Kenny Priest


Finally, Calm Seas Ahead
Kenny Priest
by Kenny Priest, JULY 17, 2025



After a full week of sitting on the sidelines watching the wind blow, the Eureka fleet finally got untied Wednesday. And it looks there’s some really nice weather on the horizon too. Friday looks good, though Saturday is looking a little lumpy. Sunday and into next week are looking nice and calm. As for fishing, the few boats that went...
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Eureka Kicking Out Some Big Butts
Kenny Priest
by Kenny Priest, JULY 10, 2025



Anglers fishing out of Eureka enjoyed some of the best Pacific halibut fishing of the season this week. Not only was there a good volume of fish, there were some big ones in the mix. The leaderboard for Englund Marine’s big fish contest consists of 71, 75, and 88 pounders. Not to be outdone, Trinidad checked in with a 91-pounder...
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Catch Limit Met – Salmon Season Won’t Reopen on the North Coast
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by Kenny Priest, JUNE 26, 2025



David Gould, of St. Helena, with a nice Shelter Cove Chinook salmon landed during the June 7-8 season. CDFW determined the 7,000 quota has been met, which closes the remaining July and August dates for the North Coast. Photo courtesy of Jake Mitchell/Sea Hawk Sport Fishing I think we all saw this coming. All you had to do was open up...
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Eureka’s Pacific Halibut Bite Heating Up
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by Kenny Priest, JUNE 19, 2025



With the two-day salmon season now in the rearview, Eureka anglers have again set their sites on Pacific halibut. And that looks to be a good call. While the rest of the North Coast has been void of halibut catches, the Eureka fleet has had a pretty good run the last couple weeks. They aren’t flying over the rails quite...
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Slow Salmon Fishing for North Coast Anglers
Kenny Priest
by Kenny Priest, JUNE 12, 2025



Two-day season provides a nice boost to local economy The weekend’s two-day salmon season came and went, and the fishing reports weren’t great from our neck of the woods. I’d best define it as inconsistent. Some limits of kings were reported, but there were plenty of low scores and skunks to go around. There weren’t any real hot spots that produced...
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Pacific Halibut Bite Yet to Catch Fire
Kenny Priest
by Kenny Priest, MAY 29, 2025



Up and down the North Coast, the story has been very similar. Where are the Pacific halibut, and when will the bite turn full tilt? To date, it’s been a slow start to the season, but certainly no need to panic. To be fair, the month of May has seen its share of wind and unfishable days, which has put...
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