Salmon on the lower Klamath river

Date: Sept. 2nd
  Hello fishermen; Well the fishing on the lower Klamath is getting pretty good. We are seeing a few more fish showing up the past week and should only get better. Most boats are getting 2 to 3 fish per person a day. This is the good days with some slower ones mixed in. I have not seen a lot of bigger fish but most of them have been around 12 to 15 pounds with a few jacks mixed in. We are not seeing as many steelhead but we are not really fishing the areas where they hang out. Just have beeen fishing for the Salmon. I see the fishing only getting better as we move into the month. I will not have a computer again for a while so reports will be slow but the fishing is always good on the Klamath even with all the bad things you hear. So if you want to get a hold of me or just want a fishing report call my cell phone and if I am not landing a fish You can get an up to date report. Hope to see you on the river.
                                                Albert


Date: Aug, 10th
  Hello fishermen; Just got back from fishing in Alaska on the Kenai River. The fishing was not real good but I did get a few nice salmon for the season. My biggest fish landed in my boat was 57 pounds. I had a lot of fish over 40 pounds and a lot more in the 30 pound class. The only bad thing about the summer up there was that it rained just about every day. Got tired of lving in my rain gear. But now I am in the hot weather and am going to be able to fish in shorts and a tee shirt. It is about that time of year when we start fishing on the lower Klamath River for the Salmon. There has been some fish pushing up the river already and the fishing has been spotty. The fishing will get better as we move to the end of the month and Sept. If it is anything like last year we are in for a good run of fish. So if you are planning on putting some Salmon in the freezer the Klamath River is the place, so book your dates as soon as you can. Hope to see you on the river.
                                            Albert

Date: June, 10th
    Hello fishermen; Our dry fly fishing has been going pretty good so far this year. Our weather has been pretty cold this spring and has put the bugs late. But now the Salmon flies and Stone flies are out in the thousands. The fish have just started to come to the surface for them the past few days and my last few trips have been good. We are not catching a ton of fish but I have been getting 20 to 30 a trip. Most the fish have been 10 to 12 inches but have seen a few over 18 inches a one over 20 inches. Not bad fish on a dry fly. This fishing usually starts in late May and may last into the third week of June, so it is short but sweet. I am now heading to Alaska to fish on the Kenai River. I will not have fishing reports from there but if you want to see how I am doing you can look on hilofishing.com or on my most recent pictures on my web site. Hope you all have a great summer and catch a lot of fish or at least have a lot of fun trying. Hope to see you on the river.
                                                   Albert

Date: May 15th
   Hello fishermen; Our Steelhead seasons are all down now and I am now fishing the upper Klamath River. I am fishing for the native Rainbows. The fishing has been slow,the river has been muddy and high from all the rain we have been getting. It just finally cleared up the past couple of days. I was fly fishing yesterday and had a great day. The sun was out and it was one of the warmest days we have had and the fish were biting. We landed over 20 nice Trout and a lot of other bites. Most the fish were around 10 inches and a few over 14 inches but the best was that we landed two really nice fish over 18 inches long. We caught all our fish drifting the flies and the best fly was a black stone. Not a bad day for having only one fishermen in the boat. The fly fishing will only get better as the water warms up. This will help bring on more fly hatches. The Salmon fly and Stone fly hatch will be starting soon with the warmer weather. So if you want some great fly fishing (wet and dry) the upper Klamath River is the best place to be for May and June. Hope to see you on the river.
                                                 Albert

Date: April, 1st
    Hello fishermen; Well our season is done now on the Smith and Chetco Rivers. It was a pretty good season this year. We had a lot of rain, which we need, but we got to fish most of the time. The Cetco was out a lot this month but the Smith made up for it. It was high a lot of days but we were still catching fish. The great thing for the end of the season was all the fresh fish we were seeing. The last few days on the Smith I caught more fresh fish then downers. They were not real big fish but most of them were around 7 pounds with a few up to 10 pounds. We will miss these rivers and there fish until next year. But this is not the end of the Steelhead fishing for the year yet. I just got back from the Umpqua River and it still fishing good. The river was on the high side, but I did manage to catch 13 fish in three days. Not a bad trip for the conditions. Most the fish were 7 to 10 pounds and most of them were uppers. This river will fish good for the rest of the month. So if you want to catch some Steelhead give me a call. Hope to see you on the river.
                                     Albert
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Date: March, 7th
    Hello fishermen; The fishing has been pretty good this past week. I have been on the Chetco river the past few days and averaging 1 to 4 fish a trip. The good thing is that we are seeing a few fresh fish still coming in. Yesterday we had 1 upper and the rest were downers. We are catching most our fish drifting bait and a fish pill, but there are few days that the plugs have worked well also. The Smith River is starting to get pretty clear now and is at 16.5 feet and the Chetco is getting down under 2000 cfs. I fished the Smith river the other day and did very good. We landed 3 very nice Steelhead. That was a very great day and I wish they all were like that. Then the next day we only caught one. What a difference a day makes. We are getting a lot of wind and rain at this time so hopefully it will bring the rivers up some. It is hard to believe that there is many boats out there fishing when the fishing is pretty good. There just is not many guides out there fishing. All our businesses are down this year. It makes it nice for the ones that are out there and gives more fish per boat. I do have a lot of days open for the rest of the month, so lets go catch a few fish. Hope to see you on the river.
                                           Albert

Date: March, 1st
  Hello fishermen; Again the weather has not been good to us. We got another 4 inches of rain the past few days and the rivers have not been fishing for awhile. Now we have had a few nice days and they are just coming in again and should fish good for awhile. This past week we did ok. The rivers were in good condition and we were catching a few fish. Most the days we had 1 to 4 fish per boat but we did get a few great days in when we had over 5 fish a boat. Now most of those fish were downers but we did see a few fresh Steelhead. We just finished one of our derbies for the season this last weekend and it was tough fishing. The total for both the Smith and Chetco rivers was 14 Steelhead. That was 11 for the Smith and 3 for the Chetco. The rivers were really high which did not help us. So we had a great time and made some money for our fish hatcheries. The best part of the weekend besides making money for the hatcheries is that our team got first place. I had a good team that carried me along. In all it was a great time and with a few fish and a lot of water. Hope to see you on the river.
                                                  Albert

Date Feb. 16th
    Hello fishermen; The Smith and Chetco rivers have been fishing pretty good this past week. With all the rain we have had this past few weeks the rivers are high. The chetco has been out for a few days so I have been on the Smith river. I had some good days and a few slow ones. We had a good one yesterday, we hooked 3 and landed 2 of them and had a few more good bites we missed. The fish we have been catching are fighting like they are twice as big as they are. I guess they are just mean this year. Most the fish have been around 7 pounds with a few over 10 pounds. I did get a big one on the Smith River the other day. We caught it at the forks and landed it a few holes down and it was 17.5 pounds. This is my biggest for the year and the biggest for the fishermen who caught it. The Chetco river just came in today and fished pretty good. Most boats had a few fish and we ended up landing 5. That is a great day and what made it even better the sun was out all day. I was in a tee shirt most the day. It was 67 degrees on the river. I thought I was on the wrong river and it was not winter. Oh we love it and it is going to be this way the rest of the week. With the fish that are coming in now we are looking to have a great march, so if you want to have fun and catch a few fish the Smith and Chetco are looking good for March. Hope to see you on the river.
                                             Albert


Date: Feb. 10
  Hello fishermen; This past week of fishing has been ok. The water levels are down and the rivers are in great condition but the fish really do not want to bite. I am catching fish every day just not what I think I should for the color and level. I have been getting 2 to 4 fish a day but I am working for them. I did have one great day last Tuesday. We hooked over 10 fish and had our limits around 12:00. I wish every day was like that but we all know it can not be. Most the fish I have been catching have been averaging around 7 to 8 pounds but we are seeing a few big fish show up. I did also get another fish that was 16.5 pounds yesterday. I caught that one on the lower Chetco river. It was a great fish just out of the ocean and was a great fight. We also landed one that was 15 pounds today. So there are some nice fish out there. The weather is changing now so hopefully it will not rain to much. Hope to see you on the river.
                                         Albert



Date: January 26th
    Hello fishermen; Think we have had enough rain this past week. We have not gotten as much as the weathermen said we would get. Which is great it let us fish. We have had over 5 inches in the last week but at least it was not all at once. The chetco river has been out but we have been fishing on the Smith River. The river is on the high side but the color has been great. The fishing has not been as great. We are catching fish every day but not a lot of them. My best day this past week was 3 fish. The rain has finally slowed down, we have not had any for the past 24 hours. This is only going to help the fishing. The Smith River is at 17.4 feet and the chetco is under 7000cfs. The chetco should fish by the weekend. Hope to see you on the river.
                                  Albert


Date: January 15th
   Hello fishermen; Well the fishing on the Smith and chetco rivers has been ok. The first part of the week was not good. The rivers were to high and not really fishable. I did get Monday in and we landed one nice Steelhead and lost another. The rain hit us hard that day and night and the rivers came up a bunch so we did not go. Then it rained again and put them out until today. Yesterday some people went out and plunked. The reports were that maybe a fish per boat not bad for the high water. This was on the Smith river, the Chetco was to muddy. Today the Smith was down under 18 feet and was driftable. The fishing was not great but there was some fish caught. From what we saw it was a fish or two per boat. Most the fish have been around 8 to 10 pounds with a few over 12 pounds. Did hear about a big one but not really sure. It was not in my boat. The chetco river may start fishing this weekend just depends on the rain that is going in. I think this last raise in the rivers is only going to help us and bring more fish in. So if you are looking for some hard fighting fish the Smith and Chetco rivers are a good bet. Just bring your rain gear and warm clothes. Hope to see you on the river.
                                       Albert


Date: January, 9th
   Hello fishermen; We have been getting a lot of rain here but at least we are still fishing. In the last few days we have gotten over 2 inches. I have been on the Smith River and doing really good for the conditions. The river has been in good shape the past few days. Yesterday we fished it at 17 feet and dropping and still we landed 2 nice Steelhead. Last night it rained again but the river was still in good shape. It was down under 16 feet and the color was great. The fishing was great also. I had just one fishermen out today and he landed 3 fish. The great thing was that one of them was 15 pounds. It was a very nice fish and fought like one that was even bigger. I think it took us over 15 minutes to land him. Took a few pictures and put him back. So there is a nice fish out there for someone else to land. It is raining at this time and the weatherman says it should be that way for next few days. As long as it is not a lot to put the rivers out. They are holding very well at this time. The Chetco is fishing good at this time also. It is down under 3500 cfs and has great color. So if you are looking for some great fishing the Smith and Chetco Rivers are the place to be. Hope to see you on the river.
                                       Albert


Date: Jan 5th
   Hello fishermen; Well the Steelhead season has gotten off to a pretty good start. We are getting a lot more rain already compared to last year. The fishing is good also. The rivers were out a lot this past week but are down now and fishing. The Smith river was fishing a couple of days ago and is now just getting down to a great level. Most of the fishermen have been getting 1 to 2 fish a boat, with a few lucky fishermen getting more. I have not seen any big fish yet and have not heard of any yet. But that does not mean they are not out there. The Smith is at 18 feet at this time, but is inching up with this last rain today. It should be good as long as the rain stops. The Chetco river just stared fishing today and has a great color. It is down under 4000cfs and still dropping. There are some slides on the upper river so it is taking longer to come in. But as of the last report the plunkers were doing good which is a great sign for us boat fishermen. The weatherman is calling for more rain but not a lot. As long as this is true, the fishing should be great and only get better as the water goes down. Hope to see you on the river.
                                                Albert