Steelhead!

The Trinity is a major tributary of the Klamath that runs cold and clear. The fish here top out at 5-6lb typically, but they can be numerous so it’s possible to land multiple adults in a day if you time it right. There are also numerous “half-pounders” that are first year steelhead typically less than 20 inches.

They being so far upriver, they tend to fish like regular trout. So we nymph for them using 2 or 3 fly rigs under an indicator. From the raft, we cover lots of water and find the fish as they’re moving up river.