I Slipped out of the house one afternoon to drop a line into Hat Creek. Even though the general trout season has several weeks remaining in the 2016 season, I had to fish the Hat before the season closed. Traveling along Hwy 89, only one public campground was open. Cave Campground with only a few campers in the campground taking advantage...
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Last week's storms brought some of our first significant rainfall totals to the foot hills and valley here in the Redding area. Rainfall is always welcomed this time of the year, especially with 4 years of drought that is still haunting the region. Local lakes have seen level increases and tributaries continue to provide a slow, but steady, amount of...
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Drifting along the Sacramento River last Tuesday, fly rod in hand, I was offered a totally different perspective to areas and neighborhoods that I travel through almost daily. Waterfront homes, riverf ront businesses and even road side banks looked totally different from the water. Every bend in the river offered a new discovery. Catching a number of wild and colorful...
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Good news North Coast! The much-anticipated sport Dungeness crab season will open on time this year, and the season’s first crustaceans can be legally hauled from the salty waters of oceans and bays beginning Saturday morning. After last year’s domoic acid debacle, which delayed both sport and commercial openers, this is welcome news. Here on the North Coast, winter crabbing...
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