The first step in getting started is finding the necessities,  The one-stop shop... the sporting goods store! It is the best place for everything you need, and clerks to assist so that you don't forget anything! You'll first need a basic rod and reel selection. I recommend two types of red and reel combos for beginners. The rod and reels can...
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It’s free to fish, crab or clam on the Saturday and Sunday of President’s Day Weekend, Feb. 17-18, so take a friend! During these two days, no fishing licenses or tags (including a Combined Angling Tag and a Columbia River Basin Endorsement) are required to fish, crab or clam anywhere in Oregon. Although no licenses or tags are required, all other regulations apply...
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Despite moderate January precipitation in the Sierra Nevada after an historically dry December, this week's Department of Water Resources (DWR) manual snow survey east of Sacramento found little snowpack there, two months into what is typically California’s wettest three months. Measurements at Phillips Station revealed a snow water equivalent (SWE) of 2.6 inches, 14 percent of the early-February average at Phillips as measured there...
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Fishermen - start your sabikis!  Pacific herring have made their annual appearance on January 31 in Del Norte Harbor in Crescent City, but they arrived in full force on February 1. "Today was the big day," said Loren Taylor from Englund Marine Supply in Crescent City on Thursday. "They're big and they're in there pretty thick." Hordes of Pacific herring were being...
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