Fishing Articles

Lessons From Kilarc
Ramblings
by John Higley, AUGUST 21, 2017
Kilarc Reservoir

Well, we did it again. Fearing summer was slipping away without enough fishing, my pal Russ Herrick and I bounced our way up the three mile long gravel road to Kilarc Reservoir, a 4.5 acre PG&E pond near Whitmore. Actually, we go to Kilarc a lot, and I suppose that’s understandable. If you live in Shasta County it doesn’t take very...
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Smoked Fish
Trinity River Fishing
by E.B. Duggan, AUGUST 20, 2017
Trinity River

The smoke in the valley is dependent upon the inversion layer as to how smokey the valley is. I can remember a few years back when the smoke was sooo bad in the valley from fires that the salmon you caught would be practically smoked by the time you got it back to camp or home. Lately the smoke from...
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Valley Heat Fuels Rogue Bay Fishery
Southern Oregon
by Larry Ellis, AUGUST 19, 2017
Rogue River- Lower

Sweltering hot temperatures in the Rogue Valley continue to heat up the lower Rogue River water, causing king salmon to stack up in the Rogue Bay. By the way, Chinook salmon and king salmon are the same creature only with different names. Fishing in the Rogue Bay slowed down somewhat on Wednesday, meaning that instead of guide boats limiting out in 3 hours, sometimes...
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Klamath remains open for steelhead, closed for salmon
Kenny Priest
by Kenny Priest, AUGUST 17, 2017
Klamath River - Middle

Let’s get the bad news out of the way first. The Klamath River, for the first time that anyone can remember, is completely closed to salmon fishing as of Tuesday, Aug. 15. With only 12,000 adult fall-run Chinook expected to return, an all-time low, the closure was needed to help protect the stocks. The Klamath fall-run Chinook are currently classified...
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Fall Chinook Season Closed on Klamath and Trinity Rivers
by CDFW, AUGUST 16, 2017
Klamath River - Upper - CA

CDFW reminds anglers that fall Chinook salmon fishing on the Klamath and Trinity rivers is prohibited as of Aug. 15, 2017 on the Klamath River and Sept. 1, 2017 on the Trinity River. Angling for steelhead remains open on both rivers for the entire year. Due to historically low stock projections of fall Chinook in the Klamath Basin for 2017, a...
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No bag limit at Thief Valley Reservoir beginning Aug. 16
by ODFW, AUGUST 15, 2017
Thief Valley Reservoir

Dry conditions in Eastern Oregon and declining water levels in Thief Valley Reservoir have prompted local fish biologists to remove daily bag and possession limits on the reservoir starting Wednesday, Aug.16 until Sept. 30, 2017. Size and harvest method restrictions are also lifted so anglers will be able to take any size fish with a rod, a net or by hand. Thief...
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