Fall regulations will begin Saturday, Aug. 15 on the Klamath River, triggering the start of the fall salmon quota. The California Fish and Game Commission adopted bag and possession limits for the Klamath Basin based on a quota of 3,248 fall-run adult kings. On the Klamath, the fall season closes Dec. 31. The fall season on the Trinity begins Sept....
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After nearly a week of strong winds and rough seas, the ocean finally settled down just enough to give North Coast tuna anglers a brief, one-day weather window Thursday. A handful of boats out of Eureka made the 30- to 35-mile run southwest of the Humboldt Bay entrance toward Cape Mendocino in search of albacore. By mid-afternoon, boats were heading back...
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    8-2-26     Weather Roundup   It’s hot…well, for us that means 82 degrees, but we might hit 84 this week before the forecast dips back into the 70’s by Sunday. Nighttime lows are around 50 degrees. The 20 degree difference between 4500 in the valley and 9150ft at the lake is remarkable.     The Lake   The fish seem unfazed by the heat…no doubt a benefit of the...
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The area is predicted to start to cool down from Wednesday and the river should be fishable by the weekend. Up River down to the Willow Creek area should start to be fishable in the early morning. For the out of area fishers, you can get up before sunrise get to you spot by sunrise fish until the sun hits...
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We are having hot weather, low water flows and warm water. This is not very conducive for Salmon fishing. Both the Trinity and Klamath Rivers are having low water flows but the Trinity is a bit lower than normal for this time of year. The best fishing has been in the early mornings and I mean early. The Trinity is...
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The words El Niño — or even super El Niño — can mean different things depending on where you are. But for North Coast anglers, they mean one thing: tuna. We’re already seeing the first signs of warmer ocean conditions as nearshore water temperatures continue to climb. It was only a matter of time before someone found albacore, and on Monday,...
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