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Lower Klamath NWR, Siskiyou County
The spots on a butterfly wing are not random but help identify this as a California tortoiseshell.


 


Massive Catfish Caught on a Night Crawler, Trout Plants on the Horizon!
by Collins Lake Staff, OCTOBER 3, 2023
Collins Lake

As the surface temperature continues to drop we’ll see more trout activity and even anticipate better shore fishing. There are still a few lightning trout to be caught out there but in just a few weeks we’re hoping to boost those numbers. Collins Lake’s fall/winter planting schedule should have the first private trout plant of 2000lbs before October 21st as long...
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The Last of The Springer's Are Making A Run For It
Trinity River Fishing
by E.B. Duggan, OCTOBER 2, 2023

Trinity River - Willow Creek Weir

Another burst of rain should bring in the last push of Spring Run Chinook Salmon for the Trinity River. Hopefully it will also bring in more Steelhead. The last rain brought in a nice run of Steelhead and a lot of adult Steelhead were caught and released. Right now, it looks like the Lower section of the river is only...
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Chetco Estuary King Fishing in Full Swing
Kenny Priest
by Kenny Priest, SEPTEMBER 28, 2023



If you’re looking to catch and keep big, ocean-bright kings, you’ll want to keep Chetco River estuary on your radar. Salmon have been staging in the tidewater since early September and they’ll be there until enough rain falls and allows them to make their way upriver. And according to Andy Martin of Wild Rivers Fishing, the season at the mouth...
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Fall is Upon us Fish Moving Up River
Trinity River Fishing
by E.B. Duggan, SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Trinity River - Willow Creek Weir

Well it looks like Fall is officially here. I have been getting scratchy information from some fishermen hooking into some early Fall Run fish and the Willow Creek Weir has been counting some Fall Hatchery Coho from the fishermen I contacted they are hooking into some chrome fish both in the upper reaches of the river and in the lower...
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The Virginias are also still producing some nice fish
by Jim Akenson, SEPTEMBER 25, 2023
Virginia Lakes

The Virginias are also still producing some nice fish, mostly for the anglers who are getting away from the shore in tubes or kayaks but there are some fish also being caught from the shore. Hook up baits, sierra slammers and Thomas Bouyants are all doing well up there as are mice tails, pinched crawlers and power bait. For flies...
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The East is still running around 290cfs and is fishing pretty well
by Jim Akenson, SEPTEMBER 25, 2023
East Walker River (CA)

The East is still running around 290cfs and is fishing pretty well. Lots of good reports coming in, mostly from the “Miracle Mile” section but a few from further down and from Nevada. Lots of good streamer and nymph action lately. There are lots of nice rainbows in the first mile that have come from the reservoir earlier this year,...
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