Fishing Articles

Rockfish on the rebound
Kenny Priest
by Kenny Priest, JUNE 22, 2017
Eureka Coast

There’s finally some good news coming out of the West Coast Fisheries. Two important West Coast groundfish stocks that were formerly overfished have now been rebuilt according to a news release issued this week by the Pacific Fishery Management Council (PFMC). Bocaccio and darkblotched rockfish, which are managed by the PFMC, were under strict rebuilding plans that have constrained West Coast...
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August Sacramento River Rainbows
by Jeff Goodwin, JUNE 22, 2017
Sacramento River - Lower

August is rapidly approaching and it's a special time of the year to fish for Sacramento River wild rainbow trout. After the annual closure of the trophy trout water 5.5 miles below Keswick Dam, August 1st brings the opening of this section of the Sacramento River and boy is the fishing good! Last year I recorded 313 trout my clients caught and...
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Friday is last day for halibut in Columbia River Subarea
by ODFW, JUNE 21, 2017
Columbia River

The Pacific halibut nearshore recreational fishery in the Columbia River Subarea will close for the remainder of 2017 effective 11:59 p.m., Friday, June 23. The entire recreational Pacific halibut fishery quota (all-depth and nearshore) for the Columbia River Subarea will have been met by then, according to fishery managers ODFW, WDFW, IPHC and NFMS. The fishery will remain closed for the...
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ODFW seeks candidate for Fish Screening Task Force
by ODFW, JUNE 20, 2017

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is seeking a candidate to represent agricultural interests on the state’s Fish Screening Task Force. The ODFW Fish Screening Program helps water users install and maintain fish screens to prevent fish from entering water diversions. The Task Force advises ODFW on program development, implementation, monitoring, technology, funding and reporting. “Task Force members represent a variety...
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Lake Sabrina - Weekly Fishing Report
by Lake Sabrina Boat Landing Staff, JUNE 19, 2017
Lake Sabrina

Lake Sabrina Boat Landing 760-873-7425 June 19, 2017 Happy PaPa’s Day What a difference a week makes. Nineteen degrees with the windchill last week – 86 degrees this weekend and with the increase in temps – there is water all over the place. There are about 6 new creeks pouring water into the Lake and with that SCE has shut us down to one...
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Quality Kokanee are the highlight of this year's Whiskeytown Lake season!
by Jeff Goodwin, JUNE 19, 2017
Whiskeytown Lake

Last week provided some excellent Kokanee fishing on Whiskeytown Lake. Easy limits for our clients were had for most of the week, but the weekend saw a dramatic change in the bite. Federal water managers released over 6,000 acre feet of water from Whiskeytown, dropping the lake by nearly a foot. We still caught some quality fish on Saturday and...
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