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Mid-Klamath Update
Trinity River Fishing
by E.B. Duggan, SEPTEMBER 19, 2016
Klamath River - Lower

Increased water releases from Iron Gate have improved the fishing but I did not get home early enough to make contact with some of the people who fish that area of the river. The Gap Fire is still burning in the Happy Camp to Seiad Valley area but the roads are open and fishing is fair and smoke is not...
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Salmon are Moving into Trinity as Flows Diminish
Trinity River Fishing
by E.B. Duggan, SEPTEMBER 18, 2016
Trinity River - Upper

Sorry but I was called out of town last weekend just when the mouth of the Klamath broke open and fresh Fall Chinook started to head up the river. The water flows will start dropping again Sept. 20th and we should see more fresh salmon and steelhead head up the Lower Klamath towards the Trinity. The Out-migrant Monitoring of...
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Great Day on the Sac
by Gary Heffley, SEPTEMBER 18, 2016
Sacramento River - Lower

There is something special about sharing fishing experiences with friends and I am lucky to have an opportunity to meet and make friends with many people in and around the fishing industry. I had the opportunity to enjoy a great afternoon this Wednesday with guide and friend Lou Hubert on the Sacramento River in Redding. This was my first, but...
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First Chetco River Chinook Arrive
Southern Oregon
by Larry Ellis, SEPTEMBER 17, 2016
Chetco River

Incredible fishing awaits for anglers who dare deploy the old-school techniques that were used in days of yesteryear. But first things first. Anglers who trolled Rogue Bait Rigs (spinnerbait/anchovy setups) or those who just spun a naked anchovy caught the first Chetco River fall Chinook of the year last week, and that's major news because these fish are not only...
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What is Required When Packing Out Game?
California Outdoors Q&A
Carrie Wilson, SEPTEMBER 17, 2016

Question: What are the laws on deboning a bear or deer to pack out the meat? I don’t know of any laws saying I cannot debone a deer or bear as long as I am able to prove that the quarters and heads are all part of the same animal. I’m just looking for clarity as I am heading into...
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Plenty of Wind, Plenty of Fish
Kenny Priest
by Kenny Priest, SEPTEMBER 16, 2016
Crescent City Coast

The wind has been blowing, with Wednesday being the first day the rockfish boats were back on the water reports Leonard Carter of Crescent City’s Englund Marine. He said, “We’ve had a really windy season here, and it was the same story this week. There’s plenty of rockfish around, there just hasn’t been too many fishable days. When the boats...
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