Due to extremely poor water conditions and high risks of fish disease on the Klamath River, California Department of Fish and Wildlife hatchery managers were recently forced to truck more than 1 million smolts out of Iron Gate Hatchery into two other hatcheries in the Klamath watershed. This is the first time in it’s 55-year history Iron Gate Fish Hatchery...
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Limits coming in! Most of us are catching between 15-22/23ft deep. (3-4 colors of leadcore). FireTiger was pretty active today but still anything with a splash of orange at the right depth did it. Gold/red Thomas buoyant still producing too. Today water column temperature tests indicate the thermocline on the west side is about 4F & between 20-25ft. Dropped from...
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Yes it was hot Sunday (102) but it looks like we are in for a cooling down period in the next few weeks. Now if we can just avoid any more fires, we should be in good shape for the next few weeks. I sure hope so because the predictions on the computer for Willow Creek has NOT been correct lately. Hooray...
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Triple digit weather for all of last week was great for rafters and sun bathers but hard on fishing. Last week was a doosee. It was HOT all week and into the nights like Redding and Red Bluff. The good part is that we are in for a cooling down for the next week or so. If the predicted weather...
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With an early closure of Pacific halibut and a slow start to our salmon season, the one steady fishery at the moment is rockfish. From Shelter Cove north to Crescent City, limits of quality rockfish and ling cod have been the norm. In a season with not much left to fish for, they’ve been a blessing. From charters to private...
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A BIG thank you to Wright’s Rainbow out of Thatcher, Idaho, for the load of fish from Idaho. With this load and the load from DFW, it made for some great fishing on the Lake, although the forecasted ThunderBoomers forced some fisherpeople off the Lake earlier than expected. Got a few pictures of families and friends making memories. Granpa John, Dad...
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