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Chetco is low and clear
Kenny Priest
by Kenny Priest, FEBRUARY 11, 2016
Chetco River

The river is low and clear, but the boats are still catching plenty of fish, both wild and hatchery. This past week, most of action has centered from down river of Loeb Park. Some rain is in the forecast for Friday, and the river is predicted to see a slight rise.

Herring Arrive at Crescent City Harbor
Southern Oregon
by Larry Ellis, FEBRUARY 10, 2016
Crescent City Harbor

Pacific herring finally made their way into Crescent City Harbor in large numbers today (Wednesday). Some anglers, like this fishermen, were taking home herring by the bucketful.

Chetco Puts out Big Steelies
Southern Oregon
by Larry Ellis, FEBRUARY 10, 2016
Chetco River

Tony Sepulveda, owner-guide of Green Water Fishing Adventures and several other boats fishing alongside with him had quite a lot of success on the Chetco River last week. Here, Tony is holding a steelhead in the upper teens that a client caught while side-drifting a Puff Ball-and-roe setup.

Salmon in Big Trouble, All Hands on Deck
by John McManus, FEBRUARY 9, 2016

Bad News for Winter Run Very few adult winter run will likely return to spawn in 2017 and 2018 which could easily lead to further restriction on ocean salmon fishing. Federal fishery experts reported only three percent of the winter run eggs spawned in the Sacramento River in 2015 hatched and survived as far downstream as Red Bluff. The rest...
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Mid-Klamath Update
Trinity River Fishing
by E.B. Duggan, FEBRUARY 9, 2016
Klamath River

Mid Klamath: the Klamath is still flowing super big form I-5 down but could start to clear up some down to Happy Camp in the next week or so. Iron Gate Dam is releasing 1,860cfs and Seiad Valley is down to 4,430cfs and with no rain in the next week or so that section of the Klamath could be fishable....
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Eagle Lake Update
by Valerie Aubrey, FEBRUARY 8, 2016
Eagle Lake

Pine creek was still blocked by a land bridge a couple feet higher than the creek yesterday afternoon. Cold temps keeping things iced up in the estuary. Flow is spreading out in the flats & freezing over. Looks good but once the water busts thru the land barrier it will suck right down. But it will take a lot more...
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