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Fishing to a trickle
Kenny Priest
by Kenny Priest, MARCH 30, 2017
Smith River

“Fishing is pretty tough on the Smith right now,” said guide Mike Coopman. “For whatever reason, we haven’t seen a good push of downers in the lower river yet. They’re getting some upriver, but they seem to be just trickling down. We’ve been getting one to two hookups per trip this week.”

Chetco/Elk/Sixes
Kenny Priest
by Kenny Priest, MARCH 30, 2017
Chetco River

The Chetco was still too high to fish this week and will probably be above 4,000 cfs through Friday, the last day of the season,” said Andy Martin of Wild Rivers Fishing. “The river has been blown out for the past two weeks, pretty much ending steelhead season early. The river re-opens in late May for cutthroat trout. The Elk...
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Shelter Cove outlook
Kenny Priest
by Kenny Priest, MARCH 30, 2017

“It’s going to be a pretty tricky launching situation this weekend with big swells and low tides.” said Jake Mitchell of Sea Hawk Sport Fishing. “I would try to avoid coming or going during low tide. My guess is it will be fishable on Saturday and questionable on Sunday. The cove can surprise you quite often, for better or worse,...
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Shelter Cove salmon opener set for Saturday
Kenny Priest
by Kenny Priest, MARCH 29, 2017
Klamath River - Lower

On Saturday, California’s recreational ocean salmon season will open from Horse Mountain south to the U.S./Mexico border. The area to the north of Horse Mountain, which includes Eureka, Trinidad, and Crescent City, will be sitting on the sidelines this season due to a record low 54,200 Klamath River fall Chinook salmon forecasted to be swimming in the ocean. The ocean...
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Mad looking for green water
Kenny Priest
by Kenny Priest, MARCH 23, 2017
Mad River

The Mad was just starting to turn green on Saturday, but the rain put an end to that quickly. Quite a few fresh fish were reportedly caught on Saturday near the hatchery. With the river now back up to over 12 feet and more storms on the way, the chances of green water before is closes on March 31 are...
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Van Duzen to get more rain
Kenny Priest
by Kenny Priest, MARCH 23, 2017
Van Duzen River

Flowing at just over 5,000 cfs on Wednesday with more rain on the way, it probably won’t turn green prior to closing on March 31.