Fishing Articles

Redding area lakes fishing report
by Jeff Goodwin, MARCH 12, 2018
Shasta Lake

Shasta Lake is fishing very well right now for both rainbow trout and German browns to 8 lbs. The fish are near the surface in the 50 degree water and it's remaining consistent that they bite up high in the morning and drop to 25-35' feet by mid-day. We are mostly trolling Trinidad Tackle Optimizer spoons at 3.8 mph which...
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Vaki Riverwatcher and Fish Counts
by FISHBIO, MARCH 12, 2018

Once you have a Fish Counting Weir how will you actually count the fish? A fish weir essentially creates an artificial fish barrier in the river and only allows fish to pass through a designated opening in the weir. You have some options when it comes to gathering fish passage data. A person can manually count fish passing over a light colored...
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Commission meets March 16 meeting in Salem
by ODFW, MARCH 10, 2018

The Fish and Wildlife Commission will meet at ODFW Headquarters, 4034 Fairview Industrial Drive SE, Salem on Friday March 16 beginning at 8 a.m. The agenda is posted at dfw.state.or.us/agency/commission/minutes/18/03_Mar/index.asp On Thursday March 15, Commissioners will tour the lower Willamette River. Members of the public can join the tour beginning at 10:15 a.m. at Sport Craft Landing in Oregon City, but later portions of...
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Salmon advisory subpanel to meet in Rohnert Park this week
Southern Oregon
by Larry Ellis, MARCH 10, 2018
Klamath River - Upper - OR

This is without a doubt, the most exciting time to be a salmon fisherman. Not because anybody will be fishing at this point in time. It’s the moment of anticipation, when the Salmon Advisory Subpanel (SAS) will be constructing three salmon season options for various regions from Washington to California. This most important meeting of the year will take place at...
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Jack returns bolster Klamath ocean abundance
Kenny Priest
by Kenny Priest, MARCH 8, 2018

The ocean abundance numbers are in for the Klamath and Sacramento Rivers, and the reviews are mixed. The Klamath stocks hit rock bottom last year, and the bottom wasn’t as far down as first thought. In 2017, 18,410 adult kings were predicted to return to the Klamath. But the actual numbers were much better – 31,838 to be exact. While...
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ODFW Recreation Report Highlights
by ODFW, MARCH 8, 2018

Best bets for fishing Check this week’s fishing reports for the latest updates on winter steelhead fishing (hint: the Clackamas is hot) and trout stocking throughout the SW, NW and Willamette zones (hint: there are A LOT of fish out there). 2018 trout stocking schedule It’s easy to find a trout stocking location near you using our new interactive stocking schedule. Filter by zone...
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