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ODFW Weekly Recreational Report
by ODFW, FEBRUARY 8, 2017

Early season tout stocking in underway It’s not too early to be thinking about trout fishing – in fact, in several North Coast and Willamette Valley fisheries stocking is well underway. Check out the 2017 stocking schedules for west side lakes/ponds and start planning your next fishing trip. East side schedules will be posted in late February or March, once biologists have a...
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Spring turkey & Hunting application deadlines near
by CDFW, FEBRUARY 8, 2017

California’s 2017 general spring wild turkey hunting season opens statewide on March 25 and extends through April 30. The archery-only season will follow immediately afterward, running from May 1-14. Hunters who have a current junior hunting license may also hunt the weekend before the opener, (March 18 and 19), and the two weeks after the general season (May 1-14), using shotguns...
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Trinity Steelhead
by Gary Heffley, FEBRUARY 8, 2017
Trinity River

When this latest series of rain storms end this weekend look for the upper reaches of the Trinity River to become fishable very soon, maybe as early as Sunday or Monday. As the river clears, expect some outstanding steelheading opportunities. Todd LeBoeuf of Tiger T's Guide Service has been putting clients on some outstanding steelhead this season and in between storm...
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Applications available for 2017 Joice Island pig hunts
by CDFW, FEBRUARY 8, 2017

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is offering pig hunting opportunities in March and April at Grizzly Island Wildlife Area in Solano County. CDFW will be holding the limited-entry, permit-only hunts to control a small population of wild pigs on the Joice Island Unit of the Grizzly Island Wildlife Area. Joice Island is a 2,150-acre wetland area consisting of...
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Float and Fly takes WWBT
by Gary Heffley, FEBRUARY 8, 2017
Shasta Lake

The winning technique taking the recent Wild West Bass Trail tournament at Lake Shasta was a float and fly. What? Float and Fly? I have used a float and fly for trout many times with spinning tackle. A torpedo style or water filled bobber trailing a wooly bugger behind it. This can't be the same technique, can it? Nope, but I...
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Visit ODFW at Pacific Northwest Sportsmen’s Show
by ODFW, FEBRUARY 8, 2017

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife invite attendees to the Pacific Northwest Sportsmen’s Show to stop by its booth in Hall B by the kid’s trout pond at the Portland Expo Center this week (Feb. 8-12). Buy licenses or tags, view online hunting and fish stocking maps and other ODFW web resources, pick up informational materials on how to...
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