The Trinity River Weirs; the Junction City weir is working as usual and should be removed sometime around Sept 1st, but the Willow Creek weir will not be installed until sometime after Sept. 8th because of high water flows. The Hoopa weir will not be installed until after the Tribal Ceremonial “Boat Dance” which will be Sept. 3rd. (In my Aug....
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Here is a look at current reservoir and hydrologic conditions, curated from a variety of sources including the Department of Water Resources CDEC website, the Bureau of Reclamation, the Desert Research Institute, and others. Click here to see more hydrologic conditions. ...
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15-21ft deep. Red/gold Thomas Buoyant 1/4oz. What a girl has to do when the boat is in the shop for a computer relay...Hitched a boat ride with my buddy John Simlick this morning. 22”x2. Needed something for dinner for company tonight. Think we’re going to eat pretty good!! — at Eagle Lake CA Marina & Campgrounds. ...
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 What a day to be on the ocean.... flat calm seas with only a slight swell, great captain and boat, good friends and cooperative rockfish.  I was happy to join a group of fellow SIRs from Redding on the 6-pack charter vessel Reel Steel out of Eureka this Wednesday in search of rockfish and ling cod off the Lost Coast...
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The fall run of Klamath River Chinook has yet to really take off, which is a little unusual heading into the third week of August. There’s been flurries of fish moving in the estuary, but not many are choosing to head upriver as of yet. Reportedly, the commercial boats have been seeing lots of salmon offshore of the Klamath mouth....
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SAN FRANCISCO —   The Los Angeles Times reports that federal salmon biologists’ warnings about dangers to salmon poised by planned increased water diversions by the Central Valley water Project have been suppressed by the Trump administration.  The salmon warnings come as the federal government finalizes plans to ship more northern California water to the arid western San Joaquin Valley.   The Times reports the National...
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