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McCloud Reservoir, Siskiyou County
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Siskiyou Mountain Club hiring interns
by Siskiyou Mountain Club, FEBRUARY 6, 2017


Siskiyou Mountain Club is hiring interns to work June 23 - August 30, 2017. Interns work on trails disappearing from the region's federal wilderness areas on four work hitches lasting 10 days each. Interns also participate in an academic program with daily reading and writing assignments. They will take a seven day break from work in July to draft essays, participate...
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More rain coming
Trinity River Fishing
by E.B. Duggan, FEBRUARY 5, 2017
Trinity River

It looks like we have more rain in the next week,  but a ray of sunshine for the weekend. The weatherman is saying the coming weekend could be a window of opportunity for some fishing in the Upper Trinity with mostly cloudy in the a.m., and sun in the afternoons. The bad news is that for the following week, there...
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A Drought-Quenching Deluge
by Erin Loury, FISHBIO, FEBRUARY 5, 2017


Many areas in California are still recovering from the previous weeks of torrential rainfall, caused by an atmospheric river. As large amounts of precipitation have swept across the western United States, storms have created extreme flooding, mudslides, and several power outages. While powerful atmospheric rivers can cause tremendous damage, they also supply an average of 30-50% of the annual precipitation experienced along...
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ODFW Mtg. to discuss fishery, land acquisition, sturgeon population
by ODFW, FEBRUARY 4, 2017


The Fish and Wildlife Commission will meet Friday, Feb. 10 in Tigard at the Embassy Suites Washington Square, Metolius River Ballroom, 900 SW Washington Blvd. The meeting begins at 8 a.m. and follows this agenda. Members of the public who can’t attend should be able to watch a livestream of portions of the meeting via Twitter/Periscope at twitter.com/odfw or periscope.tv/odfw . The Commission will also host a reception...
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Winter steelhead, surfperch, bottom fish attract Southern Oregon anglers
Southern Oregon
by Larry Ellis, FEBRUARY 4, 2017
Chetco River

The Chetco and lower Rogue rivers continue to thrill winter steelhead aficionados, with an occasional monster steelie being caught. Last week, at least two 18-pound hatchery metalheads were caught on the Chetco.  I saw one of them and it was monstrous! The Chetco Steelheadzilla was caught by Stefon Muroff of Boise, Idaho while he was side-drifting a Puff Ball-and-roe combination in the...
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CDFW accepting Fisheries Habitat Restoration Project proposals
by CDFW, FEBRUARY 2, 2017


The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is now accepting proposals for projects under its 2017 Fisheries Habitat Restoration Proposal Soliciation Notice (PSN). The PSN and online grant application can be found online. Applications must be submitted online by 5 p.m. on Thursday, March 16, 2017. CDFW will also hold a series of public workshops to assist applicants in understanding...
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