Fishing Articles

New Water Year 2017
Trinity River Fishing
by E.B. Duggan, OCTOBER 1, 2017
Trinity River

The first day of Fall was Friday September 22, 2017. October 1, 2017 is the first day of the New Water Year for 2017 – 2018. Rain for 2016 – 2017 was 86.65 inches with 3.5 inches of snow. The Eureka / Willow Creek area received 150% of NOAA normal average rain fall for the year. Willow Creek average rain fall...
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Get Ready for the Chetco Bubble Season
Southern Oregon
by Larry Ellis, SEPTEMBER 30, 2017
Chetco River

Salmon aficionados of the salt, get ready to sharpen your hooks and buy plenty of bait. In exactly one week, Oregon salmon buffs are going to finally get the chance to fish for Chinook salmon in the ocean on October 7-8 and on October 14-15. These two 2-day seasons, which are exactly one week apart, are the only times that local-area anglers will be...
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North Coast tuna still on the bite
Kenny Priest
by Kenny Priest, SEPTEMBER 28, 2017
Eureka Coast

With the warm water still within reach and a flat ocean forecasted for Wednesday, that’s all it took to spark the interest of some late-season tuna die-hards. Or at least one die-hard. Tim Klassen of Reel Steel Sport Fishing and a crew of anglers took a gamble and ran to the patch of water that’s held fish for a while...
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Recreational bottomfish to reopen in Oregon for some species Oct. 1
by ODFW, SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

Recreational fishing for bottomfish for some species will reopen Oct. 1 outside the 40 fathom line for anglers with “long-leader” gear. Several species of rockfish found outside of 40 fathoms are abundant and catches are well under quota, including yellowtail and canary rockfish. Long-leader gear has proven effective at catching these plentiful rockfish that are found off the bottom, such as yellowtail (“greenies”),...
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Clatsop County beaches reopen to razor clamming on Oct. 1 after 16-month closure
by ODFW, SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

Razor clamming on Clatsop County beaches will reopen on Sunday, Oct. 1 after a 16-month closure. Razor clamming in this area has been closed since July 2016 due to high levels of biotoxins found in the clams and an annual closure to protect newly set young clams that runs from July 15-Sept. 30 each year. While other parts of the state’s coast have been open...
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New Recreational Lobster Fishing Regs Take Effect for 2017 Opener
by CDFW, SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

As the popular recreational California Spiny Lobster fishing season prepares to open on Saturday, Sept. 30, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) reminds divers and hoop netters of new regulations that will be in effect for the 2017-2018 season. The California Fish and Game Commission (FGC) adopted commercial and recreational lobster fishing regulations at its April 2016 meeting...
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