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CDFW Relents to Tribal Testomony
Trinity River Fishing
by E.B. Duggan, JUNE 20, 2021

Trinity River - Willow Creek Weir

At the June 14-15th California Fish and Game Commission meeting listening to the dozen or so Tribal speakers and only one sports fisherman decided to list the Upper Klamath Spring Chinook salmon as a Threatened Species under the California Endangered Species Act (ESA). Note: Not the Federal Endangered Species Act! Most of the Tribal speakers that spoke for listing were Karuk Tribal members....
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Sizzling Pacific Halibut Bite off Eureka and Trinidad
Kenny Priest
by Kenny Priest, JUNE 17, 2021



The weather isn’t the only thing heating up right now. The Pacific halibut bite on the North Coast is sizzling! With salmon season still a couple weeks away, offshore anglers have honed in on the halibut, and they are coming over the rails at a record pace. Eureka and Trinidad have both experienced some exceptional fishing. And we’re not talking...
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Big Cat
by Collins Lake Staff, JUNE 16, 2021
Collins Lake

Earl Hudson of Antioch, California caught... and released (!) this behemoth Channel Catfish at Collins Lake using a Rat-L-Trap. Reported as 22 pounds!
Holidays Fishing Water Reductions
Trinity River Fishing
by E.B. Duggan, JUNE 14, 2021

Trinity River - Willow Creek Weir

The beginning of summer, Memorial Day, and the boat races have passed and Father’s Day is here. With those Holidays passed and present summer is officially here June 20,2021 FATHER’S DAY! I hope you all have a great time and note that the state of California is supposed to open for Business as Usual! I am not sure if that...
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For cold-loving fish like salmon, temperature plays a critical role in behavior, survival, and ecology. It’s therefore no surprise that the 2021 Bay Delta Science Conference included a session specifically dedicated to research on the effects of temperature on salmon in the Central Valley. The presentations in this session discussed thermal impacts among different Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) populations, and across life...
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Break in the Wind Puts Boats Back on the Water
Kenny Priest
by Kenny Priest, JUNE 10, 2021



The wind and seas finally relented on Tuesday, allowing the Eureka-based fleet of boats to get back on the water. A few of the boats went south, reacquainting themselves with Cape Mendocino. The rockfish bite was good according to the few boats who made the run. The majority had halibut on their minds and headed north to 250 feet of...
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