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Bass fishing is a very popular sport but only a handful of anglers manage to catch the big ones. Photo by Ross England

Bass fishing is a very popular sport but only a handful of anglers manage to catch the big ones. Photo by Ross England

Smith River Clear
Kenny Priest
by Kenny Priest, APRIL 14, 2016
Smith River

The Smith is getting pretty clear and could use some more water reports guide Mike Coopman of Mike Coopman’s Guide Service. “The fishing this past week has been decent, we’re seeing two to three hookups per trip. It looks like we have a pretty good bump in flows coming on Thursday, which should be really good for the weekend,” Coopman...
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Main Stem Eel Update
Kenny Priest
by Kenny Priest, APRIL 14, 2016
Eel River

The main stem Eel is in great shape, flowing at 3,900 cfs as of Wednesday afternoon. Very few anglers have been on the water, but from what I hear there are some downers as well as a few fresh fish around.

Ruth Lake Bass tourney
Kenny Priest
by Kenny Priest, APRIL 14, 2016
Ruth Lake

Unhooked Bass Anglers is holding their Season Event #4 Bass Tournament on Saturday, April 16 at Ruth Lake. Check in at Journey’s End Bar and Grill is Friday, April 15 from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Livewell checks and check in will be Saturday at Ruth Marina from 4:30 to 5:30 a.m. Blast off begins at 6:45 a.m. and weigh...
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Wet year designation for Trinity River
Kenny Priest
by Kenny Priest, APRIL 14, 2016
Trinity River

The official water year designation for the Trinity River in 2016 is "wet" as determined by the April first reservoir inflow forecast of 1,600,000 acre feet, which allows for releases to the river of 701,000 acre feet according to the Trinity River Restoration Program. The recommended flows are expected to increase beginning April 21, reaching their highest levels on May...
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Sport salmon season likely to open May 16
Kenny Priest
by Kenny Priest, APRIL 14, 2016

Fishing the North Coast: Sport salmon season likely to open May 16 Kenny Priest/For the Times-Standard HASA dinner coming April 30 Though not official as of Wednesday evening, word has it the Pacific Fishery Management Council is leaning towards alternative 1 for sport salmon anglers in the CA KMZ. According to Jim Yarnell, who is in Vancouver, WA representing the Humboldt Area Saltwater...
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Shasta County gets some Plants
by Mike Mogler, APRIL 13, 2016
Grace Lake

Grace, Nora and Lake McCumber were planted by CDFW on 04-12-16 with trout from the Darrah Springs Hatchery. These fish, as in the past are 10”-12” triploid rainbows. CDFW will have more plantings schedule in prior to the opening of the general trout opener Saturday, April 30 and will continue throughout the summer. Fishing pressure is very light preceding now the...
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