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RMEF Christmas Expo attracts crowds
by RMEF, DECEMBER 15, 2016

The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation’s Hunter & Outdoor Christmas Expo, in partnership with the Cowboy Christmas expo, set an all-time combined attendance record of 231,517 at the Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCC). The new figure is 6.6 percent higher than the 2015 attendance total of 216,292. The Dec. 1-10 event took place at the LVCC’s South Halls in conjunction with the...
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Trinity river anglers, return those tags!
by CDFW, DECEMBER 15, 2016
Trinity Lake

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is reminding north state Trinity River anglers to return salmon and steelhead tags in a timely manner. Tag return information is used each year to calculate harvest and help biologists estimate population size of steelhead and salmon runs. This information feeds into the Klamath basin fall Chinook run-size estimate and informs the Pacific...
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Shasta lake bass and tournaments
by Jeff Goodwin, DECEMBER 15, 2016
Shasta Lake

The Shasta Lake spotted bass bite has turned on and local bass anglers have dusted off their gear and once again converged on the lake. Shasta Lake has already hosted a few bass fishing tournaments, the most recent being the Unhooked Bass Anglers tournament on the 10th. Top anglers are now coming in with bag limits weighting in the high...
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Coast: Latest storms should kick-off steelhead season
Kenny Priest
by Kenny Priest, DECEMBER 14, 2016
Klamath River - Middle

Metalheads, hardheads, steelhead — or whatever you want to call them. This beautiful, chrome, sleek, silver bullet sure has a mind of it’s own. All of this bountiful water flowing through our pristine coastal rivers and streams, and yet, you’re nowhere to be found? I guess that’s what makes these sea-run rainbow trout so special. You never know what they’re...
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Trinity River Report, Holiday Cheer!
Trinity River Fishing
by E.B. Duggan, DECEMBER 14, 2016
Klamath River - Middle

I hope everyone had a great Turkey day and didn’t eat too much Turkey and pumpkin pie. While down south with family for the Holiday I read in the paper that Westland’s Water District was lobbing the Government to forgive $375 million debt for them to take 100,000 acres of their 600,000 acres of land out of irrigation. Also one of...
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Get Ready for the 2017 Fishing Season
by CDFW, DECEMBER 14, 2016

We at CDFW think it is a great time to purchase your 2017 sport fishing license. Purchasing your license now will allow you to take advantage of a full year of the unmatched fishing opportunities the Golden State has to offer. With more than 30,000 miles of rivers and streams, 4,172 lakes and reservoirs and 80 major rivers, freshwater fishing...
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