Fishing Articles

Fire, Rain and Mud
Trinity River Fishing
by E.B. Duggan, OCTOBER 23, 2017

First we had FIRE, then we had Rain, then we had MUD. This has been the usual for the last several years and I hope that this is not going to be the normal weather for the Trinity Valley in coming years. The rain and water for the reservoirs, the rivers, environment and the fish, is needed, but not the...
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Chinook Showing in Chetco Tidewater
Southern Oregon
by Larry Ellis, OCTOBER 21, 2017
Chetco River

The first rains of the season have sparked Chinook to enter upper and lower Chetco River tidewater holes, with most of the kings pulling a pit stop at Social Security Bar. Rain is expected throughout the weekend but not enough precipitation is expected to significantly raise the river for drift boats to deploy their techniques. At the present time, the ground...
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Lake Sabrina Fish Report
by Lake Sabrina Boat Landing Staff, OCTOBER 19, 2017
Lake Sabrina

Lake Sabrina Boat Landing 760-873-7425 October 19, 2017 WATCH OUT FOR DEER! Don’t forget that jacket! Fishing season closes November 15th, 2017 Lake Sabrina Boat Landing will reopen Saturday, April 28, 2018 at 7:00am! Thank you all for another awesome year. Thanks to the Inyo Register for printing our weekly reports – whether they were about fish, the weather, the flowers, and the wildlife or just Lake life...
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California halibut bite keeps rolling
Kenny Priest
by Kenny Priest, OCTOBER 19, 2017
Eureka Coast

If you thought the California halibut season was belly up, you may want to reconsider. The effort has definitely tapered off over the past few weeks, but the bite remains as strong as it’s been all season. “We fished over the weekend, and it was as good then as it’s been all season,” said Tim Klassen of Reel Steel Sport...
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ODFW to release 2,000 trout for Gresham family fishing event
by ODFW, OCTOBER 18, 2017
Mt. Hood Pond

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife will release thousands of rainbow trout into Mt. Hood Pond for a free family fishing event on Saturday, Oct. 21 in Gresham. A feature of the ODFW Outdoors program, the event will take place from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the 5-acre pond located on the campus of Mount Hood Community College, located at 26000 SE Stark St., Gresham,...
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Purple Rainbows and Virginia Goldens
Backcountry Travels
by Phil "Flip" Akers, OCTOBER 17, 2017
Mammoth Lakes

Sitting at 10,338 feet/elevation, south of Red’s Meadow just off the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT), Lake Virginia nurtures a healthy population of golden trout. And nearby Purple Lake is a high quality rainbow trout fishery. This article chronicles a rainbow and golden trout backpacking trip to these awesome lakes located in the Ansel Adams Wilderness of the Sierra Nevada. Our trailhead...
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