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When: April 20 and April 21, 2024 Fishing Hours: 5am to 4pm, weigh in from 2:30pm to 4pm. Raffle and prizes to follow weigh in. Weigh In Time: 2:30pm to 4pm Where: Colusa State Park, Weigh In Colusa Public Ramp Address: 50 Tenth St. Colusa, 95932 What: On the Sacramento River Rules: https://ncgasa.org/.../03/2024-Striped-Bass-Derby-Rules.pdf Sign up on ncgasa.org ...
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Collins Lake is now 100% full, spilled for a few days earlier this month, has risen again, and is currently spilling a second time. Bass have been active with lots of anglers doing catch & release mostly using lures along the surface. As it starts to warm up in April consider trying roboworms, live crawdads or minnows as the bass...
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I hope you had a great St. Patty’s Day and that you didn’t get too Happy. I always like to have at least one Green Beer on St. Patty’s Day and love that corned beef and cabbage. Back in the day we used to call it “a Boiled Dinner”. Lets get back to the subject of “Healthy Rivers”. I have always...
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The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) announced today that fall-run Chinook salmon fry released for the first time from its Fall Creek Fish Hatchery in Siskiyou County are presumed to have succumbed to gas bubble disease in the Klamath River. On Monday, Feb. 26, CDFW released approximately 830,000 fall-run Chinook salmon fry into Fall Creek, a tributary of the...
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The main Eel was starting to turn green Wednesday, but was big. Thursday’s rain dashed any hopes of the river dropping into shape anytime soon. Flows are predicted to reach 43,000 cfs at Scotia by Saturday morning. Will need a couple weeks of dry weather before it drops into fishable shape.

2-10-24. Roads in good shape. Careful down the grade! Ramp is in good shape too. I had a low of 8F this AM at the house & it was 37F at noon at the ramp. Northerly breeze today but absolutely beautiful! ...
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