Fishing Articles

Winter will officially be here in two more weeks! The days are getting shorter as winter approaches. That is nice as you won’t have to get up so early to go fishing but you also won’t have as long to fish. It never ends, the good verses the bad. The shortest day of the year is always a good sign...
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We’re just having a ball up here!! Last chance for launching with a courtesy dock coming soon. A bit icy this morning... doable 4x4. Just be prepared next week. A1 is slick down the back side of the summit. I had 12F this morning at the house in spalding. Full moon coming quick. No rush. Biting all day. Orange, cinnamon,...
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Rain for this last storm came to just over two inches, not only did it do good for the river and fish but really helped with the fires. We still have more rain coming! The fires seem to be coming under control and in some instances is helping to put the fires OUT. (Thank goodness) As for the streams and...
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The rain for last week was not as predicted, not even close. What little rain we did get was not enough to start any kind of large steelhead movement. The barometric pressure drop did help to start some movement in the upper river as fly fishing for steelhead started to get good but not great yet. The rain that was...
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After a very hot summer it took some extra time for cooler weather to set in. Waterski season is closed and a couple weeks ago, as surface temperatures dropped below 70F, we were finally able to start our fall planting program which produced immediate results. Apart from those pictured, I heard about a Ten Pound Rainbow from long time Collins...
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There is very little to no smoke from the fires now. Highway 96 in the Happy Camp area is open on a limited basis so please be careful. All areas above I-5 on the Klamath is clear with no fire danger at the present, that goes for just below I-5 on Hiway 96 down to Seiad Valley. Most all of...
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