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Eagle Lake Report
by Valerie Aubrey, MAY 6, 2019
Eagle Lake

69.1cfs at 4.5 on the gauge. Official elevation is 5097.15ft as per Don Willis Lassen County surveyor. The lake has barely raised an inch since 4-23-19. We are about as high as we are going to get. Flow will be ok for the fish upstream for a while but won’t help the lake elevation now but could stave off some...
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Lake Sabrina Weekly Report
by Lake Sabrina Boat Landing Staff, MAY 6, 2019
Lake Sabrina

What a difference a few weeks makes – the snow in the parking lot is almost gone. The open water showing is getting larger and larger and the Inlets are starting to go ice-free, but it’s still tough fishing. Jared of Parchers Resort & South Lake is reporting bad ice at South Lake. Not sure if there is any fishable open...
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Things are Looking Up: The 2018 Salmon Season
by FISHBIO, MAY 6, 2019


It’s time for our yearly review of the Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (PFMC) Review of Ocean Salmon Fisheries. This is the report that PFMC publishes annually on the previous year’s salmon fisheries along the West Coast. The report details harvest totals and socioeconomic benefits for the California ocean fishery, as well as escapement totals, or the number of salmon that...
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Trinity River Fishing Report
Trinity River Fishing
by E.B. Duggan, MAY 5, 2019
Trinity River - Willow Creek Weir

Salmon Quotas & Limits: Finally I have news of the NEW Klamath River Basin Quotas and Limits. I will try to attempt to put this in plain English. The Klamath River Basin In-River Sportfishing total Fall Chinook salmon Quota is 7,637. A substantial increase over last year. Klamath River Spring Chinook salmon season opens July 1; limits, 2 salmon only 1 adult. Upper...
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Free Kids Fishing Days Set
by Gary Heffley, MAY 5, 2019


The CDFW is partnering with a number of sponsors in offering a couple Free Kids Fishing events during the month of May in Northern California.  These events offer trout fishing opportunities for youth under the age of 16 that are old enough to help hold a fishing rod and help reel in a fish. With bait provided and a limited...
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Share Secretary Bernhardt Announces $10.7 Million in Public-Private Support for Big Game Migration Corridors
by DOI, MAY 3, 2019


WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt announced the award of $2.1 million in grants to state and local partners in Colorado, Montana, Nevada, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming for habitat conservation activities in migration corridors and winter range for elk, mule deer, and pronghorn. The targeted big game species will benefit from the conservation actions funded by...
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