Fishing Articles

Richard Dobyns tops Day 1 FLW
by Gary Heffley, FEBRUARY 19, 2016
Shasta Lake

Wind and rain greeted Day 1 anglers of the Costa FLW Western Series Event presented by Minn-Kota on Shasta Lake. 26 pro anglers managed to best a 10lb bag limit on a lake known for numbers of bass as opposed to size of bass. The adverse conditions did not keep Richard Dobyns of Marysville from scoring an impressive 16.2...
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Uppers, Downers Plug Local-Area Rivers
Southern Oregon
by Larry Ellis, FEBRUARY 19, 2016
Chetco River

The Chetco River fished quite well last week with the river maintaining between 1,500 and 1,800 cubic feet per second. The upper river holes were running quite clear but surprisingly some of the lower runs, say from Loeb State Park down to Social Security Bar were colored up enough for a few drift-boaters like Andy Martin from Wild Rivers...
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Herring Run Peaks at Crescent City
Southern Oregon
by Larry Ellis, FEBRUARY 18, 2016
Crescent City Harbor

Every angler loves to think that he or she has it all figured out when it comes to predicting just how long the Pacific herring run will last in Crescent City Harbor. So it's hard to believe that the herring run is already a done deal when it just barely got started. "They just went away," said Loren Taylor of...
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Some Fish Around
Kenny Priest
by Kenny Priest, FEBRUARY 17, 2016
Trinity River - Upper

Steve Huber of Steve Huber’s Guide Service reports the entire Trinity is in good shape as of Wednesday. He said “There’s definitely some fish around, though we’re seeing mostly downers with a handful of fresh wild ones mixed in. My guess is the big water we’ve had moved the fish from the main river into the tributaries a little earlier...
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Expecting Another Wave of Fresh Fish
Kenny Priest
by Kenny Priest, FEBRUARY 17, 2016
Mad River

The Mad was down to 815 cfs as of Wednesday and in need of rain. And it’s coming. If the forecast holds, it will be on a vertical rise starting Wednesday night and peaking on Friday night at around 6,500 cfs. The last few days, the bite has been hit and miss, with a mix of beat up hatchery runbacks...
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River is in Good Shape
Kenny Priest
by Kenny Priest, FEBRUARY 17, 2016
Van Duzen River

According to Grundman, the river is in good shape, but I’m not hearing a lot of good reports. “I’m hearing the fishing is mediocre at best,” Grundman said.