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Eagle Lake, Lassen County
Fly fishing from shore allows the angler to enjoy the tussle, revive the fish and let it go free.


 


Lake Oroville; down but not out
by Chuck Giles, AUGUST 9, 2016
Lake Oroville

Lake Oroville is dropping a tad more than a foot and a half a day now. The current elevation is now officially below 800 feet at 799. The good news is the bass fishing is still pretty darn good. Reports coming into Fins, Fur and Feather Sports (FFF) are all encouraging. Most anglers are still able to boat 30...
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Lake Sabrina Fishing Report
by Lake Sabrina Boat Landing Staff, AUGUST 8, 2016
Lake Sabrina

Twas another beautiful week at the Lake – a few thunderboomers, lightening, showers, hail (in a few places) big fluffy white clouds, beautiful blue skies and lots of people. The Lake is starting its downward trend – about 3-4 inches a day. And there’s a very small bit of yellow starting to show in the Aspen groves. Great fishing...
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Springers biting, Klamath fall run starting
Trinity River Fishing
by E.B. Duggan, AUGUST 8, 2016

Trinity River

The good news is that the Upper Trinity is cooling down, the water is at summer flows and what Springer’s that are left in the upper river are starting to bite. With the cooler water the salmon that are still hanging out in the upper parts of the river are started to take drifted bait. Down at the mouth of...
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Buoy 10 Book Release
Southern Oregon
by Larry Ellis, AUGUST 7, 2016

Buoy 10

Every year between August 1st and Labor Day — just 31 days — 100,000 anglers from around the world make the pilgrimage to Buoy 10 on the Columbia River to fish for the millions of salmon that funnel through this 14-mile-long stretch of river. However, between the crowds, the challenging water and so many fish, Buoy 10 can be intimidating...
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Ocean salmon season ends Sunday
Southern Oregon
by Larry Ellis, AUGUST 6, 2016



One hour after sunset on Sunday, August 7, the general season for ocean salmon fishing in Oregon's KMZ will come to a close. On a scale of 1 through 10, I would rate this season a 2-1/2. But although very few Chinook came to Oregon boats' nets, the season still beats last year, which I rated a big fat zero....
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Somewhere Over the Rainbow (Trouts)
Jerry Back
by Jerry Back, AUGUST 5, 2016

Gull Lake

My usual fishing haunt is Ocean Beach, San Francisco, where I often cast for striped bass and surf perch.  This week, however, finds me wetting my line in Gull Lake and trying to hook a few rainbow trout. Now, freshwater fishing finds me at the beginning of the learning curve after a few years of gaining basic competence in the surf....
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