Fishing Articles

Salmon, smoke em if you got em!
by Jeff Goodwin, OCTOBER 17, 2017

It's the fall season in Shasta County and the bad weather is coming! The leaves are turning, acorns are dropping, and the best fishing of the year is, for the most part, in the history books. We've had an exceptional year for fishing here in the north state and I'm sure a lot of you have some King salmon, Kokanee salmon,...
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Lake Mead Preparation
by Jason Haley, OCTOBER 16, 2017
Lake Mead

I just spent my first day on Lake Mead in preparation for the 35th Annual WON Bass U.S. Open. Wow! This place is amazing. It's hard to focus due to the spectacular scenery and wildlife. The water is clear, with visibility to nearly 30 feet. Schools of Striped Bass are chasing shad all over the lake. I caught two on...
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Trinity water flows
Trinity River Fishing
by E.B. Duggan, OCTOBER 16, 2017
Trinity Lake

The winter water flows are here! Oct. 14 water releases from Lewiston Dam to the Trinity River would drop 450cfs to 400cfs; Oct. 15 water releases from Lewiston Dam into the Trinity River would drop from 400cfs to 350cfs; Oct 16 water releases from Lewiston Dam to the Trinity River would drop from 350cfs to 300cfs, these flows will continue for the winter...
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States open two days of Columbia River sturgeon fishing below Bonneville
by ODFW, OCTOBER 16, 2017
Columbia River

Fishery managers from Oregon and Washington scheduled two days of recreational white sturgeon fishing on the Columbia River below Bonneville Dam during the month of October. Approved sturgeon retention days are Saturday, Oct. 21 and Thursday, Oct. 26. The open area is the mainstem Columbia from the Wauna power lines, located 40 miles from the river mouth, upstream to the fishing deadline...
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Diamond Lake offers fall fishing opportunities
by ODFW, OCTOBER 15, 2017
Diamond Lake

Trout angling is still productive at Diamond Lake in eastern Douglas County, offering a fall fishing opportunity for anglers. “This is a great time of year for hunters who are camped in the area to take a break and have a shot at some very nice-sized fish that are still willing to bite,” says Greg Huchko, Umpqua District fisheries biologist. ODFW creel...
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Curing Eggs for Sacramento River King Salmon
by Jeff Goodwin, OCTOBER 14, 2017
Sacramento River - Lower

The Sacramento River system in northern California has seen some pretty good King salmon fishing the last five years in spite of a relentless drought in the region that had plagued this watershed for nearly four consecutive years, beginning in 2013. State and Federal hatcheries worked hard to raise juvenile King salmon for the annual spring releases which go primarily...
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