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Coastal rivers full of kings
Kenny Priest
by Kenny Priest, OCTOBER 20, 2016
Eureka Coast

Last week’s deluge was just what our rivers — and our salmon — badly needed. From the Chetco to the Eel, all of the rivers saw huge flow increases, allowing the late run of fall kings to make their way from the estuaries upriver and closer to their final destinations. Fishing on the Smith started out slow early this week...
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Fishing slow on the Trinity last week
Trinity River Fishing
by E.B. Duggan, OCTOBER 18, 2016
Trinity River

Quotas for the Lower and Upper Trinity of adult Chinook salmon will be met by October 21st according to Sara Borok, environmental scientist for the Klamath / Trinity River Basin at CDFW. The Upper and Lower Trinity River shall reach the adult Chinook salmon quotas of 183 adults each side. Without a real time creel count on the river, the calculated...
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Early storms raise local area rivers
Southern Oregon
by Larry Ellis, OCTOBER 15, 2016
Chetco River

It is always a sad day for estuary aficionados like myself when fall Chinook action in the Rogue and Chetco bays starts to chill out. I mean, it was just last Wednesday when Mark Roberts of Gold Beach was catching so many coho (also known as silvers) on the Rogue Bay that the aggressive bait stealers forced him to run...
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Target Shooting with the Skeet Fleet
California Outdoors Q&A
Carrie Wilson, OCTOBER 15, 2016
San Francisco Bay

In Southern California we have taken large boats offshore on the open ocean to shoot clay pigeons with shotguns. We call them the “Skeet Fleet.” We use steel shot and do not shoot auto loaders such that we can maintain control of the shells and not have the casings land in the water. I guess the first question is what...
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Collins Lake Fishing Report
by Collins Lake Staff, OCTOBER 13, 2016
Collins Lake

These past two weeks produced some really great fish! The next few weeks should be even better since our Fall Trout Planting Program should start real soon, watch for updates on the webpage. Scott Schroeder hooked a gorgeous 5 lb. Rainbow Trout between the boat dock and the beach using rainbow PowerBait. Patty & Ron brought in a 3 lb....
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Big storms will bring big salmon
Kenny Priest
by Kenny Priest, OCTOBER 13, 2016
Eureka Coast

North Coast residents get excited for the season’s first significant rain for a variety of reasons. Some just love the rain and for others, it’s the start of the holiday season. Others love the idea of bringing new life to our forest floors and home gardens. For anglers, the first big rain means something completely different. To us, it means...
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