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I have always said that Brookings is the most strategically-located fishing city on the Oregon coastline. Allow me to explain what I mean by strategically-located. Brookings has, without a doubt, what I would call the best fishing on the coast. I mean, if you want to fish for salmon, the Port of Brookings Harbor has it all. The area...
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Haven’t seen your neighbor’s boat in the driveway lately? Co-workers not showing up to work or calling in sick? I’m pretty sure I know where they are. The red-hot salmon bite that’s happening inside Humboldt Bay and at the entrance has boats coming from far and wide, and lots of anglers playing hooky from work. And for good reason as...
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You never know where exactly you will hook a fish at Collins Lake, but to be sure, hooking fish is what Lake Collins fishermen do best! Little Amy Fleming from Yuba City defied all odds and limits out on trout from shore using green PowerBait! Most people are trolling at least 25′ down to find the Rainbows, yet Amy was...
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Beautiful week and weekend at the Lake. It looks like the run-off peaked over Independence Day Weekend. DingleBerry Creek isn’t putting out quite as much water and the water over the spillway is only about 5” deep rather than the 10” in its heyday, but hey, we’re still spilling! And the wind has made a comeback for the next couple...
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Knowing that it doesn't get much better than July for striped bass fishing on the beaches of San Francisco, I decided I’d try fishing Thursday evening for just a couple of hours to see if I could feel that familiar tug again on my line. Summer has been going by too quickly and I just spent the past week and...
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Dave Zaski, his sons Mark & Dave Jr. & Rick Martinez used live minnows or worms and caught & released 50 fish!!! There were lots of Bass & Crappie and a 10 lb. Catfish caught by Rick. Dave Jr.’s biggest Bass weighed 5 lb. 2 oz. (netted by little brother Mark) and released by Dave. Almost all the...
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