With more than an inch of rain falling across most coastal watersheds, late-fall salmon anglers were quick to take notice. After such a long summer dry spell, the excitement is understandable —but it will take far more than an inch to open the rivers. None came close to fishable levels, so the wait continues for enough rain to get flows...
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It look like an early fall and possible early winter with the first rain fall of Fall. The weir counts are looking really good for the first of the Fall Run Chinook. I have been looking at the counts for the Klamath and the Trinity Rivers and the numbers are starting to look very good for this time of the...
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Salmon fishing is fair on the Chetco, with a handful of nice adults and numerous jacks being caught daily by boaters trolling along the jetties reports Martin. “The estuary has been crowded. Still too early for bobber fishing upriver.  Salmon also are still being caught on the Rogue Bay, with a mix of wild and hatchery kings, lots of wild coho...
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Just in time for the ever-popular crab/rockfish/halibut combo trips starting in November, NOAA Fisheries announced on Sept. 18 that in state and federal waters between the Oregon/California border and Point Conception (34° 27′ N. Lat.), anglers may now take the RCG Complex (rockfish, cabezon, greenlings) and lingcod at all depths through December 31, 2025. New scientific data show stronger-than-expected numbers of...
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It’s feeling more and more like fall around here- beautiful quiet weekdays and comfortable camping weather. The lake is about 28ft below spill, which is normal for this time in the irrigation season. While it’s definitely a different feel than “full to the brim” it has its own beauty, especially when it’s still and glassy, and especially when the only...
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If you’ve been missing the taste of ocean-fresh salmon, keep your eyes on the Chetco River estuary. Salmon have been staging in the tidewater since early September, waiting for enough rain to push upriver. According to Andy Martin of Wild Rivers Fishing, action is improving. “Salmon action has improved in the Chetco River estuary, with a mix of hatchery and wild...
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