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Trinidad Harbor, Humboldt County
The opportunistic river otter looks for fish scraps on the charter boat dock in Trinidad.


 



What is Required When Packing Out Game?
California Outdoors Q&A
Carrie Wilson, SEPTEMBER 17, 2016


Question: What are the laws on deboning a bear or deer to pack out the meat? I don’t know of any laws saying I cannot debone a deer or bear as long as I am able to prove that the quarters and heads are all part of the same animal. I’m just looking for clarity as I am heading into...
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Plenty of Wind, Plenty of Fish
Kenny Priest
by Kenny Priest, SEPTEMBER 16, 2016
Crescent City Coast

The wind has been blowing, with Wednesday being the first day the rockfish boats were back on the water reports Leonard Carter of Crescent City’s Englund Marine. He said, “We’ve had a really windy season here, and it was the same story this week. There’s plenty of rockfish around, there just hasn’t been too many fishable days. When the boats...
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Rockfish and Halibut
Kenny Priest
by Kenny Priest, SEPTEMBER 16, 2016
Eureka Coast

Pacific halibut quotaWith decent weather predicted through the weekend, now’s the time to get back on the halibut grounds and take advantage of what’s left of the quota. The California Recreational Fisheries Survey has estimated that 23,806 pounds have been caught towards the 29,640-pound quota as of September 4. A few days of good fishing could bring an early close...
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2016 Chetco River bubble fishery split in half
Kenny Priest
by Kenny Priest, SEPTEMBER 16, 2016
Chetco River

The Chetco River fall Chinook State Waters Terminal Area Recreational Season will be halved and split over two weekends in 2016. The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission reduced the targeted commercial and recreational catch of Chetco-bound Chinook amid concerns of low salmon returns this year. The recreational season will be Oct. 1-3 and Oct. 8-9 so more anglers can take...
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Golden Gate Salmon Ass'n responds to State Water Board - San Joaquin action today
by Michael Coats, SEPTEMBER 15, 2016


Statement from Golden Gate Salmon Association executive director John McManus regarding State Water Board San Joaquin action Thursday: "After decades of getting it wrong and driving California's salmon and fishing families into the dust by diverting the water needed by salmon, today the state water board staff took a historic step to right a wrong. Let's hope the...
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Boundary changes on tap for Clam Beach
Kenny Priest
by Kenny Priest, SEPTEMBER 15, 2016
Humboldt County Coast

In response to public recommendations from the Humboldt Area Saltwater Anglers and Humboldt County Board of Supervisors, the California Fish and Game Commission is proposing to restore the original location of the management boundary at Little River Beach for recreational razor clam digging. Currently, clams may be taken may be taken north of Strawberry Creek between Strawberry Creek and Moonstone...
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