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Good news North Coast! The much-anticipated sport Dungeness crab season will open on time this year, and the season’s first crustaceans can be legally hauled from the salty waters of oceans and bays beginning Saturday morning. After last year’s domoic acid debacle, which delayed both sport and commercial openers, this is welcome news. Here on the North Coast, winter crabbing...
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Whew! The deer seasons, for most of us, are finally over. Thanks to the stormy weather that came along a couple of times this month, most of the hunters I know filled their tags. Even I got a 3x3 blacktail buck on a ranch near Montgomery Creek. It was a wet, windy hunt, but not too bad considering I was...
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Start counting backwards! Salmon warriors are anxiously awaiting for November 4 to roll around, and that's this coming Friday. That's when bobber restrictions on the Chetco will be lifted and the river will finally open to all fishing techniques. Rain is to the Chetco River as big waves are to surfers, and there has been plenty of precipitation during the month...
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Question: Can you tell me the regulations regarding using a fishing kite from shore or a pier to catch fish? We use these specially modified kites to help us get our lines out farther than the distance we could normally cast them. (Jenny C.) Answer: There are no specific regulations prohibiting the use of a kite or other windborne device (a helium-filled...
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While the majority of the North Coast rivers are back on the rise following the rain earlier in the week, I’m wondering if anyone really cares? The spotlight has — and will continue to be — squarely on the Smith River. And for good reason. When fishable, the Smith has given up trophy-sized kings on a daily basis since the...
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