Things to see and do near your Crescent City Vacation Rental

Fishing and River Gallery

BIGGEST SMITH RIVER FLYROD SALMON LANDED BY GUEST OF BEACH HOUSE This photo is of a guest at the Battery Point Beach House with his fly rod record Smith River Chinook Salmon. The fish weighed 61 and a half pounds! It required more than two hours to subdue from the 8-foot pram shown in the back of the pickup. These big Chinook may run the Smith River from September until January on their way to their annual spawning grounds. These gravel beds are known as "redds" and are prepared for egg laying by the female or "hen" salmon. Males inconsistently referred to as "bucks", compete to fertilize the eggs. All of them die after spawning, unlike the steelhead, which may return two or more times. Most of the tributary creeks and forks to the Smith are ideal for spawning, which also occurs in the main river; that is always closed to angling above the mouth of Patrick's Creek for reproductive purposes.