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Spey Casting Home Lower Klamath Spey Camp Winter Spey Stays Trinity Spey Trips Upper Rogue Spey Trips Lower Sac Trout Spey Yuba River Trout Spey Contact Us	Trinity River Spey Trips Trinity River Spey Trips The Trinity River is a great river for catching steelhead with your spey rod. All of our guides are accomplished spey casters and spey instructors. Mid-September through December are the best times to catch fish on your spey rod on the Trinity. Raft Trips Rafts are ideal for spey trips on the Trinity River. The raft is easy to get in and out of, can negotiate rocky rapids, and can be launched just about anywhere. Rafts allow easy access to some great swing water. Aggressive Fish Trinity steelhead are known for moving to the fly and striking aggressively. Walk-wade trips We do a lot of walk-wade spey trips on the Trinity. Why? If you don't mind scrambling over rocks and can work your way through a run quickly, we can actually fish more good spots in a day of walk-wade fishing than in a day of floating. Salmon on the Swing While steelhead are the primary target, we also hook into a fair number of big king salmon on the Trinity. These fish are mostly 5 to 15 pounds and are powerful fighters. Flies for the Trinity We fish all types of steelhead flies here, from small traditional patterns to skaters to 4 inch long leech patterns. B.C. in Your Backyard If we were to design a river with great numbers of fish, a diversity of water types, natural beauty, dependable fishing conditions, and make it the perfect size for beginner spey casters, it would probably look a lot like the Trinity River. Steelhead hold in many water types on the Trinity that can be fished effectively with a two-handed rod. The river is small enough that even beginner spey casters can almost reach the far bank in a lot of prime runs. Every year we get dozens of spey anglers into their first spey rod steelhead ever on the Trinity. Experienced spey casters have a good shot at hooking multiple fish each day. Recent Trinity River Fishing Reports 2/20/19 by Andrew Harris: Peter Santley forwarded these photos from his trip on the Trinity River yesterday. His guests Tom & Tom Jr. did very well yesterday hooking into a mix of adult steelhead, brown trout, and half-pounders. Peter says the march browns are hatching and that dry fly fishing has been good for half-pounders and browns. Steelhead are eating a variety of smaller nymphs. Peter says traffic is light right now. 2/19/19 by Andrew Harris: Peter Santley tells me that fishing is good on the Trinity right now. Most boats are getting multiple hook-ups per day. The fish are a mix of fresh winter fish and downstreamers. The water clarity is perfect and boats are floating all the floats from Lewiston down to Pigeon Point. Peter says traffic is pretty light. 2/2/19 by Brian Kohlman: I had a great day with Peter and John from the Peninsula Fly Fishers. Our focus was swinging flies for two days in the hopes of finding a big winter fish. John swung up a nice half-pounder in our first run, and Peter landed a small adult right after lunch. A very big storm was headed our way and we lucked out on Friday, but the river was blown-out and muddy by Saturday morning. Visit our Trinity River Fishing Report page to view more reports! Trinity River Guide Availability Feb 24: Brian Kohlman Feb 24: Peter Santley Feb 25: Brian Kohlman Mar 6: Peter Santley Mar 7: Peter Santley Mar 11: Peter Santley Mar 12: Peter Santley Mar 13: Peter Santley Mar 14: Peter Santley Mar 15: Peter Santley Mar 16: Peter Santley Mar 17: Peter Santley Mar 18: Peter Santley Mar 19: Peter Santley Mar 20: Peter Santley For more Trinity River dates, please visit our Online Booking page! Gear Recommendations for the Trinity River Rods, Reels & Lines: The most commonly used spey rods on the Trinity River are 5 and 6wt rods. Lighter and heavier rods will work also, but might not be as well matched to the size of the river or the fish. Come prepared with scandi lines and versi-leaders for fishing near the surface and also skagit lines with MOW tips for fishing a little deeper. Switch rods can also work really well on the Trinity, especially in the upper reaches where the river is smaller. Leaders & Tippet: We usually fish 8 or 10# maxima. When fishing floating lines, a 10ft 8# steelhead leader will do the trick. Waders & Boots: We use chest-high breathable waders on the Trinity. Spiked wading boots are not necessary. Make sure to bring your own wading belt. Occasionally in September and early October it is warm enough to wet wade. Flies: Perpetrator, all colors Hoh Bo Speys Silver Hilton, 6 Brindle Bug, 6 Egg Sucking String Leech, 4 Silveynator, black & orange Lodging & Travel Info Please visit our Weaverville page for hotel and restaurant recommendations and ideas about other things to see and do while you're in Weaverville! The Straw House in Big Bar is another good choice for lodging if you are planning to fish the lower portions of the river.

Trinity River Spey Trips

Trinity River Spey Trips The Trinity River is a great river for catching steelhead with your spey rod. All of our guides are accomplished spey casters and spey instructors. Mid-September through December are the best times to catch fish on your spey rod on the Trinity.
Raft Trips Rafts are ideal for spey trips on the Trinity River. The raft is easy to get in and out of, can negotiate rocky rapids, and can be launched just about anywhere. Rafts allow easy access to some great swing water.
Aggressive Fish Trinity steelhead are known for moving to the fly and striking aggressively.
Walk-wade trips We do a lot of walk-wade spey trips on the Trinity. Why? If you don't mind scrambling over rocks and can work your way through a run quickly, we can actually fish more good spots in a day of walk-wade fishing than in a day of floating.
Salmon on the Swing While steelhead are the primary target, we also hook into a fair number of big king salmon on the Trinity. These fish are mostly 5 to 15 pounds and are powerful fighters.
Flies for the Trinity We fish all types of steelhead flies here, from small traditional patterns to skaters to 4 inch long leech patterns.

B.C. in Your Backyard

If we were to design a river with great numbers of fish, a diversity of water types, natural beauty, dependable fishing conditions, and make it the perfect size for beginner spey casters, it would probably look a lot like the Trinity River. Steelhead hold in many water types on the Trinity that can be fished effectively with a two-handed rod. The river is small enough that even beginner spey casters can almost reach the far bank in a lot of prime runs. Every year we get dozens of spey anglers into their first spey rod steelhead ever on the Trinity. Experienced spey casters have a good shot at hooking multiple fish each day.

Recent Trinity River Fishing Reports

2/20/19 by Andrew Harris:

Peter Santley forwarded these photos from his trip on the Trinity River yesterday. His guests Tom & Tom Jr. did very well yesterday hooking into a mix of adult steelhead, brown trout, and half-pounders. Peter says the march browns are hatching and that dry fly fishing has been good for half-pounders and browns. Steelhead are eating a variety of smaller nymphs. Peter says traffic is light right now.

2/19/19 by Andrew Harris:

Peter Santley tells me that fishing is good on the Trinity right now. Most boats are getting multiple hook-ups per day. The fish are a mix of fresh winter fish and downstreamers. The water clarity is perfect and boats are floating all the floats from Lewiston down to Pigeon Point. Peter says traffic is pretty light.

2/2/19 by Brian Kohlman:

I had a great day with Peter and John from the Peninsula Fly Fishers. Our focus was swinging flies for two days in the hopes of finding a big winter fish. John swung up a nice half-pounder in our first run, and Peter landed a small adult right after lunch. A very big storm was headed our way and we lucked out on Friday, but the river was blown-out and muddy by Saturday morning.

Visit our Trinity River Fishing Report page to view more reports!

Trinity River Guide Availability

Feb 24: Brian Kohlman

Feb 24: Peter Santley

Feb 25: Brian Kohlman

Mar 6: Peter Santley

Mar 7: Peter Santley

Mar 11: Peter Santley

Mar 12: Peter Santley

Mar 13: Peter Santley

Mar 14: Peter Santley

Mar 15: Peter Santley

Mar 16: Peter Santley

Mar 17: Peter Santley

Mar 18: Peter Santley

Mar 19: Peter Santley

Mar 20: Peter Santley

For more Trinity River dates, please visit our Online Booking page!

Gear Recommendations for the Trinity River

Rods, Reels & Lines: The most commonly used spey rods on the Trinity River are 5 and 6wt rods. Lighter and heavier rods will work also, but might not be as well matched to the size of the river or the fish. Come prepared with scandi lines and versi-leaders for fishing near the surface and also skagit lines with MOW tips for fishing a little deeper. Switch rods can also work really well on the Trinity, especially in the upper reaches where the river is smaller.

Leaders & Tippet: We usually fish 8 or 10# maxima. When fishing floating lines, a 10ft 8# steelhead leader will do the trick.

Waders & Boots: We use chest-high breathable waders on the Trinity. Spiked wading boots are not necessary. Make sure to bring your own wading belt. Occasionally in September and early October it is warm enough to wet wade.

Flies:

Perpetrator, all colors
Hoh Bo Speys
Silver Hilton, 6
Brindle Bug, 6
Egg Sucking String Leech, 4
Silveynator, black & orange

Lodging & Travel Info

Please visit our Weaverville page for hotel and restaurant recommendations and ideas about other things to see and do while you're in Weaverville! The Straw House in Big Bar is another good choice for lodging if you are planning to fish the lower portions of the river.

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