Headline News from Northern California & Southern Oregon

Lower Klamath NWR, Siskiyou County
The spots on a butterfly wing are not random but help identify this as a California tortoiseshell.


 


Whiskeytown Lake Kokanee spawn in huge numbers
by Jeff Goodwin, DECEMBER 5, 2016
Whiskeytown Lake

Whiskeytown Lake saw a banner year of Kokanee salmon fishing in 2016.  As early as May this year, every trip I made to Whiskeytown Lake resulted in full limits of Kokanee salmon.  The sheer numbers of adult size Kokanee was simply staggering and as the season wore on, it became clear that there were more Kokanee in the lake than we had seen...
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ODFW issues tips for living with coyotes
by ODFW, DECEMBER 3, 2016


Wildlife biologists for the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife have recently noted an increase in the number of coyote sighting calls in Portland and the surrounding areas.    Many people expressed surprise at seeing coyotes in an urbanized area. However, abundant green space in the Portland area provides not only a welcome respite for people but also some excellent habitat...
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OR coast recreational crabbing from Floras Creek to the California border
by ODFW, DECEMBER 3, 2016
Tillamook Bay

The Oregon Department of Agriculture and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife announced the opening of the ocean and bay recreational crab fishery along the southern Oregon coast from Floras Creek (just north of Port Orford) to the California border. The ocean and bay recreational crab fishery also remains open along the northern coast from Tillamook Head to the mouth...
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Fresh steelhead heading into the Chetco river
Southern Oregon
by Larry Ellis, DECEMBER 3, 2016
Chetco River

I just love the month of December.  It's the time of the year when the thought of catching a silver-bright metalhead is not just a fanciful pipe dream, but a sensible rationality that can start dominating your reality. Take last week for instance.  I had just pulled up to a spot where a group of plunkers were gathering at Social Security...
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Sacramento River steelhead fishing report
by Jeff Goodwin, DECEMBER 2, 2016
Sacramento River - Lower

December has arrived here in the north state and I'm happy to report that we are still seeing fishable flows from Keswick Dam here in the Redding area.  Flows are currently at 5070 cfs with no reductions currently scheduled.  Of course that can change any day, but until that time comes, I will be enjoying an extended steelhead fishing season...
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CDFW License Sales Counters will be Closed Dec. 5
by CDFW, DECEMBER 2, 2016


The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is notifying the public that department license sales offices will be closed Monday, Dec. 5. Due to staffing uncertainties, all CDFW hunting and fishing license sales counters will be closed for the day. Sales counters will re-open during regular business hours on Tuesday, Dec. 6. Sport fishing and hunting licenses will continue to be available from...
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