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The Weather is More Like Winter Than Fall
Trinity River Fishing
by E.B. Duggan, NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Trinity River - Willow Creek Weir

I HOPE ALL HAD A GREAT TURKEY DAY AND DIDN’T EAT TOO MUCH TO FALL ASLEEP DURING FOOTBALL! I also hope all had good times with family. For the last several days it has been very cold, more like February than November. Here in Willow Creek, it has been 26 degrees in the morning until after 10:00 in the morning. I...
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Sport Crab Trap Restrictions to Begin Sunday Evening
Kenny Priest
by Kenny Priest, NOVEMBER 22, 2023



In a press release issued Friday, Nov. 17, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife is expanding the temporary recreational crab trap restriction to include the area between the California/Oregon state line and Cape Mendocino (Fishing Zone 1), on Nov. 26 at 6 p.m. All crab traps currently deployed in Fishing Zone 1 must be removed by 6:00 p.m. on Nov....
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Chetco Gives up Big Numbers of Kings
Kenny Priest
by Kenny Priest, NOVEMBER 17, 2023



If you didn’t get in on the Chetco fall salmon action last week, you missed some epic fishing. Following a season that saw the estuary plugged with kings, there was little doubt that if, and when, conditions lined up, the bite upriver would go completely off. And that’s exactly what happened last week. Double-digit hookups were not uncommon. And there...
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River Dropping Need Some Rain
Trinity River Fishing
by E.B. Duggan, NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Trinity River - Willow Creek Weir

 The weather this last week has been dry and sunny. I know the Holidays are coming up but the river needs some water and the only way for right now is for some rain. Even though the river is low the upper section has been producing some nice Iron Heads. From the pictures I have been receiving there have been...
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Ocean Conditions Hinder Sport Crab Opener
Kenny Priest
by Kenny Priest, NOVEMBER 9, 2023



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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Rain Helping The River
Trinity River Fishing
by E.B. Duggan, NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Trinity River - Willow Creek Weir

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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