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It's now approaching the end of November, so I would anticipate that more Chetco River Chinook are still going to be caught this week. Usually, November is a month when you can expect to catch 25- to 35-pound kings on the Chetco for most of the month. As the month starts to wind down, the salmon run starts to abate...
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Shasta Lake had a great summer and many of the marinas experienced a much needed surge in business after seeing lake levels falling to its lowest point since the 70's. Last year I saw lots of boat traffic and there were plenty of houseboats roaming the lake all summer long. Well summer has come and gone and recreational users have...
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My Willie Boat is back from the Willie Boats factory in Medford with some new upgrades and I'm back to sampling the fishing on local waters. The Sacramento River in the Cottonwood area is seeing some improved numbers of late fall salmon and the Kings that are being caught are in great shape. Back trolling Flatfish plugs is the most...
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Question: While looking through our trail cameras in a particular area this year, we’ve observed that roughly a third of the blacktail bucks are actually stags. I’ve been told that a parasite causes this and so I am curious what the cause might be. I am also concerned with the prevalence of this condition in this herd. Is this something...
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Imagine a verdant, marshy landscape filled with tule elk and pronghorn antelope cautiously grazing while keeping an eye out for the occasional grizzly bear wandering by. In the early-to-mid 1800s, this scenic natural landscape was how the California Delta appeared to the 300,000 Native Americans who inhabited the land. Unencumbered by levees, the Delta freely pulsed and surged in large natural tidal swings, and...
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A series of rain storms moved across the North Coast earlier this week bringing sizable rises to the Chetco and Smith rivers on Tuesday. With off and on rain in the forecast, both rivers should fish well for the next few days. Prior to the rain, fishing was tough for the masses, but the guys who are out there every...
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