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Fishing in the dolos can be challenging. Bring a long handled gaff and a lot of gear. Photo by Casey Allen

Fishing in the dolos can be challenging. Bring a long handled gaff and a lot of gear. Photo by Casey Allen

Retrieving Game After Shoot Time
California Outdoors Q&A
Carrie Wilson, JANUARY 14, 2016

Question: This situation happened to me. Five minutes before the end of shooting time I knocked down a snow goose that fell out of range and started swimming. I waded after it in the flooded rice field but couldn’t catch it or get within range until after shooting time ended. In a case like that, do I shoot late or...
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It's Snowing
by Valerie Aubrey, JANUARY 14, 2016
Eagle Lake

We have been having weather in the Susanville area including a good amount of snow. We do not have a fish report this week.

Heavy rains blow out North Coast rivers
Kenny Priest
by Kenny Priest, JANUARY 14, 2016

Domoic acid levels in crab declining The parade of storms currently pounding the North Coast has brought a sudden stop to the winter steelhead season. From the Chetco south to the top of the Eel River system, there isn’t a patch of green water to be had. And the dirty water conditions may be with us for an extended period of...
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Also Blown Out
Kenny Priest
by Kenny Priest, JANUARY 13, 2016
Trinity River

The entire Trinity blew out on Wednesday reports Steve Huber of Steve Huber’s Guide Service. “Almost all of the creeks I looked at on Wednesday were dirty; the only exception was the North Fork. If we don’t get a bunch more rain, the top of the river could fish in a couple days. It just depends on how quickly the...
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Too much water
Kenny Priest
by Kenny Priest, JANUARY 13, 2016
Van Duzen River

the Van Duzen jumped from just under 2,500 to over 10,000 cfs overnight on Tuesday. With more storms on the way, it won’t fish for the foreseeable future.

Way too high!
Kenny Priest
by Kenny Priest, JANUARY 13, 2016
Eel River

As of Wednesday, the main stem was running at nearly 26,000 cfs and still going up. It will take a couple weeks of dry weather, which isn’t in the forecast, to drop back into shape. The upper end of the South Fork was just starting to turn green when the latest rounds of storms hit. It jumped from 3,000 cfs...
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