Smoke in the valley has been pretty heavy for the past couple of days. The salmon are in the Trinity and fishing is fair to good. Orleans area is heavy with smoke from the Happy camp fire and the Red/Salmon Fire complex. This fire is now up to 88,000 acres and is expected to continue to burn until it rains. Because of...
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The latest pandemic to grip the North Coast is one that we can all get behind. It’s known as Tuna Fever, and it’s spreading rapidly amongst the saltwater fleet. It started late last week when Marc Schmidt of Coastline Charters found some fish south roughly 45 miles from the entrance. Word spread quickly and quite a few boats made the...
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The Inyo National Forest is currently closed until at least Sept 14, 2020 No Camping, No Dispersed Camping, No Hiking, No Fishing LAKE SABRINA BOAT LANDING IS CURRENTLY CLOSED SLOW DOWN  WHETHER IT BE THRU OUR TOWNS  OR ON A STAIGHT-AWAY OR UP A MOUNTAIN ROAD  JUST SLOW DOWN!!! Don’t forget a jacket Another interesting week at the Lake – a stocking from Department of Fish and Wildlife –...
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The Red/Salmon Fire complex fires still continue to grow and now reached almost 24,000 acres. It depends upon the winds and temperatures as to how smoky it gets in the valley. Orleans usually gets the burnt of the smoke but the Trinity side gets a lot of smoke at times. Talking to Patrick and Machel of Del Loma RV and...
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After being mostly incapacitated for the better part of two months it was nice to get back to fishing with a quick run to Baum Lake.  The lake levels I found were higher than I had seen before on any of my many visits to the lake. Picnic tables along side the ramp and parking areas were partially submerged. The...
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The California halibut fishery has been a bright spot amongst our fisheries this season as Humboldt Bay continues to kick-out quality-sized fish. With both ocean salmon and Pacific halibut closed for the year, the bay fishery has been a life-saver. The charter fleet, whose only real option is a long run to the rockfish or tuna grounds, has taken full...
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