It has now been 10 days of lights out salmon fishing here in Northern California. The Trinity River opened to a postponed start to the Spring Run Chinook Salmon On July 1, 2019. Plain and simple, it did not disappoint! Despite the CDFW’s emergency closure to the taking of salmon on the Klamath and Trinity Rivers until July 1, 2019 and shortening the sport fishing season by a little more then a month. Anglers fishing for these “springers” ( Spring Run Chinook Salmon) have had daily success. Both from the bank and the driftboat. Quality, bright chrome, king salmon have been reported being caught by local bank anglers. Who have had most of their success on cured salmon roe. Although, chucking spinners has also produced a number of these highly aggressive springers.

Now ten days into the 2019 salmon season on the Trinity River fishing guides Mike Rasmussen and Ryan Tripp have moved themselves up river. The two are targeting these newly arriving springer salmon. They are fishing out of drift boats near Del Loma, Ca on the Trinity River. Both salmon fishing guides are reporting excellent salmon fishing and has been since the season opener on July 1, 2019. And the great fishing is expected to stay good for several more weeks. Fishing guide Mike Rasmussen has been catching 90% of his springers on plugs. Where as the rookie guide Ryan Tripp has found tremendous succsss bouncing back and fourth, using cured eggs and back bouncing plugs. The rookie salmon fishing guide got off to a good start on his first season on his own. Averaging over ten of these feisty springers a day, since the season opener. The rookie has managed to hit the 100 salmon caught mark, ten days into the 2019 salmon season.

Salmon fishing should hold strong in the next few weeks before peaking out. Much of the same salmon fishing action can be expected in the weeks to come, as fish move up river near Lewiston, Ca. Current salmon fishing reports can be found on the Current Fishing Report page of SalmonSacRiver.com or with Trinity River salmon fishing guide Dave Jacobs at sacramentofishing.com

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