We had a dash of rain Saturday and then more sunshine with the heat coming back for the weekend. Water temperatures are going back up also. With the warm water comes problems for the fish. Cooler temperatures will start to come back for the beginning of Fall weather.     There will be some reprieve August 22 thru 30th as the Bureau of Reclamation...
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Halibut and rockfish can take a breather because tuna is about to steal the show this week. The weather window is wide open, and the ocean will be flat for the next few days. Warm water is within reach and still pushing in, and there should be plenty of fish riding with it. The only catch? We haven’t had a good...
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 We are in for some more HOT weather. Monday is predicted to be 101 and then start to cool down. That is the predicted weather for the coming week. I hope that is correct as we can use come cooler weather. The hot weather is great for sunbathing and swimming but lousy for fishing. We are close to reaching summer...
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Around this same time the past few years, our Pacific halibut seasons were coming to a close as red-hot fishing made quick work of the quotas. Much like last year, the same cannot be said for 2025. Though we’ve had some pretty good flurries, the bite remains fairly inconsistent. Boats have been covering a lot of ground, searching from Trinidad...
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Last month was one of the mildest California Julys in recent memory with highs just brushing above the 90’s for two or three days mid-month. It’s been great a fantastic summer here at Collins Lake. If you’ve been looking for a time to camp without the crowds you don’t have to wait till after Labor Day- Reserved weekday occupancy in the...
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Though we’ve had some spectacular ocean conditions the last several days, it’s been a fairly breezy summer. Which is by no means out of the ordinary. The one upside of a summer full of windy, non-fishable weather – a Pacific halibut quota that still has plenty of poundage left to fill. Maybe the catch-rates have been too low that CDFW...
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