Fishing Articles

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.

In Good Shape
Kenny Priest
by Kenny Priest, FEBRUARY 17, 2016
Eel River - South Fork

The river is in good shape, though the upper sections are starting to clear. Most of the action this week has been on the lower end where boats are getting one to four fish per trip. There are quite a few downers around as well as a handful of fresh fish. It’s predicted to blow out on Thursday, but the...
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Still a little pushy
Kenny Priest
by Kenny Priest, FEBRUARY 17, 2016
Eel River

Fred Grundman of Rio Dell’s Grundmans Sporting Goods reports the main stem Eel has good color, but it’s still a little pushy. “A few fish were being caught, but not that many. There’s still too much water, the river hasn’t slotted up yet and the fish could be in a lot of different places. With the rain returning, it could...
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