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Just got back from my annual Trinity fish-a-thon. Fished the week before Thanksgiving and then a few days after the holiday. In spite of the zoo you can sometimes find on that river, it holds a special place in my heart. I consider it my home water, although it's over a thousand miles from my house. Due to the huge flows earlier this year (11,000 cfs) the river has changed, and although I lost my favorite rock I think it changed for the better. It forced me to explore more, and I found fish in a number of spots I'd never hooked up in before. The pre-Thanksgiving crowd wasn't bad, but now most anglers and boats seem to be concentrated on the mid-river areas, which was where I fished. I couldn't get reliable info about the upper river. It was split about 80-20 with 80% of the fishermen saying they'd done poorly in the upper reaches. That was enough to keep me mid-river. Besides the physical beauty, it's the weather that I love up there. The dank early morning fog that often hangs around until 10 or 11 a.m. extends the morning bite a bit longer. The views through the mist can be awesome. I was following a friend so I couldn't stop to photo the bald eagle I saw perched on a tree top with a blurry background hidded by the mist. On my way back to Redding yesterday, I stopped at the hatchery. There were plenty of salmon spawning in the river alongside the hatchery and more steelies than I'd expected. Stopping there was definitely worth the detour and I'd recommend it, especially if you have kids with you. It's a real treat to see both species in the viewing windows at the fish ladder. Makes you wonder why you couldn't hook up more. I might make it back there around Christmas, but for now I've got to return to AZ for some work. By then, I'll be freezing my butt off every morning. It'll be worth it!
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