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Fall Trout Planting at Collins Lake
by Kathy Hess, OCTOBER 26, 2016
Collins Lake

Fall Trout Planting began last week and we will be planted every week from now until Thanksgiving. Some of those are private plants with the bigger trout and some are from Fish & Game, usually more pan sized on those! Cody Ortiz from Colfax caught the first fall limit of trout recorded with us and he was fishing off the shore...
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Rain Brings in Fresh Fish
Trinity River Fishing
by E.B. Duggan, OCTOBER 26, 2016

Trinity River

This last storm brought in a little less rain than the last storm, but it brought a lot more fresh fish into the rivers. The Smith and Chetco Rivers saw a huge influx of fresh salmon while the Klamath only saw the last of any fresh salmon, but it has started the winter run of steelhead. One fisherman’s distaste and...
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Collins Lake Fishing Report
by Collins Lake Staff, OCTOBER 25, 2016
Collins Lake

Fall Trout Planting began last week and we will be planted every week from now until Thanksgiving. Some of those are private plants with the bigger trout and some are from Fish & Game, usually more pan sized on those! Cody Ortiz from Colfax caught the first fall limit of trout recorded with us and he was fishing off...
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Chetco high water fishing rules questioned
Southern Oregon
by Larry Ellis, OCTOBER 22, 2016

Chetco River

As I'm writing this article, I am looking at the Chetco River Gauge, and I like what I'm seeing. The river was blown out and spewing thick, brown mud on Sunday at 35,200 cubic feet per second, and over the last four days it has dropped and cleared to a light, pea-green complexion. Thursday, the Chetco was flowing at 4,400...
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​Early Season Trinity Steelie
by Gary Heffley, OCTOBER 22, 2016
Trinity River - Upper

They say your first is always special and yesterday's experience catching my first adult steelhead on the Trinity River with Todd LeBoeuf, Tiger T's Guide Service, was not only special, but a trip for the memory books. And what a steelhead it was, call it beginners luck or first timer's ignorance, but Todd put me onto a 32 inch, 11...
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Determining a turkey's age
California Outdoors Q&A
Carrie Wilson, OCTOBER 22, 2016



Question: I am fairly new to turkey hunting and hear everyone always referring to their birds by their beards and spurs. Can wild turkeys be aged based on these trophy characteristics? (Jim C., Modesto) Answer: Yes and no. There is no absolute standard for identifying a wild turkey’s age, but there are some general guidelines that can be used to provide fairly reliable...
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