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Winter on the Upper Klamath River, Siskiyou County
Anglers drift-fish this river daily in fall and winter often in widely fluctuating weather.


 


1993 El Nino and Eagle Lake
by Valerie Aubrey, MARCH 12, 2016
Eagle Lake

Valerie Aubrey from Eagle Lake Fishing checked in with some intel on how the last big El Nino looked in Susanville, CA. In a Facebook post Valerie said, "The last good El Niño 1993. This is the kind of flow we need to see the lake come back. 2016 hasn't cut the mustard yet. Wishing for the good old...
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Collins Lake Fishing Report
by Collins Lake Staff, MARCH 11, 2016
Collins Lake

Starting this week we will receive two trout plants weekly!! It could be a double trophy plant or it could be a Fish & Game plant combined with a net pen release. Either way that goes the action will be fantastic from here on out until the lake gets too warm to plant fish anymore. That usually occurs...
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Expect Lots of Trout Action in Garrison Lake Next Week
Southern Oregon
by Larry Ellis, MARCH 11, 2016
Garrison Lake

Whenever the southern Oregon and northern California coast gets hammered by relentless storms and buckets of rain day after day, a person starts to wonder if it will ever end.  But as I sit here writing this column, I am looking at a trout schedule for Garrison Lake and remembering the fun I had on this particular waterbody last year,...
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Fishing and trapping crayfish at the same time
California Outdoors Q&A
Carrie Wilson, MARCH 10, 2016


Question: I am just wondering if while I am fishing, I can run my crayfish trap at the same time to catch crayfish. I only have one fishing permit and I don’t have a second rod stamp. I just want to make sure I don’t break any laws. (Eric L.) Answer: Yes, there are no prohibitions against doing this as long...
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If duck hasn’t built a nest yet, can I catch and eat it?
California Outdoors Q&A
Carrie Wilson, MARCH 10, 2016


Question: Can I catch a mallard duck in my housing community, and eat it, if the duck hasn’t built a nest yet? I live in Huntington Beach. (E.J. Fudd) Answer: No. Regardless of whether the duck is nesting, you must comply with the Fish and Game Code and all applicable local laws or ordinances. For example, you will need to have...
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Abandoned lobster traps and hoop nets
California Outdoors Q&A
Carrie Wilson, MARCH 10, 2016


Question: I am a freediver who dives for lobsters along the Southern California coast. I have concerns about abandoned hoop nets and lobster traps. I can tell that they are abandoned and have been there for a while because some are rusted and old, the rope is frayed, and they are just floating underwater with no buoys attached. Numerous times...
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