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Winter Flows Startin
Trinity River Fishing
by E.B. Duggan, OCTOBER 16, 2023

Trinity River - Willow Creek Weir

Bureau of Reclamation will reduce water releases to 300cfs October 16th. The releases will begin dropping from 450cfs at 8:00am Monday morning and be down to 300cfs by 4pm Monday afternoon. It will take some time before it reaches Hoopa and from then until “Winter Augmentation Flows” it will be strictly weather-related events that will control water flows on the...
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Chetco Estuary Still Kicking Out Big Kings
Kenny Priest
by Kenny Priest, OCTOBER 12, 2023



The Chetco estuary continues to produce some of the best salmon fishing on the coast, but time is running out. Rain is in the forecast for Brookings over the weekend and flows will be on the rise, which will trigger the migrating fall kings that it’s time to head up river. The good news is there should still be plenty...
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ODFW Recreation Report
by ODFW, OCTOBER 12, 2023


Early season duck hunting tips‌ Duck hunting season opens this weekend. To help you get off on the right foot, we've got these 13 tips for early season duck hunting.‌ Duck hunting workshops in La Grande and Coquille‌ Participants in these these two-day hands-on workshops will walk away with the skills and knowledge to successfully hunt on their own. Learn more and register.‌ Best bets for...
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Fal lis Here and Where Are The Fish?
Trinity River Fishing
by E.B. Duggan, OCTOBER 8, 2023

Trinity River - Willow Creek Weir

September was the beginning of Autumn. (Fall to us) We had a little rain and the last rush of Spring Chinook and Summer Steelhead. It made for some good fishing and things kind of went south as for fishing. Fishing has been fair in the lower sections of the Trinity River but fair to good in the upper sections. It kind of...
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Decisions looming at upcoming PFMC meeting
Kenny Priest
by Kenny Priest, OCTOBER 5, 2023



If you have any interest whatsoever in the future of our rockfish and Pacific halibut fisheries, your voice and opinion has never been more important than right now. At the upcoming November 3 Pacific Fishery Management Council (PFMC) meeting, public comments provided by those affected by closures and limited seasons will go a long way in the future and management...
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Massive Catfish Caught on a Night Crawler, Trout Plants on the Horizon!
by Collins Lake Staff, OCTOBER 3, 2023
Collins Lake

As the surface temperature continues to drop we’ll see more trout activity and even anticipate better shore fishing. There are still a few lightning trout to be caught out there but in just a few weeks we’re hoping to boost those numbers. Collins Lake’s fall/winter planting schedule should have the first private trout plant of 2000lbs before October 21st as long...
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