Fishing Articles

The timing couldn’t have been any better. The upcoming Labor Day holiday weekend will coincide with some of the best ocean conditions of the season. And it just so happens the warm tuna water is right on our doorstep. While the salmon bite has picked up, the talk of the town is tuna. Boats will be headed southwest out of...
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Fishing still has been on the slow side – and we have no idea why – it’s not a full moon, no huge barometer changes – meaning no major storms last week, a full stocking from DFW – guess y’all aren’t holding your tongues right or you got skeeter repellant or sunscreen on your hands or you’re just not using...
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The Trinity River Weirs; the Junction City weir is working as usual and should be removed sometime around Sept 1st, but the Willow Creek weir will not be installed until sometime after Sept. 8th because of high water flows. The Hoopa weir will not be installed until after the Tribal Ceremonial “Boat Dance” which will be Sept. 3rd. (In my Aug....
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Here is a look at current reservoir and hydrologic conditions, curated from a variety of sources including the Department of Water Resources CDEC website, the Bureau of Reclamation, the Desert Research Institute, and others. Click here to see more hydrologic conditions. ...
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15-21ft deep. Red/gold Thomas Buoyant 1/4oz. What a girl has to do when the boat is in the shop for a computer relay...Hitched a boat ride with my buddy John Simlick this morning. 22”x2. Needed something for dinner for company tonight. Think we’re going to eat pretty good!! — at Eagle Lake CA Marina & Campgrounds. ...
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 What a day to be on the ocean.... flat calm seas with only a slight swell, great captain and boat, good friends and cooperative rockfish.  I was happy to join a group of fellow SIRs from Redding on the 6-pack charter vessel Reel Steel out of Eureka this Wednesday in search of rockfish and ling cod off the Lost Coast...
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