The river continues to kick out solid fishing from the Old Lewiston Bridge to down past Junction City

Trinity River - Douglas City, CA


by The Fly Shop
12-6-2023
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The river continues to kick out solid fishing from the Old Lewiston Bridge to down past Junction City. Olive Hotspots, Duracells, and any of the other Perdigons are the primary patterns bringing fish to the net. The calendar tells us it is Golden Stone time. Solitude's TB Golden Stone is an annual best seller here for good reason. Mercer's Poxyback Golden Stone, and the Rolling Stone may just surpass the sales of Solitude's bug. For the swing fisherman, it will be a good idea to swap out your floating head with a sinking line and a tip to dangle a large intruder in front of these fish as the water temps are hovering in the upper 40s. Travis' Half Man is a good pattern, the black & chartreuse is a good color. December is when the most fish will be in the system, we have some dates left for guides. Give Bryan or Chris a call if you would like to experience a good year on the Trinity!

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.

Hot Flies: 

Nymphs/Wet Flies:
Pat's RubberlegsBrown and Black, #4-8
Mercer's Psycho Prince - #12-16
TB Solitude Stone - #8
Coppertop Duracell - #16
Mercer's Gold Bead Biot Epoxy Golden Stone - #8-10
• Copper John Red - #10-14


Eggs:
Clown Egg - #4-10
Micro Spawn Eggs - Pink & Salmon Egg
Boles Bazookas - #8

Swing Flies:
Ho-bo Spey - #6
Beaded Assassins
Hoody's Hangers - #4
Brett's Klamath Skater - #7




More Reports

The Fly Shop Reports
for Wednesday, December 6th, 2023
Klamath River - Upper - OR: With some warm rain on the way it may be worth a trip up to the upper Klamath
Sacramento River - Lower: The Keswick flow gage is pegged at 5,000 CFS

The Fly Shop Reports
for Friday, December 1st, 2023
Baum Lake: Baum Lake Fishing Report
Shasta Lake: Shasta has turned on and is rocking on the Pit Arm
Manzanita Lake: Manzanita is or will be a great ice fishery soon