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It’s a Go! Sport Crab Season Opens Saturday
Kenny Priest
by Kenny Priest, NOVEMBER 4, 2021



One of the most popular fisheries on the North Coast almost didn’t happen. It was a tense few days waiting to hear if the California Dept. of Fish and Wildlife would delay the sport Dungeness crab opener due to presence of humpback whales and leatherback sea turtles, and the potential for entanglement from trap gear. Turns out, we’re whale and turtle...
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Trinity River Weir and Quotas
Trinity River Fishing
by E.B. Duggan, NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Trinity River - Willow Creek Weir

On Saturday October 30th the Willow Creek weir blew out due to the river high water flows. If you are fishing in the area and find any parts to the weir, would you please call 1(707)822-5876 MaryClaire Kier CDFW. With that in mind just to let you know that the weir will not be replaced into the river so just the Junction...
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Nearly any predator that can get its claws, beak, or teeth on a juvenile Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) will try to eat these young fish as they migrate to the ocean – and as salmon try to evade one hungry mouth, they may be vulnerable to getting eaten by another. Predation is a complex topic in part because the behavior...
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Both boat launch facilities have reopened
by Collins Lake Staff, OCTOBER 29, 2021
Collins Lake

As of today both of our boat launch facilities have reopened and we will be receiving our first Fall trout plant this next week with 8,000 scheduled to be delivered over the month of November.
Coastal Rivers Full, Smith Best Bet for Salmon
Kenny Priest
by Kenny Priest, OCTOBER 28, 2021



Trying to decipher last week’s rain and river level predictions was not for the faint of heart. But when it was all said and done, all of the North Coast rivers got the flushing they desperately needed. Some rivers, especially to our south, went far beyond what was forecast and eventually hit flood stage. Coastal rivers from the Smith to...
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Quotas Being Met on The Klamath and Trinity
Trinity River Fishing
by E.B. Duggan, OCTOBER 25, 2021

Trinity River - Willow Creek Weir

The Chinook salmon quotas for the Upper Klamath and Upper Trinity have been met for adult Chinook salmon on Sunday October 24. As of October 25, 2021 you can only harvest jacks, (salmon under 23 inches, 2 per day, 6 in possession) on he Klamath above Weitchpec and above Cedar Flat Hwy 299 Bridge on the Trinity Rivers. The Lower...
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