Unsavory ocean conditions out of Eureka spoiled Saturday’s sport crab opener, keeping most of the boats tied up. The few bigger boats who braved the rough water were rewarded with big crab, and plenty of them. The last few days, boats pulling pots after a couple-day soak, or less, are averaging 10 to 20 crab per pot. Those are pretty...
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Sorry about last week’s no report. Computer got sick and had to go to the doctor. I got some good feedback from the October 25 column. I like that some people read the column and comment back about what they think about what I wrote. The problem being hat they don’t always do the proper research to find out the...
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With 4000 pounds of Fall Trout plants already loaded in the lake and a quickly dropping surface temperature we’ve seen trout traffic pick up at bit. It is still tricky fishing out there and we aren’t seeing many limits but the fish that are being caught are of decent size- especially the Golden Rainbow “Lightning” trout some of which have...
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We may not have a rockfish season here in the far north, but at least our sport crab season will open on time. And with pots and traps allowed! The California Dept. of Fish and Wildlife sent word Friday that our season, (40°10′ N. latitude (near Cape Mendocino) to the Oregon-California border, will open as scheduled Saturday with no restrictions....
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 What has happened to the Trinity River Restoration in the upper forty miles of restoration? In 2000 Sectary of Interior Babette signed the Record of Decision (ROD) and the Trinity Management Council (TMC the governing body), Trinity River Restoration Project (TRRP) and Trinity Adaptive Management Working Group (TAMWG public advisory) were formed to restore the top forty (40) miles of...
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Autumn Trout Planting at Collins Lake in California includes Mt. Lassen Hatchery's stunning Lightning Trout (aka Golden Rainbows) for the 2023/2024 season. https://collinslake.com/ ...
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