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Shasta Lake bass report
by Jeff Goodwin, APRIL 17, 2017
Shasta Lake

With all the changes in the weather this month, getting out on Shasta Lake can be a different experience each and every trip. One day it will be sunny and warm and the next day feels like it just might be winter again. These weather patterns can throw off the bass bite as I'm sure it has the bass confused...
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Free Kid Fishing Day May 13
by Gary Heffley, APRIL 16, 2017

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife will be holding a Free Kids Fishing Day event at Lassen Pines Ponds in Viola on May 15, 2017. The ponds are located just off Highway 44, east of Shingletown. This is a beautiful setting in the shadow of Mt. Lassen and a short distance ( 30 minutes) from the beautiful Hat Creek...
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Trinity Report: Happy Easter
Trinity River Fishing
by E.B. Duggan, APRIL 16, 2017
Trinity Lake

I hope everyone had a good family Easter. The Friday and Saturday before was a great day to be on the river. The trouble is which one? Easter was kind of soggy and wet for most of us but for those that live south of Sacramento it was not so bad. Most of the rivers are high due to the “Safety of Dam” releases. Translation,...
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Sacramento River on the rise
by Gary Heffley, APRIL 15, 2017
Sacramento River

With Lake Shasta within 6 feet of full pool and the forecast of continued rain events cycling through the North State, officials have once again increased releases from Shasta and Keswick dams. Currently 25,000 CFS is being released into the Sacramento River up from the 10,000 CFS average seen at the first of the week. The river is still fishable but...
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KMZ ocean salmon season closure finalized
Southern Oregon
by Larry Ellis, APRIL 15, 2017
Klamath River - Upper - OR

Did you feel the earth shake last week? That was because officials representing ocean salmon seasons for specific zones from the Washington/Canada border to Mexico sat around a table at a PFMC meeting held in Sacramento, California and amicably crunched numbers for six solid days from April 6-11. Their goal was to try and reasonably distribute Chinook and coho seasons between...
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Fish and Wildlife Commission meets April 21 in Klamath Falls
by ODFW, APRIL 15, 2017

The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission meets April 21 in Klamath Falls at the Running Y Ranch, 500 Running Y Road. The meeting starts at 8 a.m. and follows this agenda dfw.state.or.us/agency/commission/minutes/ The meeting will be livestreamed via ODFW’s Periscope and Twitter accounts. ODFW staff will present the 2016 Annual Wolf Report and Draft Revised Wolf Management Plan at the meeting. The Annual Report will be presented...
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