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Dawn always brings the promise of a new day but dawn over a marina brings hopes of a good catch. Photo by Casey Allen

Dawn always brings the promise of a new day but dawn over a marina brings hopes of a good catch. Photo by Casey Allen

Hefty Halibut, Harpoons, and Small Boats
California Outdoors Q&A
Carrie Wilson, JUNE 6, 2013

Question: Pacific halibut have become a sought-after sport fish out of Eureka and Trinidad. I have a question about landing large Pacific halibut, particularly in a relatively small boat. Many people use a type of harpoon with a head that comes off and is tethered to the boat. This prevents the fish from heading down while a rope is...
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Fishing got tougher this week on Lake Sabrina as the water on the Lake has risen
by Lake Sabrina Boat Landing Staff, JUNE 4, 2013
Lake Sabrina

Due to a planned power outage on Friday, June 7th, we will open at 11:00am. Don't forget to pick up your license before hitting the Lake. Watch out for the Deer - they are on the move! Quite a wildlife weekend at the Lake - four deer upon the dam to get a look at the empty Lake - we also had a bear...
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The fish are still on the feed at Collins Lake
by Collins Lake Staff, JUNE 1, 2013
Collins Lake

The Johnson's granddaughter Emily, pictured above & Photo #1 came all the way from Arizona and caught a limit of trout with her grandma and grandpa and her biggest was a 4 lb. 12 oz. Rainbow. Amanda Shanks of Dixon limited out as well and the top notch trout on her stringer weighed in at 4 pounds, and they were...
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Lake Sabrina Fish Report, May 28, 2013
by Lake Sabrina Boat Landing Staff, MAY 29, 2013
Lake Sabrina

Lake Sabrina Boat Landing 760-873-7425 Don't forget to pick up your license before hitting the Lake. Watch out for the Deer - they are on the move! It was a beautiful Memorial Day Weekend up at the Lake - awesome weather. Though the water is starting to trickle in slowly, the Lake is still too low for boating. Lack of water doesn't...
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Collins Lake goes off again
by Collins Lake Staff, MAY 22, 2013
Collins Lake

Most of the trout limits are taken from boats now since the surface temperature reached 70 degrees this week. Trollers are down 20? with downriggers or three colors with monofilament line. Frank & Maggie Bradley, pictured above trolled the entire lake and caught 10 trout using flashers and nightcrawlers. Fred Libby and grandson Cody trolled with spinners around 22? down and...
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Fishing was very good at Collins Lake and some great fish were taken
by Collins Lake Staff, MAY 9, 2013
Collins Lake

Anthony Crawford pictured above & Ed Estes could do no wrong! They trolled near the bridge using shad colored Rapalas or worms and caught two limits of trout and Anthony hooked one that weighed 7 lb. 4 oz. The same day Enrico Deasis of Antioch caught a 6 lb. 12 oz. trout trolling 20? down using a broken back Rapala. Frank,...
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