Low Flow River Closures begin Sept. 1 and run through April 30, 2023 North Coast rivers that are regulated by low flow closures, including the Eel River, Mad River, Mattole River, Redwood Creek, Smith River and Van Duzen River will begin angling restrictions on September 1st, and run through April 30th 2023. The Department of Fish and Game will make the...
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Back in April, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) issued a press release restricting the use of crab traps to help minimize risk of entanglement as humpback whales forage in California waters during the spring and summer months. However, the recreational take of Dungeness crab by other methods, including hoop nets and crab snares, was not affected by...
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Winter water releases start today at 4:00pm; Flows drop to 300cfs. This is going to make fishing in the upper river a bit hard for the time being. Rain is going to be the main factor for fishing in the upper river as 300cfs releases means it is going to be rafts only for the short time. Drift boats will...
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Teak checked in with us today with a photo of his 28” Catfish he caught out at Lahontan Reservoir on October 16.

While we wait for rain that will fill our rivers with much-needed water and late fall Chinook salmon, the North Coast is not without angling options. Offshore, the boat-based rockfish and lingcod season will run through the end of the year. Beginning Nov. 1, both may be taken at any depth. Angling from the shore is open year-round. On Nov....
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The Willow Creek weir has started to count some Fall Run Chinook salmon. What with the fires, heat and change of water flows it looks like the salmon are starting to show up. It seems like a later run to me but the warm water could be a cause for the fish to slow down waiting for cooler waters. A...
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