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Eagle Lake Fishing Report
by Valerie Aubrey, OCTOBER 14, 2024
Eagle Lake

Head north if you dare to dance with the unmarked rock piles & catch fish! Can't see bottom in 4ft of water, so unless you know it, I don't advise it. It's a 6 mile tow back to the ramp. Lots of submerged rock piles & navonics doesnt have a lot of em from miners rock pile north. But, we...
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North Coast Rivers Likely to Remain Closed
Kenny Priest
by Kenny Priest, OCTOBER 10, 2024



Incoming Storm Won’t Pack Enough Punch To Open Rivers The good news is we’re about to see a weather pattern shift, bringing with it the first rainstorm of the season. Unfortunately, it looks like it will fall well short of what we need to open up the rivers to fishing. The bulk of the rain is forecast to fall south of...
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2024-2025 Trout Plants Planned to Start in October
by Collins Lake Staff, OCTOBER 9, 2024
Collins Lake

Collins Lake is well into Fall and as beautiful as ever. Weekdays are quiet and the lake has been glassy just about every morning. It has been warmer than typical for this time of year and surface temperatures are still above 72°F. Usually we see a that number drop pretty quickly as daylight hours get shorter, and indeed by Saturday,...
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Fall is Upon us Winter is Not Far Away
Trinity River Fishing
by E.B. Duggan, OCTOBER 6, 2024

Trinity River - Willow Creek Weir

Autumn arrived two weeks ago but it still feels like the end of summer. The water year 2024 ended September 30th with a total of 54.98 inches of rain and 0.40 inches of snow. We are now into the water year of 2025 and it looks like it will be another year like last year. That would be nice but we...
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Fish On!
by Valerie Aubrey, OCTOBER 2, 2024
Eagle Lake

Shamalamma Fish On! Jay Fair topline & hot orange never fail in Oct! We've been in anywhere from 6-20ft of water, Jay Fair hot orange trolling flies ruled today. Yup, outer rock piles. Surface temps starting out 61-63.xF. Low ambient temps in the mid to high 30's & highs in the low to mid 80's keeping the lake temps fairly...
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Offshore Only’ Rockfish Season Begins Oct. 1
Kenny Priest
by Kenny Priest, SEPTEMBER 26, 2024



After a productive, fun-filled five-month season of nearshore rock fishing, the month of October will force anglers back to deeper water. Beginning Oct. 1 within the Northern Management Area, which includes ocean waters between 42°00’ N. latitude (CA-OR Border) and 40°10′ N. latitude (near Cape Mendocino), fishing for rockfish will only be allowed seaward of the 50-fathom boundary line, and...
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