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Healthy sandhill cranes have nothing to fear from coyotes when they can simply jump into the sky. USFWS Photo by Dave Menke

Healthy sandhill cranes have nothing to fear from coyotes when they can simply jump into the sky. USFWS Photo by Dave Menke

ODFW Weekly Recreational Report
by ODFW, JULY 19, 2017

Discover ocean fishing at its best off the Oregon coast What could be better than a finding a beautiful place where you could catch tuna, halibut, salmon, and crab – all on the same day? Look no farther than the Oregon Coast, which is generating a lot of good fishing news lately for people who want to try ocean fishing. Halibut...
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Ladies day on Whiskeytown!
Jeff Goodwin Guide Service
by Jeff Goodwin, JULY 19, 2017
Whiskeytown Reservoir

Today I fished Whiskeytown Lake with three great ladies from Utah who love to fish! This group was a ton of fun and catching limits of Kokanee salmon was just what we needed to top off a perfect day on the water. The winds blew everyone off the cold water curtain early, but there were plenty of Kokanee stacked at the...
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How Not to Get Ripped Off When Buying a Used Vehicle
Before and After
by Don Stec, JULY 19, 2017

One of the hardest things to do is…to tell a person the vehicle they just bought is not worth repairing. Improperly repaired vehicles are a major problem. Unfortunately most people do not know what to look for. Many of the vehicles that find their way to Coachmaster started because of a simple wheel alignment, or so the owners thought. The majority...
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Stampede Kokanee
Backcountry Travels
by Phil Akers, JULY 19, 2017
Stampede Reservoir

Red Hot can be used to describe the action at Stampede Reservoir right now. If you wear an orange shirt, hot-tempered kokanee might actually jump into your boat. Seriously, orange is a hot color right now, especially when coupled with shoe-peg corn marinated in tuna juice. This past weekend we had no problems pulling limits out of Stampede. You too can...
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Trinity Lake Kokanee bite still on!
Jeff Goodwin Guide Service
by Jeff Goodwin, JULY 18, 2017
Trinity Lake

We fished Trinity Lake today and literally caught dozens of nice Kokanee salmon. The bite was red hot first thing in the morning and held up steadily throughout the day. We had a few slow spots when we moved from one area to another, but we stayed on the Kokanee pretty much all day. A big wind in the afternoon...
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Lake Sabrina Fishing Report
by Lake Sabrina Boat Landing Staff, JULY 17, 2017
Lake Sabrina

Lake Sabrina Boat Landing 760-873-7425 July 17, 2017 Another beautiful week and weekend up in God’s Country otherwise known as Lake Sabrina. Still not spilling, but South Lake is – first time since 2011. The Powers-to-Be are still concerned about flooding in the Valley and have opened two of our pipes and Lake Sabrina has dropped about 2 feet in the last week....
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