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Two months prior to his assassination, John F. Kennedy traveled to Clear Creek to dedicate the Whiskeytown dam. He spoke high praise for the Central Valley Project, the purpose to benefit agriculture, provide flood protection, power generation, and bookoo recreation. It's the recreation that draws me, like a bug to a porch light -- kokanee fishing to be precise. My cohort,...
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Lake Sabrina Boat Landing 760-873-7425 August 7, 2017 THE CAFÉ (AND ONLY THE CAFÉ) WILL BE CLOSED AUGUST 19 & 20, 2017 WATCH OUT FOR DEER! Don’t forget that jacket! It was a ThunderBoomer kind of week and weekend and with all the rain and hail that went with those ThunderBoomers the Lake is completely full to the brim and spilling – WOO-HOO! A pretty good downpour at...
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Is there such a thing as Christmas in August? The Truckee River flows have finally reached a level that allows us to start stocking fish. Tomorrow morning, Mason Valley Hatchery will load a truck with over 6,500 rainbow trout. They will be stocked from the bridges through Reno and Sparks including Patagonia, Fisherman’s Park, Booth St and Virginia St. The...
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When it comes to fishing during the summer I’m pretty much stuck in a rut. Okay, three ruts.  I’m either fishing for trout in a stream, trout in some back country lake, or I’m at a ranch pond in the foothills of Shasta County fishing for largemouth bass. Normally, I fish the pond from the bank but this summer, for whatever...
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It's no secret that Shasta Lake holds some of the biggest populations of rainbow trout in Northern California.  Not only are the trout populations abundant, but the average size of these feisty rainbows is above average for any lake in this part of the state.  Shasta Lake provides ample habitat and a food source for wild populations of trout and...
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