Fishing Articles

Pacific herring arrive at Crescent City
Southern Oregon
by Larry Ellis, FEBRUARY 18, 2017
Crescent City Harbor

Fishermen of all ages lined up elbow-to-elbow Citizen's Dock in Crescent City Harbor last week, jigging for Pacific herring that make their annual spawning migration into the harbor every year. This year, the silver-sided baitfish arrived at Crescent City Harbor on Saturday, February 11. Full 6-gallon buckets of herring averaging between 8 and 10 inches were the rule, and many...
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Klamath releases and conditions
Trinity River Fishing
by E.B. Duggan, FEBRUARY 17, 2017
Klamath River - Middle

Mid-Klamath: Iron Gate Dam is releasing 4,290cfs at this time so I would say fishing the Klamath is unfishable at this time. With the flows down river in the thousands cfs it will be a while before one will be able to wet a line. I just hope this will flush out the parasites that are causing the loss of our...
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Lowest fall salmon returns on record
Trinity River Fishing
by E.B. Duggan, FEBRUARY 16, 2017

This is just a short report to let you know what is happening to the rivers, as I will be out of town for the weekend. CDFW 2016 post season preliminary counts of Fall Chinook salmon returns to the Klamath River Basin for 2016 are the lowest returns of record since 1978. This could possibly be the record low for 2017...
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Record low returns for fall Klamath kings
Kenny Priest
by Kenny Priest, FEBRUARY 15, 2017
Trinity River

Still reeling from four years of drought and less than ideal ocean and river conditions, it’s no surprise that the number of returning Fall Chinook to the Klamath Basin in 2016 were the lowest on record. According to the CDFW, the 2016 preliminary postseason river run size estimate for Klamath River Fall Chinook was 27,353 adults compared to the preseason-predicted...
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CDFW hosts meeting on ocean salmon fisheries
by CDFW, FEBRUARY 15, 2017

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) invites the public to attend its upcoming annual Ocean Salmon Information Meeting. A review of last year’s ocean salmon fisheries and spawning escapement will be presented, in addition to the outlook for this year’s sport and commercial ocean salmon fisheries. The meeting will be held Wednesday, March 1 from 10 a.m. to 4...
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Snorkel School: Diving into Big Chico Creek
by Erin Loury, FISHBIO, FEBRUARY 13, 2017
Big Chico Creek

The streams and tributaries that feed the Upper Sacramento River of Northern California are critical habitats for several species of salmonids listed under the state and federal Endangered Species Act, and as a result many have become some of the most well-studied creeks in the state. However, there is at least one stream that could be afforded a little more...
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