Fishing Articles

Restoration for Recharge: Reconnecting Surface and Groundwater
by FISHBIO, JANUARY 23, 2018

Overdrawing groundwater can not only cause the ground to sink, it can also lead to a river or lake disappearing. In most rivers and lakes, the water surface you see above ground is the same elevation as the water below ground, and any changes to the groundwater level will affect the water at the surface. Surface water helps maintain the groundwater supply...
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Something’s Fishy Here
The Outdoor Edge
by Don Webster, JANUARY 22, 2018

Most of us have at least one, favorite fishing story that tickles our funny bone. And we all know that fishermen are born honest, but they soon get over it. I was once told by an angling buddy of mine that all fishermen were liars except me and him, but sometimes he wasn’t so sure about me. A friend of mine...
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Brining Bait for Shasta Lake Salmon and Trout
by Jeff Goodwin, JANUARY 21, 2018
Shasta Lake

Shasta Lake in northern California is the largest water reservoir in California, holding nearly 4.6 million acre feet of water. With depths as deep as 517 feet, and over 365 miles of shoreline, it is very rich in its aquatic nutrients for resident fish species. It hosts a massive population of different fish species including, King salmon, trout, bass, panfish,...
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High Water Should Provide Perfect Plunking Opportunities
Southern Oregon
by Larry Ellis, JANUARY 20, 2018
Chetco River

Earlier in the week from Sunday through Tuesday, both boaters and bankies on the Chetco River were catching the occasional winter steelhead. They may not have been numerous, but they were worth the wait - fat and sassy specimens averaging anywhere from 8 to 12 pounds. Not a bad average, especially for hatchery steelhead. Those could be 2- or 3-salt fish, depending on how...
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Spring halibut season for the central Oregon coast topic of Jan. 30 meeting in Newport
by ODFW, JANUARY 20, 2018

ODFW will be asking for public input on the upcoming spring halibut season for the central Oregon coast at a meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 30 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the ODFW Marine Resources Program conference room, 2040 SE Marine Science Dr., Newport. ODFW staff will give an overview of the results of the International Pacific Halibut Commission Annual meeting and the resulting...
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Let's check out Lake Almanor
Backcountry Travels
by Phil "Flip" Akers, JANUARY 19, 2018
Lake Almanor

There's a tiny locomotive on display in Chester, CA that was used from 1910 until 1914 to construct a dam on the North Fork Feather River, creating what is now Lake Almanor. Also used in the construction of nearby Butt Valley dam, the locomotive – named the Eureka – was of the “Dinky” line of engines and it spent over...
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