Collins Lake is well into Fall and as beautiful as ever. Weekdays are quiet and the lake has been glassy just about every morning. It has been warmer than typical for this time of year and surface temperatures are still above 72°F. Usually we see a that number drop pretty quickly as daylight hours get shorter, and indeed by Saturday,...
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Autumn arrived two weeks ago but it still feels like the end of summer. The water year 2024 ended September 30th with a total of 54.98 inches of rain and 0.40 inches of snow. We are now into the water year of 2025 and it looks like it will be another year like last year. That would be nice but we...
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Shamalamma Fish On! Jay Fair topline & hot orange never fail in Oct! We've been in anywhere from 6-20ft of water, Jay Fair hot orange trolling flies ruled today. Yup, outer rock piles. Surface temps starting out 61-63.xF. Low ambient temps in the mid to high 30's & highs in the low to mid 80's keeping the lake temps fairly...
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After a productive, fun-filled five-month season of nearshore rock fishing, the month of October will force anglers back to deeper water. Beginning Oct. 1 within the Northern Management Area, which includes ocean waters between 42°00’ N. latitude (CA-OR Border) and 40°10′ N. latitude (near Cape Mendocino), fishing for rockfish will only be allowed seaward of the 50-fathom boundary line, and...
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Boomshakalaka! 61-63F surface temps, 5-10ft of water & dancing with the rock piles with nothing but trolling flies & top lines. Browns, minnow patterns & hot orange. Very active bite in tight although brief! But, be very careful if you venture inside. Navonics doesn't have most of the outer rock piles contoured. ...
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If you’re missing the taste of fresh, ocean salmon, you’ll want to keep an eye on the Chetco River estuary. Salmon have been staging in the tidewater since early September and they’ll be there until enough rain falls and allows them to make their way upriver. And according to Andy Martin of Wild Rivers Fishing, the season at the mouth...
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