Fishing Articles

Mad River Update
Kenny Priest
by Kenny Priest, JANUARY 13, 2016
Mad River

The river is big and dirty after jumping from 2,600 cfs to 8,200 cfs overnight. With more rain on the way, it will awhile before it comes back into shape. In the meantime, liners are still catching their share of steelhead.

Smith River Blown Out
Kenny Priest
by Kenny Priest, JANUARY 13, 2016
Smith River

It could be awhile before the Smith is back down to a driftable level reports Crescent City guide Mike Coopman. “The river blew out on Tuesday night and it was still rising on Wednesday. If the snow level drops, we may get a few plunkable days in. If the storms continue to drop a couple inches of rain a day,...
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Mad River Hatcher to close?
Kenny Priest
by Kenny Priest, JANUARY 13, 2016
Mad River

Rumors have been circulating this past week that the Mad River Fish Hatchery is once again on the chopping block due to lack of funding. No official word yet from the CDFW, but information should be forthcoming in the next few days.

Blown Out
Kenny Priest
by Kenny Priest, JANUARY 13, 2016
Chetco River

The Chetco blew out on Wednesday, and it could be done for awhile reports guide Alan Borges of Alan’s Guide Service. He said, “With how much rain is expected and how the creeks looked on Wednesday, my guess is it won’t be fishable until mid next week. Prior to blowing out, the fishing was really good. There were lots of...
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Derby Update
by Mike Mogler, JANUARY 12, 2016
Topaz Lake

Dave Rossman manager of Topaz General Store and RV Park reports a slow down of 2lb and tagged trout being weighed in for the week. Rossman weighed-in three 2lb fish and only 2 tagged fish for the week. Bank fishermen using Power Bait seemed to have the best luck. Jason Mathis of Wellington NV. caught in a fish weighing 4lb-21 inches...
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2015 Wrap-up
by Valerie Aubrey, JANUARY 7, 2016
Eagle Lake

In spite of historically low water levels, the fishing was very good all season long. Finding the fish wasn't difficult as they are all pretty much concentrated in the south basin. Size was not bad at all. Early in the season we had a lot of solid 2 to 2 1/2 pound trout and by fall we were looking at...
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