Following last weekend’s drenching, all of the coastal rivers are now back on the drop. But with just a handful of days left in the season, and more rain predicted next week, the options are few for those looking for the last of the winter steelhead. The Smith, though still big but green, is always the first to clear and...
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Current Conditions March 18th 2025 10am - 100% Full and spilling several inches, surface temp is 53°F, relatively low water visibility, mostly clear skies and almost no wind. It's a beautiful day to be outdoors! ...
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If you’re looking to do some late-season steelhead fishing this weekend, you’ll have some pretty good options. To our north, both the Chetco and Smith rivers are in good shape and should provide some good action over the weekend. The Mad isn’t green, but there are quite a few fish in the river and those who know how to catch...
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The last month has, for the most part, been excellent for winter camping with lots of t-shirt weather days, a 100% full lake and decent fishing is hard to beat. If you’ve never done a last minute winter camping trip, it’s time to give it a try! We’ve been planting trout all winter- in fact, 8000 pounds over just the last...
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Ocean and River Salmon Closures Likely On Wednesday, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) hosted its annual 2025 Salmon Information Meeting where fishery agencies provided ocean salmon abundance forecast information to the public. And if these forecasts are accurate, Chinook salmon will once again be scarce this year in both the ocean and rivers. It will also likely result in...
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The time is passing by so fast I am having trouble trying to keep up with everything! First it was the New Year, then Storms and Power Outages, then the Snow Measures, Presidents Week, Valentines Day and now the Salmon Hearings. I just don’t know where the time goes, seems as though the time just flies by any more.   The storms...
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