Fishing Articles

ODFW Seeking Reps for Commercial Fishery Permit Review Board
by ODFW, AUGUST 24, 2017

ODFW is seeking new members to represent the public and commercial fishing interests on the commercial Fishery Permit Review Board. Persons interested should fill out this document (pdf) to express their interest in the position and return it to ODFW by Sept. 13, 2017. The permit review board evaluates limited entry permit denials made by ODFW and considers requests for permit transfers for the...
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Solid salmon action at Shelter Cove, Fort Bragg
Kenny Priest
by Kenny Priest, AUGUST 24, 2017
Shelter Cove

Our neighbors to the south are currently enjoying a pretty good salmon bite. Charter and sport boats alike have scored limits since the weekend on some very nice sized kings. Out of Shelter Cove, Jake Mitchell of Sea Hawk Sport Fishing mooched up limits of salmon for his customers on Tuesday fishing in 60 feet of water. A few sport...
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GGSA 4th Annual Sonoma Salmon Celebration Dinner/Fundraiser
by GGSA Staff, AUGUST 23, 2017

The Golden Gate Salmon Association (GGSA) will host its 4th Annual Sonoma Dinner on Thursday, November 9 at Cornerstone Event Center. The dinner will honor the Sonoma Valley dairy and wine farmers the Mulas Family who have been using recycled water for decades on their dairy farm and fields. According to Ray Mulas, who is also the fire chief of the Schellvista Fire...
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Lake Sabrina Fish Report- 8-21-18
by Lake Sabrina Boat Landing Staff, AUGUST 21, 2017
Lake Sabrina

FREE FISHING DAY – Saturday, September 2, 2017 A cloudy day at the Lake for the eclipse – but it looks like the backcountry may have gotten a bit of a dusting – could it be another 2016-2017 winter? Had a few ThunderBoomers and showers come thru last week and they’re still in the forecast for this week. The Lake stopped...
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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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