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!

The beginning of summer, Memorial Day, and the boat races have passed and Father’s Day is here. With those Holidays passed and present summer is officially here June 20,2021 FATHER’S DAY! I hope you all have a great time and note that the state of California is supposed to open for Business as Usual! I am not sure if that...
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For cold-loving fish like salmon, temperature plays a critical role in behavior, survival, and ecology. It’s therefore no surprise that the 2021 Bay Delta Science Conference included a session specifically dedicated to research on the effects of temperature on salmon in the Central Valley. The presentations in this session discussed thermal impacts among different Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) populations, and across life...
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