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- Brookings Salmon Bite Off to Strong Start
- Steelhead season ends dry, but one more storm looms
- Coastal Rivers Teeter Between Prime and Done
- Winter Fishing Has Been Slow
- Salmon Season Back on the Table for the North Coast
- Green Rivers and Fresh Fish Give Steelheaders Plenty of Options
- Fishing Guide Reports
Receded to just about eight feet on Wednesday evening, but was still off-color. With more rain on the way, it doesn’t look like it will be green anytime soon. Projected to hit 12-feet on Friday afternoon and hang around 10-feet through Monday.
The Smith was a beautiful emerald green on Wednesday reports guide Mike Coopman of Mike Coopman’s Guide Service, but unfortunately, it doesn’t look like the color will stick around. He said, “The good news is there seems to be quite a few fish around. The bad news is we were only able to get a couple days on the water...
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Flows were back down under 6,000 cfs late Wednesday, but it was a brief reprieve. With more rain on the way, it’s predicted to peak at roughly 26,000 cfs on Friday morning. According to Val Early of Early Fishing Guide Service, after the next rise, it looks like it will be on the drop through next week. “I’m guessing we’ll...
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The Mattole River is scheduled to open to fishing on January 1, 2016 from 200 yards upstream of its mouth to the confluence with Stansberry Creek. Barbless hooks are required. The Mattole is also regulated by low flow closures, with a minimum flow of 320 cfs at the Petrolia gauging station.
Last week’s deluge put a little bit of a damper on the start of our coastal winter steelhead season. All of the North Coast rivers blew out, and some, like the Smith, even surpassed flood stage. But the quick-clearing Smith rebounded nicely, and by Tuesday it had receded enough to provide some decent action for those plunking by shore and...
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Lake conditions; Temp low 40F's (42-44F). Dirt roads in muddy now that we have had a couple days of warmer ambient temperatures. The shore fishing has been great. Winds can hamper some locations but always check out the wind direction before committing to a spot. In general, we always have a good early bite, but we...
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