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Salmon bite continues
Kenny Priest
by Kenny Priest, AUGUST 11, 2016
Eureka Coast

The salmon bite around the jetties continues to be consistent according to skipper Tim Klassen of Reel Steel Sport Fishing. “On Monday, the fish bit really well and all the boats had limits. The bite was a little tougher on Tuesday, and the rough and turbulent water probably had something to do with it. They just don’t seem to bite...
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Kings Sitting at Humboldt Bay Entrance
Kenny Priest
by Kenny Priest, AUGUST 11, 2016

Not much has changed since the August 1st opener; the salmon remain stacked just outside of the entrance to Humboldt Bay. The only real wild card the boats face on day to day basis is whether the forecast will be accurate, and will the salmon be on the north or south side of the jetty. While not every day has...
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Eureka salmon back on the chew
Kenny Priest
by Kenny Priest, AUGUST 4, 2016
Eureka Coast

After a few days of tougher-than-usual fishing, the salmon went back on the chew “big time” on Tuesday. The best bite remains at the tip of both jetty’s, just outside the entrance according to Tony Sepulveda of Shellback Sport Fishing. “They bit really well on Tuesday, and the fish were big too. All the charter boats had easy limits,” Sepulveda...
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Trinidad Coastal salmon, halibut challenge the hook
Kenny Priest
by Kenny Priest, AUGUST 4, 2016
Trinidad Coast

Curt Wilson of Wind Rose Charters reports the super rough water has made the fishing conditions tough for salmon, rockfish and halibut. He said, “The ocean was a little better than forecasted on Tuesday, but I only heard of one salmon caught by the dozen or so boats who were trying. We’ve had to move out to deeper water for...
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Crescent City salmon eludes fishermen
Kenny Priest
by Kenny Priest, AUGUST 4, 2016
Crescent City Coast

The salmon action is still pretty much non-existent reports Leonard Carter of Crescent City’s Englund Marine. He said, “I haven’t heard of any kings caught this week, and the rough ocean isn’t helping. We’ve had a pretty good California halibut bite lately off of South Beach, with a few incidental Thresher Sharks being landed as well. I heard one measured...
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Fall quotas begin Aug. 15 on the Klamath
Kenny Priest
by Kenny Priest, AUGUST 3, 2016

Back in 2012, over 380,000 adult fall king salmon were forecasted to return to the Klamath River basin, giving anglers a sport allocation of over 67,000 fish. Both of these numbers were record highs, but boy, where have those good times gone? Riding the heels of a four-year drought and way too many water diversions to mention, the number of...
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