FREE FISHING DAY – SATURDAY, JULY 3, 2021 It was great weather over the weekend and with the Department of Fish and WildLife stocking it was also glorious catching days at the Lake. Lots of folks got out of the heat and tried their luck and many many succeeded in getting that jerk on the end of the pole. Kris Orosco landed...
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Generally trout fishing has slowed compared to the spring but there’s still trout out there and if you’re in the right place, at the right time with the right bait you can still do well. Most of the activity is early in the morning. Trolling down deep (40 to 50ft) is one way to go about it, but with California’s...
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Halibut continues to be the shining light out of both Eureka and Trinidad as the sizzling bite continues this week. Boats fishing just north of the entrance in 270 to 300 feet of water are boating limits well before 9 a.m. It’s looking like the only thing that will slow you down is if you can’t get to the fishing...
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At the June 14-15th California Fish and Game Commission meeting listening to the dozen or so Tribal speakers and only one sports fisherman decided to list the Upper Klamath Spring Chinook salmon as a Threatened Species under the California Endangered Species Act (ESA). Note: Not the Federal Endangered Species Act! Most of the Tribal speakers that spoke for listing were Karuk Tribal members....
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The weather isn’t the only thing heating up right now. The Pacific halibut bite on the North Coast is sizzling! With salmon season still a couple weeks away, offshore anglers have honed in on the halibut, and they are coming over the rails at a record pace. Eureka and Trinidad have both experienced some exceptional fishing. And we’re not talking...
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Earl Hudson of Antioch, California caught... and released (!) this behemoth Channel Catfish at Collins Lake using a Rat-L-Trap. Reported as 22 pounds!