Fishing Articles

Skim ice starting to show up in spalding ramp but it’s workable until it’s not. Lol. High temps of the day 49-54F & a light breeze overnight will help keep it working. 19F this morning, warmer than the last 2days at 7F & 15F respectively. It is just a matter of time. The skim ice can come and go too...
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Sorry about no report last week but my area was on “Safety Power Shut Off” due to PG&E for Northern California. It appears that this is going to happen more often when we have high winds, dry weather and Red Flag conditions. The reasoning for that is to try and stop/reduce disastrous fires in California. With the cold winter like weather we...
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Dozens of federal scientists reviewed the proposal and found it would risk survival of salmon and other species By JOHN MCMANUS | October 29, 2019 at 6:10 am The Trump administration last week launched an attack on the health of San Francisco Bay and Delta and California’s salmon fishing industry with new rules allowing big increases in water diversions from this teetering, vulnerable ecosystem. Under the...
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The uber-popular recreational Dungeness crab season is slated to open state-wide this Saturday, Nov. 2. The season’s first traps can legally be deployed at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday morning. Anglers will get their first peak into the health and weight of this season’s crop as the pre-season quality tests have not taken place or the results have yet to be...
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If Antiques Roadshow is any indication, forgotten treasures have a tendency to turn up in unassuming boxes stashed away in damp basements and dusty attics. In most cases, these rediscovered riches aren’t coated in century-old fish slime – but even those that are can prove priceless. The Skeena River is the second largest salmon watershed in Canada, and sockeye (Oncorhynchus nerka) populations...
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Long time friends Bence & son Justin Nagy with our 3 limits today. Not monsters, just 2.5lb average but we’re good with that...best eating size fish this lake can dish out!! We are all eating a fresh trout dinner tonight together!! — at Eagle Lake CA Marina & Campgrounds. ...
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