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Fishing the Klamath River for STEELHEAD & SALMON

CATCH, SMILE AND RELEASE! The fishing has slowed a little on the lower Klamath River at Blake's Riffle — which is 4 miles from the Klamath mouth — as the fish have moved up river toward Strump Riffle — which is 14.5 miles up. We landed three Klamath Chrome Steelhead [Steelhead Fishing Video:    • Bead fishing for STEELHEAD on Klamath Rive...  ] and several fall run salmon. Both steelhead and salmon were caught, revived and released. We were Side Drifting with spinning gear. We use Lamiglas Infinity "The Twitch Rods" with Okuma ITX Carbon ITX-4000H Spinning Fishing Reels. Soft beads of choice: Western Fishing Operations (WFO) egg clusters or beads. Website: https://wfoworms.com/ Fishing pressure remains light with only a few local guides on the river. On this trip we saw bald eagles, golden eagles, osprey, mergansers (fish eating ducks), blue herons and plenty of other wildlife. The river and water quality looked good. The CDFW fish counters sit in their white trucks at the boat ramp to take our data, mark our catch and releases and ask us questions about both salmon and steelhead we saw on the river. Information is gladly shared daily. Weekly fishing report from Guide Kenny Priest of Fishing the North Coast.com from September 18, 2025 — Fresh steelhead and salmon continue to make their way into the lower Klamath. Fishing has been excellent from the Glen all the way past Blue Creek where boats are finding a good mix of jacks, adult kings, and adult steelhead. Fishing pressure has been light. The daily bag limit is two hatchery steelhead or hatchery trout per day on both the Klamath and Trinity rivers, with a possession limit of four. Anglers must have a Steelhead Report/Restoration Card in their possession while fishing for steelhead trout in anadromous waters. Both the Klamath and Trinity rivers are open to fishing, but take and possession of Chinook salmon is prohibited. You can't care about a watershed unless you're on the watershed The Klamath River is still healing from the dam(s) removal, but all signs point to more fish returning and spawning in the Klamath watershed in future years. The dams had blocked salmon, steelhead, and other fish from reaching their historical spawning grounds upstream. Video:    • World's LARGEST Dam Removal Timelapse. Par...   Background: The four Klamath dams that were removed were named J.C. Boyle [A combination earth fill and concrete spillway dam], Copco No. 1 [A concrete gravity arch dam], Copco No. 2 [A concrete diversion dam], and Iron Gate Dam [Another of the dams built to produce energy on the river.] The removal of these dams, a project completed in October 2024, is the largest dam removal effort in United States history and was undertaken to restore the health of the Klamath River and open over 400 miles of upstream habitat for migrating salmon and other fish species. The 257-mile Klamath River, which originates near Klamath Falls, Oregon, and flows to California’s North Coast, where it empties into the Pacific Ocean at Requa. The project cost was estimated at $450-$500 million. Video:    • Restoring the Klamath River: Inside the wo...   Visit the Klamath River Overlook to see the mouth of the Klamath River. This picnic area is on top of a high bluff with the best ocean view in Redwood National and State Parks. The commanding views of the ocean and the rocky coastline make it a popular spot for spotting whales and watching the sunset. The overlook is a few minutes drive from Highway 101 near the settlement of Requa. There are two picnic benches and a restroom. Iron Gate hatchery used to sit near the top of the Klamath River, below the former Iron Gate Dam. Video:    • First salmon in century reach Oregon's Kla...   The fish hatchery used to release salmon and steelhead back to the Klamath River, but has since stopped operation after coming out with the dam. Another facility, the Fall Creek Fish Hatchery, is located on a tributary of the Klamath and releases salmon and Coho in replacement of the Iron Gate hatchery. Video:    • CDFW Fall Creek Hatchery Supporting Salmon...