Fishing Articles

Spots active at Shasta
by Gary Heffley, JANUARY 15, 2019
Shasta Lake

Many bass anglers have been enjoying great action on Shasta Lake, catching spotted bass in between the rain bands that have passed through the North State since the new year. For those hardy souls that are not deterred by wet or cool weather, they have also enjoyed great action. The fish weren't getting any wetter, just the anglers. A wide variety...
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Rain expected for the coming week
Trinity River Fishing
by E.B. Duggan, JANUARY 13, 2019
Trinity River

Thank you for being patient as I am still learning to use windows 10 and having some difficulties. This year’s Federal California water projects could possibly take a hit to help pay for Trump’s Border Wall. This funding would come from Army Corps of Engineering projects that have been funded by Congress, but not yet been put to contracts. Some of these...
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Joint workgroup of Oregon, Washington commissioners meets about Columbia River fisheries
by ODFW, JANUARY 12, 2019
Columbia River

A joint workgroup of commissioners from the Oregon and Washington fish and wildlife commissions will meet to discuss policies affecting Columbia River salmon fisheries. The workgroup includes three members from each state’s commission. The meeting is scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 17 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Commission room at the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Headquarters, 4034 Fairview Industrial...
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Commission meets Jan. 18 in Salem
by ODFW, JANUARY 12, 2019
Rogue River- Upper

The Fish and Wildlife Commission meets Friday, Jan. 18 at ODFW Headquarters in Salem, 4034 Fairview Industrial Drive SE. The meeting begins at 8 a.m. and follows this agenda. A livestream of the meeting will be available at ODFW’s Commission page. The Commission will be asked to: Adopt annual updates to the schedule of damages used in assessing commercial fishing violations. Deny or initiate rulemaking for...
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Smith, Chetco best bets for green water
Kenny Priest
by Kenny Priest, JANUARY 10, 2019
Chetco River

If you’re on the hunt for green water this weekend, you’ll want to head north. The Smith and Chetco will both be on the drop and should be in prime shape. All stretches of the Eel, Van Duzen, Mad and Redwood Creek are currently blown out, with very little relief in sight. A chance of rain is in the forecast...
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The Most Interesting Fish In The World
by FISHBIO, JANUARY 8, 2019

FISHBIO recently embarked on a quest to find the most interesting fish in the world. Clearly, what constitutes “interesting” is highly subjective: we asked 20 FISHBIO staff to pick the most interesting fish and got 20 different answers. So we decided to try a more quantitative approach by defining “interesting” as the amount of attention a species receives in the...
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