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If you’re looking to tangle with your first coastal winter steelhead between now and the end of the year, your options will likely be limited to the Smith River. It’s currently the only river on the coast running green and fishable, and it’s expected to remain that way as the region stays locked into a wet weather pattern over the...
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Winter steelhead season has been slow to ignite on the North Coast, but that’s about to change. A series of storm systems is lining up over the Pacific, and the impacts could be significant beginning next week and beyond. According to the National Weather Service, rain is expected to arrive Monday and persist for several days, with a few inches forecast...
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With 13,000 pounds of trout already planted since Mid-October and a foggy November keeping fishing pressure reduced for a few weeks the lake is well stocked and trout action has been good! Johnny, Johnny and Dave caught a triple limit of Rainbow Trout fishing the North Channel near the 5 MPH signs using Orange Salmon Flavored PowerBait! The surface temperature...
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I hope all had a Great Thanksgiving and am wishing all Happy Holidays! I know it is a little early but we are starting to see some very early Winter Steelhead. Saturday a friend of mine and his buddy went on the South Fork to Kimtu run. They were flyfishing and hooked three adults landed two, all were of good size....
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Can't get much more comfortable conditions for December .... fishing has been stellar & catching even better! Surface temps 45/46F! No need for OdarkThirty for trollers. Frosty down the A1 grade from 36, frosty spots from the S turns at the old airstrip thru the circus grounds from spalding but definitely worth it!

With the late-fall king salmon season all but wrapped up on the North Coast, anglers are already shifting their attention to winter steelhead. Unfortunately, flows are running low across all the coastal rivers, and significant rain doesn’t appear likely until at least late next weekend — and even that remains uncertain. Despite the dry spell, a smattering of early steelhead...
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