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Pacific Halibut Closes Friday
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by Kenny Priest, SEPTEMBER 22, 2016
Eureka Coast

North Coast offshore adventures will be limited to just rockfish come Saturday morning as the California Department of Fish and Wildlife announced on Wednesday the closing of the recreational Pacific halibut fishery on Saturday, Sept. 24 at 12:01 a.m. for the remainder of the 2016 season. The quota of 29,640 pounds will be surpassed according to CDFW unless the fishery...
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Plenty of Wind, Plenty of Fish
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by Kenny Priest, SEPTEMBER 16, 2016
Crescent City Coast

The wind has been blowing, with Wednesday being the first day the rockfish boats were back on the water reports Leonard Carter of Crescent City’s Englund Marine. He said, “We’ve had a really windy season here, and it was the same story this week. There’s plenty of rockfish around, there just hasn’t been too many fishable days. When the boats...
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Rockfish and Halibut
Kenny Priest
by Kenny Priest, SEPTEMBER 16, 2016
Eureka Coast

Pacific halibut quotaWith decent weather predicted through the weekend, now’s the time to get back on the halibut grounds and take advantage of what’s left of the quota. The California Recreational Fisheries Survey has estimated that 23,806 pounds have been caught towards the 29,640-pound quota as of September 4. A few days of good fishing could bring an early close...
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2016 Chetco River bubble fishery split in half
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by Kenny Priest, SEPTEMBER 16, 2016
Chetco River

The Chetco River fall Chinook State Waters Terminal Area Recreational Season will be halved and split over two weekends in 2016. The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission reduced the targeted commercial and recreational catch of Chetco-bound Chinook amid concerns of low salmon returns this year. The recreational season will be Oct. 1-3 and Oct. 8-9 so more anglers can take...
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Boundary changes on tap for Clam Beach
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by Kenny Priest, SEPTEMBER 15, 2016
Humboldt County Coast

In response to public recommendations from the Humboldt Area Saltwater Anglers and Humboldt County Board of Supervisors, the California Fish and Game Commission is proposing to restore the original location of the management boundary at Little River Beach for recreational razor clam digging. Currently, clams may be taken may be taken north of Strawberry Creek between Strawberry Creek and Moonstone...
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Anglers looking for a fight
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by Kenny Priest, SEPTEMBER 9, 2016
Trinity River - Upper

The consensus is there aren’t many fish around right now reports Tim Brady of Weaverville’s Trinity Outdoors. He said, “The weir counts have been horrible so far, so I don’t think the fish are moving into the lower river yet. And with the current flows, the fish aren’t going to travel in the same places as they normally would when...
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