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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.


 


Surf Smelt Galore on Memorial Day Weekend
Jerry Back
by Jerry Back, MAY 30, 2016

Ocean Beach

It has been several weeks since I’ve wet the line and this past Saturday looked to be a perfect time for me to make a break for the beach.  I only had a few hours of sand and surf time so I didn’t want to spend it in the car driving in traffic on the roads.  Instead, I just drove...
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Lake Sabrina Fishing Report
by Lake Sabrina Boat Landing Staff, MAY 30, 2016
Lake Sabrina

Think the Bald Eagle knew what weekend it was cuz, boy did they put on a show – three of them flew over, Dad, Mom and a Juvenile. Then Dad (we’ll just say it was Dad) landed right down on the beach to survey his domain – quite spectacular and quite patriotic. Some pretty hearty fishermen out there this past...
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Oregon KMZ Salmon Season Opens This Weekend
Southern Oregon
by Larry Ellis, MAY 27, 2016



Southern Oregon ocean salmon aficionados are all trembling like the shaky legs of a newborn fawn, full of nervous energy whose outcome is yet uncertain. That is because today, May 28, marks the beginning of the salmon season in the Oregon KMZ, officially the opening day of the all-salmon-except-coho season for the area from Humbug Mountain south to the Oregon/California...
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Turtles from pet stores
California Outdoors Q&A
Carrie Wilson, MAY 26, 2016



Question: I know it’s against the law for pet stores to sell baby turtles, as they can carry salmonella and other dangerous bacteria, plus children can swallow and choke on them. The other day I saw something in my local pet store that confused me. The store was offering a free baby turtle with the purchase of their turtle habitat...
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Replacing abalone back to same rock?
California Outdoors Q&A
Carrie Wilson, MAY 26, 2016



Question: If an abalone diver takes a legal-sized abalone, is it legal for him to return it to the same rock if he does not remove more than three abalone during the day? I know some divers that will dive for several hours and may “pop” one to three abalones without damaging them, and keep none of them, returning all...
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Transporting legal black bass to my home?
California Outdoors Q&A
Carrie Wilson, MAY 26, 2016



Question: Is it permissible to catch a legal black bass, keep it alive while fishing, and then transport it alive to one’s home? (Jim E.) Answer: While on the water, you can keep the black bass alive either in your live well on the boat or on a stringer in the water from where it was taken. However, you cannot then...
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