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Whiskeytown Kokanee
by Gary Heffley, APRIL 22, 2017

For those anglers searching for a quantity and quality fishing experience, look to Whiskeytown Lake for the answer. Whiskeytown kokanee are not only being caught in good numbers, but the current average size is exceptional. Usually, in early spring kokanee catches are in the average of 10 inches with a 12 inch fish exceptional. Many kokanee are caught that are...
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Earth Day Reminder: Everything We Do Affects Wildlife
by CDFW, APRIL 21, 2017

Wetlands bus, interactive booths, native plant stations, a craft booth, food for sale, and more. The event is handicap accessible, held in the north parking lot. For more information, call (714) 846-1114. CDFW will be at the U.S. Forest Service’s Kern River Valley Bioregions Festival at Circle Park in Kernville April 22, to explain the Kern River Hatchery renovation project and the new Kern River...
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ODFW seeks comment on two fish passage exemptions
by ODFW, APRIL 21, 2017
Coyote Creek

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) is seeking public comment on two requests to exempt from fish passage requirements at two independent locations, one on an unnamed tributary to W FK Coyote Creek in Lane County and the second on an unnamed tributary to Quedo Creek in Josephine County. Comments are due by May 12, 2017. Tim Payne is...
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Ruth Lake Bass tourney coming in May
Kenny Priest
by Kenny Priest, APRIL 21, 2017
Ruth Lake

The Southern Trinity Volunteer Fire Department is hosting its 11th annual Ruth Lake Bass Tournament on Saturday, May 6. Blast off begins at 6:00 a.m. Entry fees are due May 1. Entries are $150 per team (includes Big Fish). First Place is $1,500 and second place is $1,000. Big Fish will win $100. One in five payback based on full...
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Leave Young Wildlife Alone
by CDFW, APRIL 21, 2017

With late spring and early summer being the peak time for California’s wildlife to bear their young, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is issuing a reminder to well-intentioned citizens: If you find a seemingly abandoned young wild animal, you should leave it alone. Even though it may be hard to resist picking up a young wild animal that...
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Properly Catching and Releasing Fish while Taking Photos?
California Outdoors Q&A
Carrie Wilson, APRIL 20, 2017

Question: My friends and I are all fly fishermen who promote catch and release fishing rather than taking fish for consumption. Many other fishermen, fishing guides and lodges, as well as most fly fishing magazines also claim to share this philosophy but then publish untold numbers of photos of people holding the fish they’ve caught. Typically these photos reveal the fish...
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