Fishing Articles


Ryan Friend takes WWBT Shasta
by Gary Heffley, FEBRUARY 1, 2017
Shasta Lake

Some impressive limits rounded out the Sunday final of the Wild West Bass Trail Super Clean Showdown on Lake Shasta. The top 10 pros with the largest 2 day bags from Friday and Saturday slugged it out on Sunday for the top prize and trophy. Ryan Friend of Oroville, the first and second day leader, never looked back as his 40.54...
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Help update the California Water Plan
by Department of Water Resources, FEBRUARY 1, 2017


The Department of Water Resources (DWR) is working on Update 2018 of the California Water Plan (Update 2018). Central to this Update is an assessment of how effective current water actions (programs and projects) are in advancing sustainable water management in California. Your contributions to this assessment will help shape State government water policies and investment priorities in Update 2018. You...
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Bonneville Fish Hatchery and the Oregon Sturgeon Center are closed to the public until further notice due to hazardous conditions caused by recent snow and ice storms. Many of the trees on the hatchery property have broken branches that have not yet fallen to the ground, which create a public hazard. In addition, the sturgeon center for Herman the Sturgeon is...
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Humboldt Steelhead Days Continue
by Tony Smithers, JANUARY 30, 2017
Mad River

January thru March there are more steelhead in Humboldt County than anywhere else in California. Celebrate with us! Experience Humboldt in the wintertime: Eat, drink, explore the natural beauty of the Redwoods, go on a restoration & spawning tour and fish for our legendary steelhead. ...
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Mid-Klamath releases and temps
Trinity River Fishing
by E.B. Duggan, JANUARY 29, 2017

Klamath River - Middle

Mid-Klamath: Iron Gate Dam releases are 1,140cfs.  Seiad Valley is 3.7ft at 2,520cfs. Happy Camp is estimated at 2,836cfs. Somes Bar is estimated at 4,190cfs. Orleans is 5.9ft. at 5,760cfs. Klamath River at Terwer Creek is 12.7ft at 14.8Kcfs and water temperatures of 39.7 degrees. Flows at Smith River, Dr. Fine Bridge are 8.3ft at 3,140cfs. Temperatures in the Valley last week were...
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Plug fishing for steelhead
by Jeff Goodwin, JANUARY 27, 2017
Sacramento River

Plug fishing for steelhead on the Sacramento River, or any river for that matter, can be both challenging at times and very rewarding.  Steelhead are aggressive by nature, especially in the upper reaches of the rivers they were born in, and will readily hit a properly presented plug under most conditions.  The information contained in this Pro tip is intended...
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