Anglers fishing out of Eureka enjoyed some of the best Pacific halibut fishing of the season this week. Not only was there a good volume of fish, there were some big ones in the mix. The leaderboard for Englund Marine’s big fish contest consists of 71, 75, and 88 pounders. Not to be outdone, Trinidad checked in with a 91-pounder...
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I hope everyone had a great and safe Fourth of July weekend. For the Willow Creek area it was a swimmer’s delight! Lots of sunbathing and river swimming, tubing and great fun. The heat has warmed up the river to the point that fishing is a bit hard right now. Even the early morning fish is hard. I know this not what one...
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Collins Lake is still pretty full- less than 9ft from spill but the surface temperature, at just above 80ºF, tells us it’s surely summer time! The trout bite has fallen off a bit- or else there’s just fewer fishermen on the water but we’re still seeing occasional big catches, and a few limits …and some surprising shoreline successes. Stetson and Grayson...
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David Gould, of St. Helena, with a nice Shelter Cove Chinook salmon landed during the June 7-8 season. CDFW determined the 7,000 quota has been met, which closes the remaining July and August dates for the North Coast. Photo courtesy of Jake Mitchell/Sea Hawk Sport Fishing I think we all saw this coming. All you had to do was open up...
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The first day of summer arrived Friday June 20th but it doesn’t feel like summer yet. We are expecting warmer days next week. The temperatures predicted for the next week are more like summer. Summer water flows are expected sometime around the first week of July. Right now, the water flows are getting closer to swimming but are still in the...
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With the two-day salmon season now in the rearview, Eureka anglers have again set their sites on Pacific halibut. And that looks to be a good call. While the rest of the North Coast has been void of halibut catches, the Eureka fleet has had a pretty good run the last couple weeks. They aren’t flying over the rails quite...
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