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The Trinity River flows straight from the Trinity Alps and goes through a series of 2 reservoirs, Trinity Dam and Lewiston Dam. From there starts our main stem of the Trinity River.  This water system is a place you can find yourself and the fish. Greg refers to this river as "The Serenity of the Trinity."  He works this system August through March.  For Guide Trips, visit www.hookemheckys.com.  Click here for more information about the Fly Fishing the Trinity River

August kicks off the King (Chinook) Salmon Run. Trinity River temperature averages about 5 to 10 degrees cooler. On the Trinity River these summer run fish come up very bright and are extremely aggressive.   The average fish runs 8-10 pounds, with a big fish in the 20 to 30 pound range.  King Salmon are present in the Trinity River into November.  At some point there is a rare run of Coho (Silver) Salmon that we find around November. These Silver salmon are a King Salmon and Steelhead Trout all in one beautiful fish (explosive, powerful, fast, changing direction, & acrobatic).  We're catching these fish swinging streamers and on dead drift nymphing. Greg believes these fish are inquisitive and desire to eat even though once they come into the fresh water system they don't have the ability to eat.  If presented correctly they will still pick up the streamer in an aggressive manor, for these fish are territorial. They will bite the fly or nymph in an inquisitive or desired manor.

Parr (juvenile salmon) diet is aquatics insects.  Greg believes that an adult salmon will recognize the nymph as something in its past that it had sustained itself or just wants to eat. There is no more Herring, Sardines, Krill, Squid, or anything else it could get down its mouth (wouldn't you be hungry too).

Guided Trips are available for Fly Fishing the Trinity River with Guide Greg Hector of Hookem Heckys Guide Service.  If you would like to book a trip, go to the Services Page of the Website.

There is Steelhead present in the Trinity River year round. The primary months to catch Steelhead are October through March, Fall through Early Spring. The fish are usually caught by nymphing (subsurface) and swinging (leaches and nymphs) that covers the middle to top column of water.  Trinity River Steelhead average 4 to 8 pounds with 10 pounders caught regularly. Every year there are some 15 pounders (and greater) caught on the main stem of the Trinity River.

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