Fishing Articles

A few more days of Winter – but all’s good as we picked up a few more inches of snow in the back country – it just blew by us at the Lake – 5 days of snow blowing thru. The colder temps put a bit of a halt to the run-off and the filling of the Lake. No stocking as...
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Mother Nature is just not letting go of winter – snow on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday along with some rain and there’s more (along with wind) coming in for next weekend – so if you’re heading this way – PACK YOUR WOOLIES! There’s news about the campgrounds. Bishop Park and The Forks have switched over to 100% reservation thru www.recreation.gov....
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The CDFW proposed salmon Regulations for 2021; Klamath Spring Chinook salmon; July 1 to Aug. 14 one salmon only jack or adult, (you land a salmon you are don for the day) 2 in possession; Trinity Spring salmon, (above the mouth of the South Fork to Old Lewiston Bridge) 1 salmon per day jack or adult, 2 in possession. Fall Run Chinook salmon;...
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Spring is in the air and Mother Nature is showing us just how fickle she can be! One day is snowy and blowy and down-right cold and the next 65 degrees and we’re thinking it’s the middle of summer and then we go back to snowy and blowy and you know the rest. Still lots of people braving those chilly conditions...
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The Trinity River spring water releases have started. Today Sunday May 2, 2021 at 11:00am Lewiston Dam is releasing 1,406cfs into the Trinity River. The sad news is that the Klamath River Basin Harvest proposed total is 1,221 Fall Chinook Salmon. Broken down; Lower Klamath from Weitchpec Bridge to the mouth is 610 salmon; Kamath Spit 183; (Of the 610 salmon...
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  During the 11th Bay-Delta Science Conference held virtually from April 6-9, one session focused on studies of delta (Hypomesus transpacificus) and longfin smelt (Spirinchus thaleichthys), two tiny fish species that are vital components of the food web and indicators of ecosystem health. Conserving and recovering their declining populations requires understanding how smelt respond to changing environmental conditions, and developing models to evaluate the...
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