Winter steelhead anglers just can’t catch a break. Thursday, March 31, will mark the end of another abnormal steelhead season here on the coast. While the fishing was excellent, the real story was the lack of rain. But if you’ve been fishing the North Coast rivers the last few years, you know there’s very little normal to our steelhead seasons...
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Last Sunday Spring came upon us with light showers, since then we have experienced nice weather with the possibility of another light set of showers to close this weekend. I don’t foresee any other moisture in the near future. Spring is supposed to bring rain but I think this year we are going to see a very dry year. The...
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As we move toward the last weekend of winter steelhead season on the coast, river conditions continue to be less than ideal. Not only for the anglers but for the adult steelhead and their soon-to-be offspring. As of Tuesday, only a few rivers remain open to fishing. The Smith and main stem Eel have been open all season, and will...
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The rivers of California’s Central Valley are home to one of the southernmost populations of Oncorhynchus mykiss, a versatile species whose populations can consist of a mix of river-resident rainbow trout and steelhead that migrate to the ocean. Stark declines in migratory individuals led to the listing of Central Valley steelhead as threatened under the Endangered Species Act in 1998. However, a major...
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The Pacific Fisheries Management Council first alternatives for ocean fishing are out and they look a little better than last year. We still have next month for the final recommendation s come out but from what I was able to find out was most recommendations for Ocean and In-River salmon quotas were a little better than last years proposals. It is...
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Even though ocean abundance forecasts have increased over the prior year for both the Sacramento River and Klamath River Fall Chinook, the Pacific Fishery Management Council (PFMC) is taking a precautionary approach to the 2022 ocean salmon seasons. When the PFMC released its ocean sport salmon season options March 14, there was a mix of good and not so good news....
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