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Bass fishing is a very popular sport but only a handful of anglers manage to catch the big ones. Photo by Ross England

Bass fishing is a very popular sport but only a handful of anglers manage to catch the big ones. Photo by Ross England

High Water Ushers in Chetco Steelhead; Lower Rogue Metal
Southern Oregon
by Larry Ellis, JANUARY 26, 2019
Chetco River

Exactly one week ago, long-awaited rains raised the Chetco River to 30,500 cubic feet per second and after it started dropping to an Irish green hue on Wednesday and Thursday, anglers plunking Spin-N-Glos from the bank started walloping chrome-bright metalhead. Winter steelhead were being caught on Wednesday when the river was in the 6,000-plus cubic feet per second arena, but the...
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Shasta Shows Off Day 1 of Pro-Am
by Jason Haley, JANUARY 25, 2019
Shasta Lake

The pros always make it look easier than it really is, but Day 1 of the Wild West Bass Trail (WWBT) Pro-Am demonstrated, once again, why Lake Shasta is truly a world class bass fishery. Nearly 300 anglers in 150 tournament bass boats attacked Shasta early Friday. The vast majority of pros and their amateur draw partners weighed 5-fish limits....
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Conviction in Great White Shark Shooting
by CDFW, JANUARY 25, 2019
Santa Cruz

A San Jose man was recently convicted in Santa Cruz Superior Court for unlawfully killing a Great White Shark (also known as a White Shark) in Santa Cruz County last summer. Vinh Pham, 41, was fined $5,000 and placed on conditional probation for two years. The court also ordered his firearm to be destroyed. Wildlife officers from the California Department of Fish...
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Remainder of Oregon Coast to open commercial crabbing Feb. 1
by ODFW, JANUARY 25, 2019

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife and the Oregon Department of Agriculture announce that commercial crabbing will open from Cape Arago to the California border on Feb 1. Commercial crabbers in this area can set gear for a three-day pre-soak beginning Tuesday, Jan. 29 and start landing crab on Friday, Feb. 1. For more details on the commercial opening schedule,...
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ODFW Weekly Recreation Report Highlights
by ODFW, JANUARY 25, 2019

Join ODFW for Steelhead Week Jan.28-Feb. 1 ODFW biologists and local anglers will offer tips and tricks for winter steelhead fishing from the banks of the Chetco, Sixes, Coquille, Siuslaw and Tillamook (locations subject to change). To catch the action, follow MyODFW on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. 2019 trout stocking schedule Get a jump on planning your 2019 trout fishing adventures. The 2019 weekly trout stocking schedule is now...
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Hum Dinger Bigger and Faster
by Gary Heffley, JANUARY 24, 2019

One item at the just completed ISE show in Sacramento that I could not wait to get my hands on was the new half ounce Hum Dinger spoon made by Shasta Tackle Company and Mack's Lures. Most serious and casual trout trollers, especially those in the North State, are familiar with the success found trolling the one eighth ounce Hum Dinger...
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