It was a Saturday that Eureka tuna anglers won’t soon forget. After several less-than-stellar days, the stars finally aligned for the small fleet that made the 30- to 35-mile run south. It wasn’t the number of fish that stood out — it was the size. The majority of the albacore caught were 25 pounds or better, with some fish pushing...
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On August 28 the Bureau of Reclamation started to increase water flows to 1,200cfs. This increase of water flow did several things, it helped decrease the problem of ICH helping the fish to recover, cooling the water and moving the fish into the Klamath as well as moving up river. The Lower Klamath below 101 Bridge has met their quota...
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Over the Labor Day holiday weekend, we were patiently waiting for the fall run of king salmon to begin their migration upriver. Well, the wait is over. Water temperatures cooled significantly thanks to dam releases and rain, and schools of ocean-fresh kings finally made their way into the lower river in big numbers beginning with Monday’s outgoing tide. This week, the...
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With the fires, heat and smoke plus the heavy moss in the river the salmon have been slow in moving up river. Low water in both the Upper Klamath and Trinity Rivers has really made for slow Salmon fishing also. Now that Salmon fishing is open again, I am not receiving the fishing reports that I am used to getting....
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Fall regulations will begin Saturday, Aug. 15 on the Klamath River, triggering the start of the fall salmon quota. The California Fish and Game Commission adopted bag and possession limits for the Klamath Basin based on a quota of 3,248 fall-run adult kings. On the Klamath, the fall season closes Dec. 31. The fall season on the Trinity begins Sept....
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After nearly a week of strong winds and rough seas, the ocean finally settled down just enough to give North Coast tuna anglers a brief, one-day weather window Thursday. A handful of boats out of Eureka made the 30- to 35-mile run southwest of the Humboldt Bay entrance toward Cape Mendocino in search of albacore. By mid-afternoon, boats were heading back...
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