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Last Remaining Area of Commercial Dungeness Crab Fishery to Open
by CDFW, JANUARY 12, 2017
Shelter Cove

The last remaining area of the California coast will open to commercial Dungeness crab fishing. The area was previously closed due to elevated levels of domoic acid. The last closed area between Ten Mile River and Shelter Cove is scheduled to open on Jan. 16. On Jan. 16 at 12:01 a.m., the commercial Dungeness crab season will open from 39° 33.3′...
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Record rains blow out North Coast rivers
Kenny Priest
by Kenny Priest, JANUARY 12, 2017
Smith River

The parade of storms that pounded the North Coast earlier this week pushed some of our coastal rivers above flood stage, and the ones that didn’t flood, were right on the verge. We haven’t seen this much water flowing in our rivers since the floods of 97’, at least that’s what I’ve been hearing. Needless to say, our steelhead season...
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Shasta Lake bass fishing remains solid
by Jeff Goodwin, JANUARY 10, 2017
Shasta Lake

At the time of this report, Shasta Lake is sitting at roughly 35' feet from full pool and is seeing an inflow of around 45,000 cfs. Last Saturday's storms fed Shasta at one point, over 100,000 cfs of water into the lake giving it a significant weekend rise. BOR water managers have been releasing additional water from Shasta Lake via...
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Access and Habitat board teleconference meeting today
by ODFW, JANUARY 10, 2017

ODFW’s Access and Habitat Board will meet today, Tuesday, Jan. 10 from 10 a.m.-noon via teleconference call due to weather. To listen to the meeting, call in to 1-877-336-1831 and use the passcode 804246. Members of the public can also listen to the meeting at ODFW Headquarters, 4034 Industrial Drive SE. The meeting agenda includes a regional and budget reports, a review...
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RMEF marks year of record membership
by RMEF, JANUARY 9, 2017

The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation rings in 2017 with an all-time record of 222,235 members. “We are extremely grateful for all our members, volunteers, partners, and other sportsmen and women who support our conservation mission,” said David Allen, RMEF president and CEO. “This continual growth is a strong indicator of the values and importance we all share in maintaining and improving...
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North coast abalone season update
by CDFW, JANUARY 9, 2017

Regulations for California’s popular red abalone sport fishery have changed in 2017. Due to concerns about the declining population, the season will be shortened and the take limit reduced. The 2017 season will be shortened by two months, with the traditional opening date of April 1 now delayed until May 1. The fishery will also close a month earlier than usual,...
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