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Good Color
Kenny Priest
by Kenny Priest, MARCH 3, 2016

Eel River

The river had good color and the height was coming around on Wednesday reports Fred Grundman of Rio Dell’s Grundmans Sporting Goods. “I haven’t heard any reports on the main as there haven’t been very many fishing it, if any. It looks like the rain that’s coming will likely put us back to square one,” Grundman added. The Eel is...
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Decent Scores Last Weekend
Kenny Priest
by Kenny Priest, MARCH 3, 2016

Smith River

Some decent scores were reported last weekend on the Smith, but it has gotten a little slower the past few days. A half-inch of rain is in the forecast for Wednesday, which will bump up the flows slightly. Friday looks like the day to be on the water as the river is forecasted to rise beginning early Saturday morning, peaking...
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Been Slow
Kenny Priest
by Kenny Priest, MARCH 3, 2016

Chetco River

Fishing has been slow the past few days, but hopefully the rain that’s forecasted will shake up the river. There are quite a few downers in the river, but they’ve been pounded on pretty good. The hope is the rise will bring in some fresh fish and push some of the spawned-out fish down river. As of Wednesday, it looks...
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El Niño returns — steelhead season on hold
Kenny Priest
by Kenny Priest, MARCH 3, 2016



Following a dry and unseasonably warm February, a series of weather fronts are lining up off the coast that could put us back on track with the El Niño phenomenon. Various weather models are showing large amounts of rain over the next couple weeks, which could put a serious damper on what’s left of the winter steelhead season on the...
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Lake Berryessa Fishing Report
by Frank Galusha, MARCH 2, 2016
Lake Berryessa

Just finished wrapping up the second stop on the California Tournament Trail at Lake Berryessa and although finishing towards the rear end of the field I was lucky enough to win 1st place big fish on the AM side. After spending two days on the water it was from my experience fish were still in the winter stage and beginning...
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San Francisco, CA -- The Pacific Fisheries Management Council (PFMC) forecasts 299,600 Sacramento River adult fall run king salmon are in the ocean off the California and Oregon coast. This compares to forecasts above 600,000 the last several years. When coupled with poor 2015 Klamath salmon returns and concern for federally protected winter run, the forecast points to a...
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