The Labor Day weekend is here! This is the last Holiday weekend of summer. It also is the unofficial start of Fall Salmon fishing, but there is NO Salmon fishing season for the third year. There was suppose to be a small Ocean Salmon fishing (7,000) season that barely lasted one whole weekend. The In-River Fall Salmon Sport fishing was...
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Heading into last weekend, anticipation was sky-high for a wide-open tuna bite off Eureka. With flat seas and warm water in place, conditions looked perfect for an epic run. While the action didn’t quite live up to those lofty expectations, there were still some bright spots—and plenty of lessons learned for next time. The best water was sitting southwest of Eureka...
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We had a dash of rain Saturday and then more sunshine with the heat coming back for the weekend. Water temperatures are going back up also. With the warm water comes problems for the fish. Cooler temperatures will start to come back for the beginning of Fall weather.     There will be some reprieve August 22 thru 30th as the Bureau of Reclamation...
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Halibut and rockfish can take a breather because tuna is about to steal the show this week. The weather window is wide open, and the ocean will be flat for the next few days. Warm water is within reach and still pushing in, and there should be plenty of fish riding with it. The only catch? We haven’t had a good...
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 We are in for some more HOT weather. Monday is predicted to be 101 and then start to cool down. That is the predicted weather for the coming week. I hope that is correct as we can use come cooler weather. The hot weather is great for sunbathing and swimming but lousy for fishing. We are close to reaching summer...
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Around this same time the past few years, our Pacific halibut seasons were coming to a close as red-hot fishing made quick work of the quotas. Much like last year, the same cannot be said for 2025. Though we’ve had some pretty good flurries, the bite remains fairly inconsistent. Boats have been covering a lot of ground, searching from Trinidad...
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