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Sights around Humboldt Bay are best viewed from a boat and a kayak lets you explore everywhere. Photo by Casey Allen

Sights around Humboldt Bay are best viewed from a boat and a kayak lets you explore everywhere. Photo by Casey Allen

How to handle an insurance claim
Before and After
by Don Stec, APRIL 4, 2018

It is at least a weekly occurrence when a vehicle owner, during the course of getting an Insurance collision estimate, will express concern about an insurance company cheating him on a collision repair by not allowing a complete repair. After dealing with insurance companies and vehicle owners for over 47 years in the collision repair business, I have formed my...
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Recreational Pacific Halibut Fishery Opens May 1
by CDFW, APRIL 4, 2018

he 2018 recreational Pacific halibut fishery will commence Tuesday, May 1 for the first of four open periods. The season’s dates will be May 1-June 15, July 1-15, August 1-15 and Sept. 1-Oct. 31, or until the quota is reached, whichever is earlier. The 2018 recreational Pacific halibut quota for the California subarea is 30,940 pounds – about 4,000 pounds less than the 2017 quota. Since 2015, the California...
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Family trout fishing kicks off April 7 with youth event at Canby Pond
by ODFW, APRIL 3, 2018
Canby Pond

Youth anglers are invited to Canby Pond on Saturday, April 7 for the first of 30 free family fishing events that will take place at locations across Oregon in 2018, compliments of the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Outdoor Program. This free event is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. To bolster the odds of catching fish, ODFW will release...
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North Coast Red Abalone Fishery Closed for 2018
by CDFW, APRIL 3, 2018

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) reminds anglers that the north coast red abalone fishery will be closed in 2018. In December 2017, the Fish and Game Commission voted to close the 2018 season. The closure is the result of extreme environmental conditions, including a widespread collapse of northern California kelp forests (cdfwmarine.wordpress.com/2016/03/30/perfect-storm-decimates-kelp/). CDFW surveys in 2017 found low...
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Thousands of Steelhead Released into Oroville Afterbay This Week
by CDFW, APRIL 2, 2018
Feather River

During the first week of April, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) Feather River Hatchery will stock 51,800 yearling steelhead into the Thermalito Afterbay near Oroville. This is the second juvenile steelhead release of the year and brings the total number of steelhead stocked in the Afterbay this season to 234,000. The practice of stocking the Afterbay with steelhead...
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Construction Set To Begin on New Boat-Launch Facility at Trout Lake
by CDFW, APRIL 2, 2018
Trout Lake

The construction of a new boat-launch facility is scheduled to begin May 15 at Trout Lake in Siskiyou County. This project will make access to Trout Lake easier and safer for anglers and other recreationalists. In February 2017, the Wildlife Conservation Board awarded the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) $900,000 for improvements to fishing access to Shasta Valley Wildlife...
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