Salmon on the move

Don Terbush

For The Times-Standard

May 8, 2008

Quite a few salmon moving in is the word on the Klamath River from guide Rich Mossholder who adds that the water is perfect.

”Brass and bronze back spinners have been doing the job. It looks like the springers are in pretty good quality and we anticipate a tremendous fall run,” he said. “We're pretty excited.”

Meanwhile, guide Ed Duggan points out that the mid Klamath is not in much better shape than the Trinity River as the snow melt has started and is on the rise. “From what I could find out is that there was a lot of high water this past week. Oh well, this just gives you a chance to inventory your fishing tackle and replace any old line and update some of the lures you may have lost last season.

”It will also be a good time to replace last year's fishing line with some new fresher line that may be frayed. I find that it is beneficial to go through my reels and change any line that may have been held over from last year. That way I know I have good fresh line for the coming season and I don't have to worry if one of those big fresh lunkers decided to jump onto my line.”

Ed adds that up until these last few days one could go down to Grays Falls and with a little bit of work you could hook a spring salmon. But as of today I would not recommend that you make the effort as the water is very high and dangerous.

”There just might be one place you could fish the lower Trinity right now and that would be to use the Tunnel Flat Trail. The U.S. Forest Service has made a very nice parking area and the trail head is the old road out to the point. I did not hike out there but it used to be a fairly good trail down the mountain to the river.”

National Safe Boating Week

HSU's Center Activities is working with the U.S. Coast Guard and the Humboldt Bay Harbor Recreation & Conservation District to bring National Safe Boating week and activities to the Humboldt Bay Aquatic Center on May 17-18.

The weekend will feature safe boating courses and information, free vessel safety checks, life jacket giveaways/exchanges, Coast Guard lifeboat tours, knot tying, adult CPR classes, sea kayaking classes and demonstrations, line splicing demonstrations and Coast Guard rescue demonstrations.

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