DAVE JACOBS
PROFESSIONAL GUIDE SERVICE
1-800-355-3113
February 01, 2008

SMITH RIVER STEELHEAD REPORT
Steelhead fishing has been slow this past week on the Smith with catch rate for the most part low for most anglers. Rain, sleet and heavy snow hit the coast this past week with a good water rise on Thursday making fishing very tough due to high water. Flows did reach nearly17 feet at the Jed state park gauge and was dropping at 13 feet at the time of this report. Rain and another water rise is expected on Saturday, Sunday but rains are forecasted to slow down a bit with good fishing flows on the Smith through next week. Hopefully this last big blast of water will bring in a good run of fresh steelhead. If so, steelheading should improve with higher catch rates for anglers. Adult steelhead that are being caught on the Smith River this past week have been side drifting roe and a Quickie puffball. Back trolling Hot shots and wiggle warts in various color combos have also produced some nice steelhead. Steelhead have averaged 8 to 12 pounds with steelhead in the high teens and low twenty pound class a real possibility on this river. Daily scores reported on the Smith this week have averaged one to two fish per trip. Anglers should call ahead for current river conditions as conditions can change quickly on the Smith River.

Professional guide service will be available for guided driftboat trips on the Smith River January thru March 2008.

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Contact Dave Jacobs Guide Service at 530-646-9110 or check us out online at sacramentofishing.com

Professional fishing Guide Dave Jacobs is licensed to operate in both California and Oregon. Dave Jacobs is a licensed guide with The California Department of Fish and Wildlife as well as a current licensed Oregon guide registered with The Oregon State Marine Board.

Professional Fishing Guide Dave Jacobs is also licensed to operate in the Rogue/Siskiyou National Forest on the upper Chetco River in Oregon, licensed to operate in the Six Rivers National Forest on The Smith River, Klamath River, Trinity River and South Fork Trinity River. We are an Equal opportunity provider. Guide Dave Jacobs is also licensed with the Bureau of Land Management to operate on the upper Trinity River from Lewiston California downriver to Grays Falls on the Trinity River.

Guide Dave Jacobs also holds a Merchant Mariner Credential with The U.S. Coast Guard and is certified in both CPR and First Aid.