500 or e-mail. Keep your rod up, Kim Date: Sunday, December 28, 2003 at 20:03:35 Current Report: Hello fisherman, The Smith river level at Jed Smith is 9.5 ft. It is currently raining here. The river is in fine shape at this time. The fishing has been awesome. Over the christmas holiday I fished Daryl and Kelly Izykowski from Reno. We fished for two and a half days, landing a total of 9 nice steelhead. We had a great time. Thank you Daryl & Kelly! Yesterday I fished a party of two and we landed 8 steelhead. Today I fished the same party and we landed 2 out of 3 steelhead. Most all the boats are hooking fish. There was a nice twenty pound steelhead caught and released today. We are off to a fantastic steelhead season! I am fully booked for January, but I do have some open days for February and March. To book your trip call toll free 866-875-9500 or e-mail. Keep your rod up, Kim Date: Saturday, December 20, 2003 at 19:54:55 Current Report: Hello fisherman, The Smith river level at Jed Smith is 9.7 ft. I made a mistake on my last report and put the level a foot lower than what it was, sorry for that. The river is in great shape and fishing well. Today we hooked three steelhead and landed two. They weighed 10 lbs. each. We also hooked and released a chrome jack salmon. The fishing will only get better, and maybe even the new state record steelhead will be caught! I only have three days left open in January, they are the 5th, 6th, and 23nd. I have a few more open days for February and March. To book your trip call toll free 866-875-9500 or e-mail. Keep your rod up, Kim Date: Thursday, December 18, 2003 at 18:50:48 Current Report: Hello fisherman, The Smith river level is 8.4 ft. at Jed Smith. Steelhead season is here. We had some real big water up here in the last week and it brought us steelhead. The river is in awesome shape and fishing great, and the best part is there are just a few boats on the river, but that is about to change. It looks like most of the guides will be starting thier trips this coming weekend. We are forcast for rain Friday night and Saturday. This looks to be another terrific steelhead season with some big fish, and maybe even the state record steelhead! Don't miss out! To book your trip call toll free 866-875-9500 or e-mail. Keep your rod up, Kim Date: Wednesday, December 10, 2003 at 16:09:53 Current Report: Hello fisherman, The Smith river level at Jed Smith is 8.8 feet. It is raing here right now, not heavy, but steady. The salmon report is about the same with mostly dark fish being caught and a fresh salmon here and there, with some nice size fish being caught. The steelhead are really starting to show in numbers. There have been a couple of 15 lbers. caught and a report of a 20 lb. steelhead caught on the Smith. The Chetco river has produced a 21 lb. steelhead so far this season. This is a great time to be here as there are very few boats on the river right now. We have a few open days left this month for the salmon and steelhead fishing. To book your trip call toll free 866-875-9500 or e-mail. Keep your rod up, Kim Date: Tuesday, December 2, 2003 at 15:52:23 Current Report: Hello fisherman, I have been fishing on the Klamath river near Happy Camp since Saturday. We are fishing for steelhead, which are plentiful. These steelies are weighing up to about five pounds. I'll be fishing here through Thursday or Friday. The Smith river level at Jed Smith is 7.3 feet and very slowly declining. Reports are about the same as they have been, with the river level being low and in need of more rain. The fishing remains about the same with alot of dark fish being caught with an occasional batch of fresh fish. There also have been some steelhead caught in the lower part of the river. We are forcast for rain off and on through the weekend, let's hope it is enough to bring the Smith river level up to a good level. We are taking bookings for the salmon season and steelhead season. To book your trip call toll free 866-875-9500 or e-mail. Keep your rod up, Kim Date: Wednesday, November 26, 2003 at 20:39:27 Current Report: Hello fisherman, The Smith river level at Jed Smith is 7.5 feet and leveling out. The fishing has been good one day and not so good the next. Yesterday was a good day with some fresh fish in the system. Today was another story, we fished a half day with no luck. It rained about an inch and a half yesterday, but we still need alot more, the river is still low. We are into our high tides right now, with the highest being right now. We are forcast for rain on Friday, bring it on! We still have a few openings left for salmon season and we are taking bookings for steelhead season. Call early for the best dates! To book your trip call toll free 866-875-9500 or e-mail. Happy Thanksgiving ! Keep your rod up, Kim Date: Tuesday, November 18, 2003 at 19:56:54 Current Report: Hello fisherman, Th Smith river is currently open. It had closed last thursday, the day before the salmon derby, then reopened again on saturday at 5p.m. The salmon derby was a success, it was the 25th anniversary, although the water conditions left alot to be desired. We received enough rain on sunday to bring the river level up to 8.2 feet on monday. The fishing on monday was fantastic throughout the whole river. Everyone was hooking and catching fish. Today was a different story, the river current dropped to a very slow flow, and it was back to bobber fishing. We are forcast for rain tomorrow, let's hope so! We have a few openings left for salmon season and we are also booking steelhead season. To book your trip call toll free 866-875-9500 or e-mail. Keep your rod up, Kim Date: Tuesday, November 11, 2003 at 20:12:58 Current Report: Hello fisherman, The Smith river opened yesterday. Everyone seems to be catching fish, boats and bank fisherman. We've been using roe, sand shrimp and quikfish which are all working well. The salmon derby is this weekend so the river should be pretty crowded with alot of bobbers floating out there. The river is still very low and we need more water which is forcasted for this coming weekend. We have some open days for salmon season and are taking bookings for the steelhead run. To book your trip call toll free 866-875-9500 or e-mail. Keep your rod up,Kim Date: Sunday, November 9, 2003 at 19:49:56 Current Report: Hello fisherman, We've been fishing on the Smith river below rowdy creek, as the river is still closed above due to the low water. We did receive four inches of rain in the last four days, but it did not bring the river level up enough to open. There have been some real nice salmon landed below rowdy creek. There's been a 62lber., 58lber., 53lber., etc., quite a few fish in the fifty pound range and down. There are fresh fish coming into the system and we need more rain to open the river. It is going to be a great season on the Smith. Don't wait to late to book your trip! I do apologize for the late report as I am very busy up here on the water ways, I've been on the Klamath in Seiad valley as well as the Smith, and I do not always have the time or access to my computer. We will update again in the next few days. We do have some open days for salmon season and we are also taking bookings for the steelhead run. To book your trip call toll free 866-875-9500 or e-mail. Keep your rod up, Kim Date: Friday, October 24, 2003 at 08:17:17 Current Report: Hello fisherman, We are back home from the upper Klamath river at Hornbrook. What a great season! There were many fish caught and some real nice sizes. Thank you to everyone who fished with me, it was a real good time! We are now getting ready to fish the Smith river for chinook salmon. The reports are that there are alot of fish in the system right now and those who are fishing now are getting some nice fish. It looks to be a great season. The bait opener is Nov.1st from rowdy creek on down. I have open Nov.16-21 for salmon on the Smith and I also have open Dec.8-14. We are also taking bookings for the steelhead run. To book your trip call toll free 866-875-9500 or e-mail. Keep your rod up, Kim Date: Sunday, September 28, 2003 at 16:52:13 Current Report: Hello fisherman, I am now fishing the upper Klamath river in Hornbrook which is located 14 miles north of Yreka,CA. We will be here til near the end of October. The salmon fishing here has been good.You can't help but catch fish here, this where their journey ends. Thanks to everyone who fished with me on the lower Klamath river, it was a fantastic season! I will be taking bookings for the salmon run on the Smith river and for steelhead season which will follow in December. You can reach me at my cell #707-954-2409 or e-mail. Keep your rod up, Kim Date: Saturday, September 20, 2003 at 19:42:41 Current Report: Hello fisherman, The Klamath river is still producing numbers of fish as it always does this time of year. The salmon run has been spectacular, and the steelhead action is there as well. I will be fishing the lower Klamath until next weekend, then I will be fishing the upper Klamath river at Hornbrook through the month of October. Next is salmon season on the Smith river which begins in November. I believe we are going to have an early winter, and we should have plenty water for the salmon season. We are taking bookings for salmon on the Smith river, and for steelhead season which will follow in Dec. and run through the end of March. For questions, or to book your trip call toll free 1-866-875-9500 or e-mail. Keep your rod up,Kim Date: Thursday, September 11, 2003 at 18:15:14 Current Report: Hello fisherman, The Klamath river is fishing great. Thank you Greg, Jeff, Harvey, and Anthony, all from Sacramento, for the last three days of fishing! We limited out every day. The first day,Tuesday, it rained until about 1 p.m. The bite was slow until the sun came out then we hooked up. The last two days we limited out by 8:30a.m. All the other boats are also hooking fish. The bite is on! I still have the weekend of Sept.19,20,and 21 open. To book your trip call toll free 866-875-9500 or e-mail. Keep your rod up, Kim Date: Friday, September 5, 2003 at 16:47:48 Current Report: Hello fisherman, The fishing on the Klamth river has been good, but it is not red hot yet. We are cathching salmon and steelhead every day. What we think is happening is that the fish are flying staight up the river with this colder water. I still have some prime openings for this month. I'm open Sept. 18,19,20 &21 , I had a cancelation for that weekend, so call and book your trip 1-866-875-9500 or e-mail. Keep your rod up, Kim Date: Saturday, August 23, 2003 at 16:29:22 Current Report: Hello fisherman. Sorry for the delay in reports, we got the dreaded worm virus and bottom line, we had to get a new computer, thanks Dell ! Anyway, here is the latest fishing report for the Klamath river: the steelhead are in the system and there are some salmon, but they are not here in any numbers yet. The boats are averaging 5-20 steelhead per trip with a salmon now and then. They are getting ready to release water out of the Trinity river so this will bring the fish. The fishing gets better every day and it will really pick up with the water release. Don't forget to book your trip! To make reservations or for questions, call toll free 1-866-875-9500 or e-mail. Keep your rod up,Kim Date: Saturday, July 26, 2003 at 20:36:11 Current Report: Hello fisherman, The fishing at the estuary on the Klamath river has been very good for this time of year. We've been out fishing almost every day, with some days doing better than others. One day there were better than forty salmon caught. We have not seen the bank fisherman getting them yet, just the boats, which are using kastmasters and spinners. The steelhead fishing is getting better every day. We're getting them on glow plugs, roe with a puff ball, and plugs. The weather has been fantastic as well! We are looking to have a dynamite fall run. To book your trip call toll free 866-875-9500 or e-mail. Keep your rod up, Kim Date: Wednesday, June 25, 2003 at 21:16:10 Current Report: Hello fisherman, the Klamath has been fishing very well. Yesterday I canned a couple of cases of spring salmon from mondays catch,with a bit over a case to go. We limited out by 11am. These springers are chrome bright and you still find sea lice on them. It has been a fantastic season for springers. The fall run of chinook salmon will run August, September, & October. To book your trip call toll free 866-875-9500 or e-mail. Keep your rod up,. Kim Date: Thursday, June 19, 2003 at 20:31:50 Current Report: Hello fisherman, The Klamath river is still fishing good for the spring salmon, with an average of two to three fish per boat and some days better. The river is dropping and will continue to through summer, but we will not see the fish kill like last season as the level will not get as low. We are looking forward to a fantastic fall salmon season which runs August, September and November. There are still a few openings for the spring run, don't forget our special. To book your trip call toll free 866-875-9500 or e-mail. Keep your rod up, Kim Date: Tuesday, June 10, 2003 at 20:19:12 Current Report: Hello fisherman, The spring run of chinook salmon has been a good one so far on the Klamath river. We are about mid season right now and the Klamath is still running high. We are averaging about 2-3 fish per boat with some doing better. All of these fish are chrome bright and the best eating you can find. Don't forget the fall run is just around the corner, it runs August- October. We are still running a special for the spring run and have a few openings left. To book your trip call toll free 866-875-9500 or e-mail. Keep your rod up, Kim Date: Wednesday, May 28, 2003 at 20:54:44 Current Report: Hello fisherman,We've been fishing for spring salmon on the Klamath river everyday for the last week and a half. The fishing had been good until last friday. I had a single out, Rory, and we limited out by 8am. Then the river went on the rise due to snow melt and blew it out for Saturday and Sunday. Monday it started dropping, and Tuesday the river started to clear. Today the fishing was back on. I fished Gary and Ty Youngblood, and Bob Courtney, all from Rio Linda. We landed four nice spring salmon. Tomorrow I have a day off, then we'll be back on the water this weekend. June is an excellent month for springers. I still have a few open days. I am also taking bookings for the fall run of salmon which runs August, September and October. We are running a special for spring salmon trips which includes: two rooms at Steelhead lodge, which each includes two beds and a kitchenette, breakfast on the river, and one day of fishing on the Klamath, all for $530.00 for four people. To book your trip call toll free 866-875-9500 or e-mail. Keep your rod up,Kim Date: Thursday, May 15, 2003 at 20:56:27 Current Report: Hello fisherman, The springer salmon are here in the Klamath river system. The river is still high but the color looks good. The indians are doing well in there nets and the boats are catching them as well. The fishing will only get better and it is looking to be a great season. These fish are the best eating and cannot be duplicated. I am on my way to the Klamath, will be staying at Redwood Rest, and will be fishing the Klamath until October. I still have some good days open for May and June which are real good months to fish. I am also taking bookings for the fall run of salmon which runs August and September. We are running a package special which includes: two rooms at Steelhead lodge,each which includes two beds and a kitchenette, breakfast on the river, and one day of fishing, all for $530.00 for four people. To book your trip call toll free 866-875-9500 or e-mail. Keep your rod up, Kim Date: Tuesday, April 15, 2003 at 19:30:01 Current Report: Hello fisherman, Sorry for the delay in a report, as soon as steelhead season ended here on the Smith river we took off for a short trip. I want to thank everyone who fished with me this steelhead season, also thanks to all the report readers! It was a great season as it always is on the Smith. Next we will be targeting the Klamath river for the spring run of salmon starting the end of this month, and folks these are the best eating fish you could ask for! The river looks to be in good shape and should fish great. The Rogue river is fishing for springers at this time and they are doing really good. We are running a special for springer season which includes: two rooms, each with two beds and a kitchenette, a hot breakfast on the river, and one day of fishing out of the jet boat, all for $530.00 for four people. To book your trip or for any questions call toll free 866-875-9500 or e-mail. Keep your rod up, Kim Date: Sunday, March 16, 2003 at 19:07:37 Current Report: Hello fisherman, the Smith river level at Jed Smith is 12.1 ft. and dropping. The rain has let up a bit for the moment. Today I fished Ronald Drummond of San Leandro. We drifted from the forks to the outhouse for a half day trip. We hooked four fish and landed two. They were both fresh fish. One was a beautiful 16 pound wild fish and the other weighed in at 8 lbs., it was also wild. This is a great time to be fishing because your still hooking big numbers of fish with both the fresh fish and downrunners, and you pratically have the river to yourself. There is still time to book a trip. Our March special includes: one room for two at the Hiouchi motel, a breakfast and lunch for two at the Hiouchi cafe, and one day of fishing on the Smith river for two, all for $365.00 for two people. To book your trip call toll free 866-875-9500 or e-mail. Keep your rod up,Kim Date: Monday, March 10, 2003 at 15:30:07 Current Report: Hello fisherman, The Smith river level at Jed Smith is 10.5 ft. and slowly declining at this time. It has been raining here for the last two days and we have received a total of 1.8 inches which was much needed. This will bring fresh fish into the system as well as wash some downrunners down. I fished the Cal-Ore derby over the weekend which once again was a great success, they raised alot of much needed funds for our local fish hatchery and everyone had a great time. We have been cathing both fresh steelhead and some downrunners, it's been a mixed bag. There are only three weeks left of steelhead season which closes March 31st. and there are still alot of fish to be caught! The conditions are prime right now and the river is not crowded at all. We are running a March special which includes: one room for two at the Hiouchi motel, a breakfast and lunch from the Hiouchi cafe, and one day of fishing on the Smith river for two, all for $365.00 for two people. To book you trip call toll free 1-866-875-9500 or e-mail. Keep your rod up, Kim Date: Thursday, February 27, 2003 at 16:57:20 Current Report: Hello fisherman, The Smith river level at Jed Smith is 8.5 ft. Sorry for the delay between reports, we have been out fishing every day. The river is getting low and clear,but we are catching fish every day, with the average boat catching 1-2 fresh fish per day. There are still alot of fresh fish in the river with some down runners mixed in,it is a typical season. We are forcast for some rain tomorrow night and we can use it! The fishing will remain good through the end of the season which is March 31st. We are running a March special which includes: one room for two at the Hiouchi motel, a breakfast and sack lunch from the Hiouchi cafe, and one day of fishing on the Smith river for two, all for $365.00 for two people. To book your trip call toll free 1-866-875-9500 or e-mail. Keep your rod up,Kim Date: Tuesday, February 18, 2003 at 21:07:10 Current Report: Hello fisherman, The Smith river level is 11.7 feet and on the drop. We are forcasted for rain on and off through the rest of the week. Today we made two runs on the Smith, we hooked four fish and landed three. Everyone else seems to be getting fish as well. Yesterday there was a 24# steelhead caught by a bank fisherman at Ruby park. There are still some real big fish in the system, with more coming in with all the new rains. You never know if it will be you who catches the next big one! This season got off to a slower start,but is now in great shape and will continue to be up to the closure which is March 31st. The steelhead are still running even after March, it was Fish & Game who decided to close it early. There is not a whole lot of time left, so book your trip! We have open dates in March and are running a special. To book your trip call toll free 1-866-875-9500 or e-mail. Keep your rod up,Kim Date: Saturday, February 15, 2003 at 20:00:55 Current Report: Hello fisherman, It is raining here as we speak. The rain started last night, and the Smith river has risen almost a foot. We have been fishing every day, on a slower day catching one to two fish, and on a better day catching two to five. All the other boats are doing about the same. There are alot of fish in the system and there will be more coming in with the rains. I had a cancelation for February 24,25,26,& 27. I also have some openings in March. We are running a special for March which includes: one room for two at the Hiouchi motel, a breakfast and sack lunch for two at the Hiouchi cafe, and one day of fishing for two on the Smith river, all for $365.00 for two people. To book your trip call toll free 1-866-875-9500 or e-mail. Keep your rod up, Kim Date: Tuesday, February 11, 2003 at 18:37:59 Current Report: Hello fisherman, The weather here has been unbelievable. It's been very cold in the mornings, but the afternoons have been like spring! Plenty of sunshine and mild temperatures. We've been fishing every day, and catching them although the conditions are low and clear. The bite has slowed a bit because of the clear water. We need rain! We are forcasted to get some showers tomorrow, let's hope they are right. I had a cancelation for February 24,25,26, & 27. We are also running a March special which includes: one room for two at the Hiouchi motel, a breakfast and sack lunch for two at the Hiouchi cafe, and one day of fishing for two on the Smith river, all for $365.oo for two people. To book your trip call toll free 1-866-875-9500 or e-mail. Keep your rod up, Kim Date: Tuesday, February 4, 2003 at 13:44:12 Current Report: Hello fisherman, The fishing yesterday was fantastic! I fished with a group of twelve people. We hooked over fifty fish between everyone and landed better than 50 percent of them. Everyone had a great day! All the other boats were doing great also. The weather was perfect, with the sun out all day. The weather is supposed to hold through the weekend. The Smith river is in fine shape, with the color looking good. The fishing will continue to keep getting better! Our March special includes:one room for two at the Hiouchi motel, a breakfast and sack lunch for two from the Hiouchi cafe, one day of fishing on the Smith river for two, all for $365.00 for two people. To book your trip call toll free at 1-866-875-9500 or e-mail. Keep your rod up, Kim Date: Monday, February 3, 2003 at 12:44:36 Current Report: Hello fisherman, The Smith river is in prime shape right now. The sun is out in full force, and it looks like the weather will hold for at least the next few days. Yesterday we hooked five nice steelhead and landed four. They weighed from 11-14#s. The 14 #er was a beautiful wild fish. During the last week we caught fish every day with some days being better than others. Our March special includes: one room for two at the Hiouchi motel, a breakfast and sack lunch for two at the Hiouchi cafe, and one day of fishing on the Smith river for two, all for $365.00 for two people. To book your trip call toll free at 1-866-875-9500 or e-mail. Keep your rod up,Kim Date: Sunday, January 26, 2003 at 15:15:07 Current Report: Hello fisherman, It is raining here right now. We've been cathing fish all week with some days being better than others. It's been a 2-5 or better fish per boat per day. We have not been able to access the upper river level, but the lower gauge is at 18ft. There have been some big steelhead caught this last week, the biggest being 25 1/4 #s and a beautiful 23 1/4 #er. Who knows, it could be you! We are supposed to have some high tides this coming week which will bring new fish into the system, so the fishing will just keep getting better. If you haven't booked your trip yet, now is the time. Our March special includes: one room for two at the Hiouchi motel, a breakfast and sack lunch from the Hiouchi cafe, one day of fishing for two on the Smith river, all for $365.00 for two people. To book your trip call toll free 1-866-875-9500 or e-mail. Keep your rod up, Kim Date: Friday, January 17, 2003 at 20:12:06 Current Report: Hello fisherman, I fished Randy & Anna Virtue of Orangevale,CA. on the 15th & 16th. We landed three fish in those two days, with all the other boats around us cathing fish. We had another boat out on thursday and they landed eight adult steelhead! The fishing was good again today for all. One boat got a 21# steelhead. The weather has been sunny and clear for the last three days and is holding. The river is still dropping and is at 9.7 at Jed park and looking good. By sunday the river will be clear. We are forcast for rain on monday which will give color to the water again and also bring new fish into the system. I had a cancelation for the 25th which is a saturday. Our March special includes:one room for two at the Hiouchi Motel, breakfast for two at the Hiouchi Cafe, two sack lunches from the Hiouchi Cafe, and one day of fishing on the Smith river for two, all for $365.00 for two people. To book your trip call toll free 1-866-875-9500 or e-mail. Keep your rod up, Kim Date: Monday, January 13, 2003 at 13:19:12 Current Report: Hello fisherman, It is raining right now and the Smith river is on the rise. The level was down to 9.3 this morning, but has raised up to 11.5ft. Once the rain stops new fish will come into the system. I fished all week and caught fish every day, weighing 7-10 lbs. each with the biggest steelhead weighing 14lbs. which we caught yesterday. All the other boats we saw were also catching fish. I have today and tomorrow off, then it's back out on the water for another run. I had a cancelation for Jan.25th which is a Saturday. Don't forget folks that March is an excellent month for steelhead fishing, most people don't realize this. Fish and Game decided to close the river after March 31st., but there are still plenty of steelhead in the system at that time and beyond. Our March special includes:one room for two at the Hiouchi Motel, breakfast at the Hiouchi Cafe for two, a sack lunch each from the Hiouchi Cafe, and one day of fishing on the Smith river, all for $365.00 for two people. To book your trip call toll free 1-866-875-9500 or e-mail. Keep your rod up,Kim Date: Tuesday, January 7, 2003 at 08:42:29 Current Report: Hello fisherman, Yesterday I fished Mark and Bill, brothers, of Santa Rosa,CA. and of Columbus,Ohio. It was a beautiful sunny day on the Smith river. We hooked and landed one adult steelhead. We also got some half pounders which we get every day, ranging from a half pound to 2-3 pounds. Other boats were also getting one to two fish. Over the weekend I fished Hal and Halclom of Willits. We hooked two adult steelhead and landed one each day. The fishing is a bit slow right now, the big runs of fish are not here yet, but with the change in the weather we should start to see them come into the system! To book your trip call toll free 1-866-875-9500 or e-mail. Keep your rod up,Kim Date: Friday, January 3, 2003 at 19:05:04 Current Report: Hello fisherman, The Smith river was about a foot higher this morning than yesterday morning. It got up to 18.71 ft. , but is now on the drop. Today I fished Doug Dawson of Paradise and Charlie Romero, maker of the Plunk-n-dunk balls. We hooked two adult steelhead and landed one. Some of the other guides I talk to today hooked one or two adult fish. The water was high today ,but the forcast looks good. We are going to get a break in the weather, so the conditions will improve daily with a new run of fish coming into the system! If you have not booked your trip it's time! For reservations call toll free 1-866-875-9500 or e-mail. Keep your rod up, Kim Current Fishing Reports
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