Fishing Articles

Shasta Lake bass fishing remains solid
by Jeff Goodwin, JANUARY 10, 2017
Shasta Lake

At the time of this report, Shasta Lake is sitting at roughly 35' feet from full pool and is seeing an inflow of around 45,000 cfs. Last Saturday's storms fed Shasta at one point, over 100,000 cfs of water into the lake giving it a significant weekend rise. BOR water managers have been releasing additional water from Shasta Lake via...
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North coast abalone season update
by CDFW, JANUARY 9, 2017

Regulations for California’s popular red abalone sport fishery have changed in 2017. Due to concerns about the declining population, the season will be shortened and the take limit reduced. The 2017 season will be shortened by two months, with the traditional opening date of April 1 now delayed until May 1. The fishery will also close a month earlier than usual,...
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More rain and snow for the new year
Trinity River Fishing
by E.B. Duggan, JANUARY 8, 2017
Trinity River

This is the New Year and you need to turn in you 2016 steelhead report card and salmon harvest card. You can mail them in or do it by email, look on the back of the cards for instructions. The information on the cards are important for CDFW as they use it to help project the 2017 salmon harvest and...
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Flat seas and aggressive lingcod beckon salty dogs
Southern Oregon
by Larry Ellis, JANUARY 7, 2017
Port of Brookings Harbor

Seas as flat as a sheet of liquid mercury beckoned anglers to trip the lingasaur fantastic out of the Port of Brookings Harbor last week. The extra-calm ocean conditions also tempted a few surfperch aficionados to slay the fatted redtail in beaches ranging from Crissey Field near the California/Oregon border clear up to the Nesika Beach Wayside north of Gold...
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Steelhead season off to a slow start
Kenny Priest
by Kenny Priest, JANUARY 4, 2017
Eel River - South Fork

As the North Coast is once again on the verge of being pounded by more wet winter storms, there’s a collective questioning happening amongst anglers. Where are the steelhead? Just about every river has dropped into fishable shape at some point within the last couple weeks, but the fish have yet to show in any of the rivers in good...
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New standards sought for mercury in fish tissues
by Chris "Maven" Austin, JANUARY 3, 2017

[Posted courtesy of Maven's Notebook] The State Water Resources Control Board is seeking public comment on proposed provisions to Part 2 of the Water Quality Control Plan for Inland Surface Waters, Enclosed Bays, and Estuaries that would add new beneficial uses for fish and establish statewide fish tissue mercury water quality objectives to protect the health of those who consume fish. The proposed provisions would add...
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