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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The Salmon-Red Fires in the Trinity Alps plus the fire in Hoopa are still providing smoke in the Trinity Valley, on the other hand we have heat (106-100) on different days which heats up the water most days. On most days the smoke in the valley is not too bad but we still have hot water in the lower Trinity...
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It was a tough week for North Coast saltwater fishermen. First off, Mother Nature did a number on the last several days of our sport salmon season. High winds and big seas forced the fleet to sit on the sidelines while the season quietly came to an end. It wasn’t necessarily a season that we’ll remember. It wasn’t very good...
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Strange days indeed! If the year wasn’t bizarre enough, we’ve got yellow Aspen showing in not one area or two areas, but in four different areas around the Lake and others have noticed the early Fall advancement in other locations. We don’t know what that means, but stay tuned. We do have a chance for some ThunderBoomers on Monday and Tuesday...
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