Fishing Articles

We had good fishing before the “opener” on the November 4, but since then it’s been a little tougher reports Val Early of Early Fishing Guide Service. “We do have a bit of water right now, but many of the fish are dark, so sorting through them to find a good one to keep is the plan. There are a lot...
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As of November 1st 699 Chinook salmon have been trapped at the Willow Creek weir. Of the 699, 510 were adults and 189 of those were jacks. In 2014, the season total was 1,071, with 908 adults and 163 jacks counted.

Fish plant #2 (1,800 lbs.) arrived Thursday evening, just in time for a weekend getaway or day fishing trip to one of the few lakes in Northern California that is still open for fishing!!! Our plan for our Fall Trout Planting Program has not changed even though our lake is very low. You’re going to have to walk a...
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Our first Fall Trophy Trout Plant arrived yesterday, a total of 1,800 lbs. The load included 25% trophy sized trout and 75% catchable ones. Our lake level is low but now stabilized, the water will no longer be released. All we need is rain to start filling us up again, all the long term forecasts say we...
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Our Fall Trout Planting Program will begin in Mid October!! Between mid October and the end of November we will gain over 7,000 lbs. of trout. Three trout plants will include trophy sized trout along with the catchable ones. Since our lake is a bit lower than last year we are waiting for just the right time...
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Nothing has changed in the past two weeks the predominant fish is Catfish!! Bernardo (image 1519) from Pittsburg caught his 5 pound Cat by the dam on a nightcrawler. Josh & Lily (image 1520) also used worms but in Elmer’s Cove and hooked a 5 lb. 4 oz. Cat. James Jenkins (image 1521) caught the biggest Cat this week,...
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