Fishing Articles

Smoke in the valley has been pretty heavy for the past couple of days. The salmon are in the Trinity and fishing is fair to good. Orleans area is heavy with smoke from the Happy camp fire and the Red/Salmon Fire complex. This fire is now up to 88,000 acres and is expected to continue to burn until it rains. Because of...
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The Inyo National Forest is currently closed until at least Sept 14, 2020 No Camping, No Dispersed Camping, No Hiking, No Fishing LAKE SABRINA BOAT LANDING IS CURRENTLY CLOSED SLOW DOWN  WHETHER IT BE THRU OUR TOWNS  OR ON A STAIGHT-AWAY OR UP A MOUNTAIN ROAD  JUST SLOW DOWN!!! Don’t forget a jacket Another interesting week at the Lake – a stocking from Department of Fish and Wildlife –...
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The Red/Salmon Fire complex fires still continue to grow and now reached almost 24,000 acres. It depends upon the winds and temperatures as to how smoky it gets in the valley. Orleans usually gets the burnt of the smoke but the Trinity side gets a lot of smoke at times. Talking to Patrick and Machel of Del Loma RV and...
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After being mostly incapacitated for the better part of two months it was nice to get back to fishing with a quick run to Baum Lake.  The lake levels I found were higher than I had seen before on any of my many visits to the lake. Picnic tables along side the ramp and parking areas were partially submerged. The...
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SLOW DOWN – WHETHER IT BE THRU OUR TOWNS OR ON A STAIGHT-AWAY OR UP A MOUNTAIN ROAD –JUST SLOW DOWN!!! AS FAR AS WE KNOW NOW, 8-31-20 @ 10:00 am,  WE ARE STILL OPEN AS ARE THE  CAMPGROUNDS AND HOTELS Getting dark later in the morning and getting dark earlier in the evening – this could only mean – FALL is on the...
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We are still seeing a smoky haze sometimes in the afternoon from the Red/Salmon fire but not every day. The hazy days has kind of has been a blessing as it helps keep the sun shadowed and a bit cooler in the afternoons. Still haven’t verified the Hoopa weir yet but it appears that it is going in after the Holiday...
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