2008 Fishing Report

Date: Nov 10, 2008
Current Report: Salmon on the Smith!

I'm looking to up grade my boat next season. If any one is interested or knows some looking for one please contact me. Talking to some of my buddies it looks like the Chetco and smith been catching a few fish between the rain if it's not blown out. If your looking for a boat to fish let me know. Picture below is the boat I'm trying to sell:

4.3 L Chevy Vortec Kodiak pump with a swim deck. Large fish box with wash down pump. Includes 6 rod holders, travel cover, oars and Garmin fish finder. New tires on trailer. Great condition. If interested or if you'd like pictures please email mario@fishmario.com or call (805) 934-2735 (805) 878-6061 $22,500

Good fishing!

Mario

 

Date: Nov 2, 2008
Current Report: Salmon on the Smith!

I would like to thank everyone that came up and fished the Klamath with me this year. I've enjoyed every moment of this season and hope to see everyone return next year. The last few days my buddy and I went down to the mouth of the smith. There was about 30 to 40 people fishing off the bank. They were catching a few fish  that were pretty good size. With this rain the last few days and expected rain. smith should be fishing pretty good. We've been waiting for these rains to bring the flow up. Look for the chetco and the smith to be the hotspots

Good fishing!

Mario

 

Date: Oct. 23-24 2008
Current Report: Salmon and Steelhead are Here!

Currently on the Klamath. The fishing is still tough, although Im still hooking a few fish. There was a small push of fresh fish that came in the last three days. I had the same group for two day's. The weather's been cold in the mornings but warm in the afternoon. Below is some pictures of the last two days. Dave by the way caught his first salmon about 25 lbs. I still have next week open before I go home. if anyone wants to come up and fish give me a call.

Good fishing!

Mario

Date: Oct. 22, 2008
Current Report: Salmon and Steelhead are Here!

With a late start today and nobody on the water my buddy‘s and I started up river fishing.  The weather has been cold and the morning fog has been nice. The fishing has been tough, although we are still catching some fish which are bigger. The last two days the fish I been catching have been fresh chrome fish. Which means there’s still fish coming in? Today we landed  5 salmon biggest being 30 plus and a couple 20lb fish. I still have one more week here on the Klamath.

Good fishing!

Mario

Date: Oct. 20-21, 2008
Current Report: Salmon and Steelhead are Here!

These last two days of fishing I really enjoyed being on the boat. I was able to fish with John  and Joe will of Santa Maria. It was great to see the kids enjoy fishing with their dad’s. It really reminded me of when I was younger fishing. With no pressure and all of us having a good time we were able to land a few fish the last two day’s. Our biggest being 30 plus. As my season comes to a end if anyone is interested give me a call.

Good fishing!

Mario

 

Date: Oct. 18, 2008
Current Report: Salmon and Steelhead are Here!

Tough day of fishing on the Klamath. There's still not many boats on the water. Today I was fishing with Justin from eureka. He hooked on to his first salmon. the weather is still nice. I still have dates available so call and book your trips.

Date: Oct. 15, 2008
Current Report: Salmon and Steelhead are Here!

Another cold morning today on the Klamath. I was Driving over the boat ramp expecting to see a line of boats and I was shock I was the only one how nice was that. Fishing is still tough. Although the water is 54 degrees and there was a total 4 boats on the water . We landed 5 salmon which were all adults . As the season comes to a end. I  will continue to fish here on the Klamath the next few weeks. If interested give me call  There's limited dates available. Here's a picture of the big one we got today.

Good fishing!                                                       

Mario

Date: Oct. 13, 2008
Current Report: Salmon and Steelhead are Here!

As the season goes on people come and go . Although this time of the year the trailers are leaving and boats are gone it couldn't get be more peaceful on the river . With my first day off in awhile I was able catch up on some things around my place. How ever I couldn't  stay away from the water . My deckhand and I went out for a little ride late afternoon. It didn't take long to hook upon a bright chrome salmon. The bite was tough today that what I heard from other boats today. Fishing been tough the last few days but we are picking up some nicer fish. If you have any questions or want to find out info please contact me. I still have dates available so call and book your trips.

Good fishing!

Mario

Date: Oct. 12, 2008
Current Report: Salmon and Steelhead are Here!

After a good day of fishing yesterday landing some big fish I was determined to get some more. Today I was fishing with Russ and his family who I know from my home town. The bite this morning was tough I started fishing the middle river and worked my way up river. we picked up a few nice salmon as well as Russ's fish steelhead. I still have dates available so call and book your trips.

Good fishing!

Mario

 

Date: Oct 11, 2008
Current Report: Salmon and Steelhead are Here!

Another cold morning ! I went straight up river today to start fishing. The bite was slow in the morning. How ever we manage to catch a few big fish. This time of the year we see some big salmon coming in. If your looking for that big one now's the time. I still have days open. If you’ve never fished for salmon and steelhead before you need to try it out. Come experience a trip of a life time. I still have dates available so call and book your trips. Picture below is a 40lb salmon

Good fishing!

Mario

 

Date: Oct. 10, 2008
Current Report: Salmon and Steelhead are Here!

With a early start this morning and not many boats on the ramp. We started fishing on the lower river. The bite for me was slow in the morning after about an hour of pounding the hole I hooked 7 fish in row. Most of the fish were small adults and jacks. The boat pressure is low which helps out the bite. I will continue to fish here on the Klamath the next few weeks. If interested give me call

Good fishing!

Mario

 

Date: Oct. 7-9, 2008
Current Report: Salmon and Steelhead are Here!

Today’s fishing on the Klamath River was fair. My clients today were from Santa Maria California. After a few days of rain the water cleared up and a lot of the moss has disappeared. The bite continues to go up and down depending where you are on  the river  Fishing can change day to day depending on the conditions. As we get closer to oct. the weather is starting to get colder.  We should be seeing more fish coming in any day. After a few If you have any questions or want to find out info please contact me. I still have dates available so call and book your trips. Here's some pictures of the last few days.

Good fishing!

Mario

 

Date: Oct. 4-6, 2008
Current Report: Salmon and Steelhead are Here!

Currently on the Klamath the last few days we had some rain and some ok fishing. Besides the water coming up and lots of color in the water the fish seemed to be biting better in the lower river .I 've been catching some nice adult steelhead as well as silver salmon. There should be a little run of steelhead coming in this month and another run of salmon. My clients the last few days manage to land some nice fish with some good memories. My season is coming to an end if interested I have dates open this next week.Fishing can change day to day depending on the conditions. As we get closer to oct. the weather is starting to get colder.  We should be seeing more fish coming in any day. . If you have any questions or want to find out info please contact me. I still have dates available so call and book your trips.

Good fishing!

Mario

 

Date: Oct. 3, 2008
Current Report: Salmon and Steelhead are Here!

Rain! Rain! That's what it's been like the last two days. This should bring in some fish. Today there was 7 boats working for a big work group it was a fun day hanging with the guys. Besides the consent rain the fishing was better my guys ended up landing 4 of 9 fish with one big steelhead. If traveling this way be prepared with your rain gear . I still have dates available next week if interested please contact.

Good fishing!

Mario

Date: Oct.1 , 2008
Current Report: Salmon and Steelhead are Here!

Today we were just fun fishing with locals from Klamath. The weather is starting to get colder. Fish seem to still be moving through the riffle. although there still not biting great. We were able to land a few salmon in the time we were out. fishing should continue to get better.. If you have any questions or want to find out info please contact me. I still have dates available so call and book your trips.

Good fishing!

 

Mario

 Date: Sept. 30, 2008
Current Report: Salmon and Steelhead are Here!

Another early start this morning on the Klamath. My clients today were locals from mckinyliville.I started in the lower river today which is where we caught most are fish. The bite in the morning was the best. I heard of boats all catching fish today. This is nice knowing more fish are coming in. Mostly small adults and jacks. Rain is expected at the end of the week be prepared if you traveling this way. This might spark the fish down in the mouth to come in. There’s word of fish coming in and out of the mouth getting acclimated to the water. . I still have dates available so call and book your trips.

Good fishing!

Mario

 

Date: Sept. 29, 2008
Current Report: Salmon and Steelhead are Here!

This morning I’m not working. I decided to go out for little bit with my buddy Tommy chew of little rays tackle box. There was a lot of fish jumping up and down the river. This is a good sign of fish coming in. The fish we hooked were big. Here’s a picture of me holding a nice Chinook salmon. Fishing should continue to get better. This week’s weather forecast may help to. I will continue to fish here on the Klamath River for the next few weeks. If you’ve never fished for salmon and steelhead before you need to try it out. Come experience a trip of a life time. I still have dates available so call and book your trips.

Good fishing!

Mario

Date: Sept. 28, 2008
Current Report: Salmon and Steelhead are Here!

Fishing with Paul and David again from down south. We started again up river that seems to be working for me trying to get away from all the boats and people. We were able to hook and land a few salmon today. I have a few openings this next week, sept 29th and October 1st and 2nd . I still have dates available so call and book your trips.

Good fishing!

Mario

Date: Sept. 27, 2008
Current Report: Salmon and Steelhead are Here!

Today’s fishing was tough with warm water and moss. We started up river today hooking a couple fish then it was grind the rest of the day. Most boats are hooking 6-10 fish a day. My clients today were from Templeton and Atascadero.  We keep patient and landed a few fish.  The fish seem to be in the river just not biting as well as we would like. I still have dates available in October.

Good fishing!

Mario

Date: Sept. 26, 2008
Current Report: Salmon and Steelhead are Here!

With a early start this morning we headed up river to start our day. Fishing with Cory harms, Dave and john Coleman. We started the morning hooking a few fish early. Throughout the day it was  a tough bite. As we worked our way down river we started hooking a few fish. We ended up only landing 3 of 9 salmon. The fish we lost were all big adults over 15lbs. Fishing is still up and down although it could change any day.  . I still have dates available so call and book your trips. I have October  1st and 2nd open if anyone is interested.

Good fishing!

Mario

Date: Sept. 25, 2008
Current Report: Salmon and Steelhead are Here!

Fishing on the Klamath was a tough bite today.  Started my day up river not even fishing the lower holes with all the boats. My clients today were from eureka and Bakersfield. The water is still warm with moss. My guys still manage to land a few fish. The picture below is Aaron with one of the bigger fish of the year. I still have dates available so call and book your trips.

Good fishing!

Mario

Date: Sept. 23, 2008
Current Report: Salmon and Steelhead are Here!

Starting are day off in the lower riffles was slow. Once again I started my way up river trying to find fish or get those aggressive fish biting first. I didn’t see much fish caught today. I made the decision to shoot straight up as far as I could go . There wasn’t much fish biting up there. I see them jumping and rolling but not many biters. The next few days the nets will be out of the water. We should see some fish in the next few days. Below is two pictures of Charlie and Melissa locals of the Klamath. This was Melissa first salmon. I still have dates available so call and book your trips.

Good fishing!

Mario

 

Date: Sept. 22, 2008
Current Report: Salmon and Steelhead are Here!

Today’s fishing on the Klamath River was fair. I had one person today which made things tough. Ken and I started fishing in the lower river picking up a few salmon in brooks.  I shot strait up and started fishing one of my favorite holes from there we started fishing are way back down. All said and done we landed 6 out of 9 fish today. Fishing can change day to day depending on the conditions. As we get closer to oct. the weather is starting to get colder.  We should be seeing more fish coming in any day. . If you have any questions or want to find out info please contact me. I still have dates available so call and book your trips.

Good fishing!

Mario

Date: Sept. 21, 2008
Current Report: Salmon and Steelhead are Here!

Cold and a little overcast this morning on the Klamath River. My clients today were from eureka. we started off the Day slow not hooking much in the lower river. It seems the boat pressure and the moss has been a problem this week making the fishing tough. I was still able to pick up a few salmon after I headed farther up river. Danielle and Jason were able to land 2 nice adults after hooking 5 fish for the day. I’m booked the rest of the month. Although I still have oct. 1-2 open.  We’re still waiting for that big push of fish to come in. If you’ve never fished for salmon and steelhead before you need to try it out. Come experience a trip of a life time. I still have dates available so call and book your trips.

Good fishing!

Mario

 

Date: Sept. 20, 2008
Current Report: Salmon and Steelhead are Here!

Fishing today was fun and exciting fishing with a group of girls from eureka and Redding. Let me say that they did really good. We start the day in the lower river picking up few fish. Then we went up river a bit. We landed 12 of 19 salmon. The fish been moving fast and should continue to get better as while as bigger fish. If interested please contact me and get some info. I have two days next week that I'm trying to fill. September 23-24

 

Good fishing!

Mario

 

Date: Sept. 19, 2008
Current Report: Salmon and Steelhead are Here!

With a early start this morning my clients and I headed up river to start our day. The moss still continues to be a problem.  Picking up a fish here and a fish there. We ended up landing 5 out of 12 fish with few half pounders in the mix and one adult steelhead about 15lbs. My September dates are getting limited. If interested give me a call.

Good fishing!

Mario

 

Date: Sept. 18, 2008
Current Report: Salmon and Steelhead are Here!

Currently on the Klamath fish are still coming in. There’s been a lot of fish jumping in spots that are hard to fish. The bite was tough, although we grinded it out and we were able to pick up a few fish. Jesse Mendez from Santa Cruz had a great time. My September dates are getting limited. If interested give me a call.

Good fishing!

Mario

 

Date: Sept. 16, 2008
Current Report: Salmon and Steelhead are Here!

Fishing on the lower river seems to be the hot ticket for most boats. Catching jacks and small adults. The water is still warm and the moss has continued to get worst.  Besides that the fish were active today jumping and moving through the riffles. Which is a good sign of the main run coming in. Today’s clients manage two hook a few salmon. My September dates are getting limited. If interested give me a call. I have these dates open September 23-24

Good fishing!

Mario

 

Date: Sept. 15, 2008
Current Report: Salmon and Steelhead are Here!

Cold and foggy this morning on the river. The bite for me was slow. I didn’t see many fish caught today on the lower river. However I heard some boats did well farther up river.  I feel that the boat pressure and the moss had something to do with fishing today. We were still able to land a few fish though. Fishing could change day to day which means book your dates while there available

Good fishing!

Mario

Date: Sept. 13-14, 2008
Current Report: Salmon and Steelhead are Here!

Fishing today on the Klamath was fair. There was a slow bite this morning with a lot of boats on the water. My clients today where from Lompoc California. We ended up landing only 7 of 15 fish hooked. Fishing should continue to get better as well as bigger fish. My September dates are getting limited. If interested give me a call.

Good fishing!

Mario

Date: Sept. 11, 2008
Current Report: Salmon and Steelhead are Here!

Currently on the klamath. Fish are still being caught mostly down river with a few boats going up river to catch fish. There's still a lot of boat pressure. Fishing should continue to pick up. My season really starts getting busy the next 3 weeks. If your interested I still have a few days left in sept.18,22,23,24. however there's some days in oct. that are still available

Good fishing!

Mario

Date: Sept 6, 2008
Current Report: Salmon and Steelhead are Here!

Currently on the Klamath. Boats are still catching fish mostly jacks and small adults with a couple 20 pounders in the mix. There’s still a lot of boat pressure in the lower river due to the weekend. My clients today were from Santa Maria and eureka. There was a good bite this morning moving from hole to hole picking up a few fish here and there .Clients today landed 12 of 25 salmon today. The fish today we light biters. Making them hard to land, we had every fish hooked up to the boat before getting off. Fishing should continue to get better as well as bigger fish. My September dates are getting limited. If interested give me a call .I have a few days this week open.

Good fishing!

Mario

Date: Aug.31, 2008
Current Report: Salmon and Steelhead are Here!

The weather was cold and overcast today on the river. My clients were from Santa Maria. We started fishing today in the lower river. It seemed like the boat pressure today was less then yesterday. We fished a few hours and landed 6 salmon, 4 adults biggest being 18lbs. As the season continues my days are getting limited. There’s going to be a lot of people and lodging is becoming harder and harder to come by. I still have dates available so call and book your trips.

                                                               

 Good fishing!

Mario

 

Date: Aug.29-30, 2008
Current Report: Salmon and Steelhead are Here!

 The American fishing foundation held a derby Friday and Saturday here on the Klamath river. It was a weekend of excitement. It all started Thursday afternoon at check ins. Teams consists of local business and fisherman. The purpose of the derby was to help Roy rook boat docks and facility up grades. This effort shall re-establish the annual installation of the floating boat dock facility. It shall also provide funds required to maintence the dock. It also helps the Klamath River yearly program. Providing fish food for the young Chinook at Iron Gate hatchery. As far as the derby, the first day of fishing was tough all the guides work hard for their fish. The Average was 3-6 fish with the high boat of 9. After the first day the boat in first place was Frank Duarte. However the second day of fishing was great every boat was catching fish averaging 10 -15 first which made it interesting in the standings. Frank Townly won the derby follow by Joe Whaley and ken Armstrong. Fishing should continue to get better as the season goes on. . If you’ve never fished for salmon and steelhead before you need to try it out. Come experience a trip of a life time. I still have dates available so call and book your trips.

Good fishing!

Mario

 Date: Aug.28, 2008
Current Report: Salmon and Steelhead are Here!

 Fishing on the lower river today was really good. Almost every boat had fish today. I didn’t have to travel far to catch fish .The boats on the river have double and should continue towards Labor Day weekend. My clients today were from eureka. We had a great day catching fish. We landed 20 out of 26 salmon today mostly jacks with 5 small adults. It was great to see more fish in the river. Biggest fish I heard of was 25lbs. Tomorrow we have the American fishing foundation derby which is held here in the Klamath glen. There will be 24 teams enter. I’ll keep a update of the derby the next two days. . I still have dates available so call and book your trips.

Good fishing!

Mario

Date: Aug.25, 2008
Current Report: Salmon and Steelhead are Here!

Clients today got an early start on the water. The morning weather was damp with a light sprinkle and eventually cleared up by noon.  Fishing holes from the boat dock to brooks today was okay, landing steelhead and jacks occasionally. As we moved up river the fishing got better , although the bite was still slow.   By the end of the day we caught 6 salmon and 5 adult steelhead, not counting half pounders. I still have dates available so call and book your trips.

Good fishing!

 Mario

Date: Aug.24, 2008
Current Report: Salmon and Steelhead are Here!

A later than usual start today didn’t affect the bite.  We started our day fishing up river. The bite was a little slow. However after moving to a couple different locations on the river. We were able to land 1 adult salmon, 5 jacks and 6 adult steelhead and a few half pounders in the mix. If you haven’t fished the Klamath or just want to come fishing now’s the time. I still have dates available so call and book your trips.

 

Good fishing!

Mario

 

Date: Aug.23, 2008
Current Report: Salmon and Steelhead are Here!

Fishing was an adventure today. I decided that I was going to do something different. Instead of fishing the lower riffles I shot up river, way up river. I still hooked a lot of fish but the important part is that Brian and his buddies enjoyed the boat ride. We hooked a few adult salmon and a couple of nice steelhead that were really good fighters.  If you haven’t fished the Klamath or just want to come fishing now’s the time. I still have dates available so call and book your trips.

 Good fishing!

Mario

 

 

 Date: Aug.21-22, 2008
Current Report: Salmon and Steelhead are Here!

The Klamath River is still holding fish in the lower river. Today my clients are from Paso Robles both there first time here. I enjoyed fishing with them; we ended up catching a few jacks and adult steelhead. The boat traffic has picked up and should continue as well.  The bank fisherman been catching there share at Blakes riffle using spoons and bait. Fishing should continue to get better. I still have dates available so call and book your trips.

 

Good fishing!

Mario

 

 

Date: Aug.18, 2008
Current Report: Salmon and Steelhead are Here!

Today‘s fishing was still good. During the first couple of hours fishing we hooked the most fish of the day. It seemed that the boat traffic might have had something to do with that. We fished a half day and ended up landing 7 jacks and 3 adult steelhead and a bunch of half pounders to. . If you have any questions or want to find out info please contact me. I still have dates available so call and book your trips.

Good fishing!

Mario

Date: Aug.17, 2008
Current Report: Salmon and Steelhead are Here!

Today’s fishing was still good. It was nice and overcast this morning just what we wanted. I was fishing with Joleen from Santa Maria. Who has never hooked a Klamath River steelhead.  She ended up hooking a beautiful steelhead that was at least 12lbs. If you’ve never fished for salmon and steelhead before you need to try it out. Come experience a trip of a life time. I still have dates available so call and book your trips.

 

 

 

Good fishing!

Mario

Date: Aug.16, 2008
Current Report: Salmon and Steelhead are Here!

Today‘s fishing was still good. During the first couple of hours fishing we hooked the most fish of the day. It seemed that the boat traffic might have had something to do with that. We fished a half day and ended up landing 7 jacks and 5 adult steelhead and a bunch of half pounders to. . If you have any questions or want to find out info please contact me. I still have dates available so call and book your trips.

Good fishing!

Mario

 

Date: Aug.15, 2008
Current Report: Salmon and Steelhead are Here!

Today’s fishing on the Klamath was still pretty good. I had a slow start only hooking a few fish in the morning. I decided to go up river a little and see if there was anything going on. All said and done I came back down river and ended up landing  6 jacks, 5 adult steelhead and a bunch of half pounders. If you have any questions or want to find out info please contact me. I still have dates available so call and book your trips.

Good fishing!

Mario

 Date: Aug.14, 2008
Current Report: Salmon and Steelhead are Here!

Another fun day of fishing!! Today I fished with my home town locals from Santa Maria. We ended up releasing 16 Jack Salmon, 4 Adult Steelhead which averaged between 5-8 lbs.   We couldn’t keep the half pounders off our lines today.   I’ve seen more and more big fish through the lower river while drifting through the riffles. A good sign for the year. There was another 30 lb fish caught today.  . But I know any day that’s going to change. If you have any questions or want to find out info please contact me. I still have dates available so call and book your trips.

Good fishing!

Mario

Date: Aug.11-12, 2008
Current Report: Salmon and Steelhead are Here!

Fishing in the lower river is still good. In the afternoon the other night we hooked 5 adult steelhead and a few half pounders in one hour.  My clients today were from the bay area and eureka. We had a awesome start in the morning starting The day with a triple hookup.  Pretty much double and triple hook ups all day. We landed 15 adult steelhead between 3 -8 lbs and five jacks.  We also had over 30 half pounders which were a lot of fun. It has been overcast in the morning which has kept the bite on. I was watching a lot bigger salmon being caught today which is good. The big fish of the day that heard of was 33lbs. If you’re interested in coming up and fishing this season .There’s going to be a lot of people and lodging is becoming harder and harder to come by. I still have dates available so call and book your trips.

Good fishing!

Mario     

Date: Aug.10, 2008
Current Report: Salmon and Steelhead are Here!

Fishing this morning with Luke and his father was fun. We hooked a lot of fish but mostly small steelhead with some jack salmon. This is a one year salmon that comes up the river. There seems to be a bunch of fish in the river. were just waiting for those bigger fish to come through.   The river seemed to drop the last few days. The bank fisherman at Blakes riffle been doing well. Once again catching fish on Cleo’s, glow bugs and bait as while. Which can be purchased at little rays tackle box a local bait shop. I have dates available over the next month so call and book your trip while dates are still available.

 

Good Fishing!

Mario

 

Date: Aug.9, 2008
Current Report: Salmon and Steelhead are Here!

Overcast weather has become a blessing this morning. There was many fish being caught today. I had a group of friends from Redding and McKinleyville with help from Kenny. There's was action all day we ended up hooking over 30 fish. We had a 20 lb salmon and a 10lb steelhead. This was the first push of fish and you should expect to see the fishing turn wide open from here on out.  I have dates available over the next month so call and book your trip while dates are still available.

 

 

Good Fishing!

Mario

 

Date: August 3, 2008
Current Report: Steelhead & Salmon are Here!

Today’s fishing was pretty much the same as yesterday.  I haven’t had to travel far to catch fish. It seems there holding in the lower riffles.  If you’re interested in fly fishing this would be a good time to come up and try it out. 

 

Date: August 2, 2008
Current Report: Steelhead & Salmon are Here!

Today’s fishing was good. It seems that a run of half pounders have come through with a mix of small salmon. I haven’t seen this many half pounders in awhile which is nice. There was a little more boat pressure today. The bank fisherman have been getting there share to. Catching fish on Cleo’s, glow bugs and bait as while.

 

Date: August 1, 2008
Current Report: Steelhead & Salmon are Here!

The season has started. Salmon and steelhead have been showing in the lower river the last few days .This morning we went fishing and hooked thirteen fish 7 adult steelhead and two salmon with a few half pounders.  Fishing should continue to get better as the season continues to go on.

 

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