Fishing Articles

Now some GREAT news! We got our stocking from Desert Spring Trout Farm out of Oregon on Wednesday and Wright’s Rainbow from Idaho passed their tests and we’re being put on their schedule for a delivery of trout soon. It’s been pretty darn warm up here at the Lake and those fish have gone deep. We’re also a bit on...
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The Red/Salmon Fire complex fires continue to grow and are now almost 19,000 acres. A lot of the smoke blows west towards Redding but some it is in the Weaverville area, a lot of the smoke lays along the Upper Klamath in the Seiad Valley, Happy Camp, Orleans section of the Upper to Mid Klamath areas and sometimes when the...
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The ocean and water conditions aligned for tuna last Sunday, and a handful of boats from Eureka took full advantage. The run was long, 55 or so miles, but the reward was well worth it. After hearing good reports from Saturday, Tim Klassen of Reel Steel Sport Fishing went all in for Sunday. “The edge of the warm water was...
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Some good news! Our permit to stock Desert Spring Trout from Oregon has been approved, now we’re waiting to see where we stand on their stocking schedule. Also, we are hoping Wright’s Rainbows’ test for bacteria to come back A-OK and that those fish will soon be on the road to Bishop Creek Canyon. Had a bit of the monsoonal weather...
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The Salmon-Red Fires in the Trinity Alps plus the fire in Hoopa are still providing smoke in the Trinity Valley, on the other hand we have heat (106-100) on different days which heats up the water most days. On most days the smoke in the valley is not too bad but we still have hot water in the lower Trinity...
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Strange days indeed! If the year wasn’t bizarre enough, we’ve got yellow Aspen showing in not one area or two areas, but in four different areas around the Lake and others have noticed the early Fall advancement in other locations. We don’t know what that means, but stay tuned. We do have a chance for some ThunderBoomers on Monday and Tuesday...
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