The fall run of Klamath River Chinook has yet to really take off, which is a little alarming as we head towards the end of August. There’s been flurries of fish moving in the estuary, but not many are choosing to head upriver as of yet. Reportedly, there’s been plenty of fish staging outside of the mouth for quite a...
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Now some GREAT news! We got our stocking from Desert Spring Trout Farm out of Oregon on Wednesday and Wright’s Rainbow from Idaho passed their tests and we’re being put on their schedule for a delivery of trout soon. It’s been pretty darn warm up here at the Lake and those fish have gone deep. We’re also a bit on...
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The Red/Salmon Fire complex fires continue to grow and are now almost 19,000 acres. A lot of the smoke blows west towards Redding but some it is in the Weaverville area, a lot of the smoke lays along the Upper Klamath in the Seiad Valley, Happy Camp, Orleans section of the Upper to Mid Klamath areas and sometimes when the...
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The ocean and water conditions aligned for tuna last Sunday, and a handful of boats from Eureka took full advantage. The run was long, 55 or so miles, but the reward was well worth it. After hearing good reports from Saturday, Tim Klassen of Reel Steel Sport Fishing went all in for Sunday. “The edge of the warm water was...
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Many animals possess sensory abilities that defy the human imagination. For example, magnetoreception, or the ability to perceive magnetic fields, is a sense found in some mammals, birds, reptiles, fish, and invertebrates. In many species, including Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha), this sense is an important tool that allows for navigation across great distances. However, the mechanisms of this internal compass remain a...
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Some good news! Our permit to stock Desert Spring Trout from Oregon has been approved, now we’re waiting to see where we stand on their stocking schedule. Also, we are hoping Wright’s Rainbows’ test for bacteria to come back A-OK and that those fish will soon be on the road to Bishop Creek Canyon. Had a bit of the monsoonal weather...
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