With the rain forecast seemingly always a week away, it’s been an excellent time to be outdoors in the autumn sun! As soon as the surface temperature dropped below 70°F we started trout plants. Last year CA DFW had some challenges getting her on schedule. This year we decided to schedule a Private Trout Plant every week so whether or...
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Rough ocean conditions will likely spoil the opener Crab season is just around the corner! Three happy crabbers show off a nice haul of Dungeness crab from last season, but this year’s Nov. 7 opener comes with trap restrictions, a North Coast closure and plenty of new rules to know before setting your gear. Photo courtesy of Steve Huber/Crescent City Fishing Barring...
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After hearing reports of bluefin tuna being caught out of Fort Bragg, Jake Mitchell of Sea Hawk Sport Fishing and a few other boats from Shelter Cove decided it was worth taking a look. Last Thursday, as they headed southwest from the Cove, they came across a couple of schools of bluefin. “We were lucky to get one fish that day,”...
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Last week of the season for us at the landing so reserve a boat while you can. The bite has truly been amazing the last couple weeks.

 It is hard to believe that it is October already and Fall weather is suppose to be cooler weather. Not this week! We are experiencing some false summer in October when it normally is in mid-September. I know it is crazy but this year we are having mixed weather patterns. From all indications the area is going to experience a...
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The Trinity River water flows are back to summer flows of 450cfs. This will last to about mid to late October when BOR will drop the water flows back to winter flows of 300cfs. There is the possibility of BOR maintaining the summer flows a little longer into the winter summer flows but not guaranteed.  As the river has been...
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