Don't Forget About Baum Lake
by Gary Heffley, DECEMBER 30, 2018
Baum Lake

Baum Lake is a very popular stop for anglers vacationing in the Intermountain Hat Creek region of Northern California. The lake is a destination unto itself for many fly anglers who enjoy fishing from kayaks, inflatable pontoons and float boats, as well as wading in the shallows. The lake is also popular for shore anglers who utilize small spoons, small Rapala...
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First Robust Steelhead Runs Enter the Chetco
Southern Oregon
by Larry Ellis, DECEMBER 29, 2018
Chetco River

This is the message I’ve been waiting for all of December. I received a text message last week from a friend who sent me photographs of some nice, corpulent winter steelhead caught on the Chetco River. Jason Dimmick, who took his two daughters, Sunnie and Aspen, fishing, were plunking Tequila Sunrise Spin-N-Glos at a lower river hole. The river was dropping...
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Jan. 9 public meeting in La Grande on Ladd Marsh Wildlife Area Management Plan update
by ODFW, DECEMBER 26, 2018


ODFW will host a public meeting on Jan. 9 from 6-8 p.m. at the Community Center, Cook Memorial Library, 2006 4th Street, La Grande. The topic will be the Ladd Marsh WA Management Plan, which is due for an update after 10 years. ODFW staff are not recommending major changes to the Plan, but members of the public are welcome to offer...
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Mount Shasta on Christmas Day
by Sharon Waranius, DECEMBER 25, 2018


[Editor's note] We Can All Use a Breath of Fresh Air
by Sharon Waranius, DECEMBER 24, 2018


In the sliver of morning before darkness meets light, I leaned against the stoop, bundled in my thick robe, cradling a second cup of steaming hot coffee. Frost lay heavy on the roof of the chicken coop and woodshed across the yard. The sky showed young pockmarks and scattered strips of light, while one proud star refused to budge from its fading...
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Northern California Commercial Dungeness Crab Season Delay Extended
by CDFW, DECEMBER 23, 2018


The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) Director Charlton H. Bonham announced an additional and final 15-day delay of the northern California commercial Dungeness crab season. Pending possible closures due to elevated levels of domoic acid, the season is now set to begin on Jan. 15, 2019. Quality tests as prescribed by the Pre-Season Testing Protocol for the Tri-State Coastal Dungeness Commercial Fishery...
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