If your weekend plans involve the pursuit of winter steelhead, you’ll need to point your vehicle north. The quick-clearing Smith and Chetco rivers are currently the only real options for the green water steelheaders crave. All Humboldt rivers are currently high and muddy, and that will likely continue through the weekend. There is a chance the upper reaches of the...
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For many outdoor enthusiasts the dawning of a new year means a few things, like getting the next years fishing license and making plans to attend one of the many outdoors shows scheduled the first few months of the year.  One of the most popular for those of us in Northern California and Northwestern Nevada is of course January’s International...
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At its December meeting, the California Fish and Game Commission acted on several issues affecting California’s natural resources. One of the items of interest was to extend the locations and expand low-flow closure periods for rivers along the north and central coast. The changes will prohibit fishing in specific rivers due to drought conditions, to protect native fish populations through...
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After a very wet weekend that saw all our coastal rivers receive a good soaking, fishable rivers should begin to come into play this week — at least a few of them. Both the Smith and Chetco rivers were high and off-color Tuesday, but that will soon change. They should come down to high-but-fishable levels in the next few days....
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Predicting how animals will respond to a warming global climate is a major focus of ecological research, and evidence suggests that aquatic species are in particularly hot water. Ectothermic, or cold-blooded aquatic animals like fish do not internally regulate their body temperature, and therefore a warming environment has a significant influence on their metabolism. This relationship between temperature and metabolism is...
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The Trinity Management Council (TMC) met on December 8th and 9th, on Dec. 9th the TMC Director Mike Dixon called for a Closed Session to discuss “Chanel Rehabilitation Scope of Work”. What was discussed and what was decided? The public was NOT privy to this information nor were they able to join the discussion for Channel Rehabilitation. The Record of Decision (ROD 2000) stated...
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