With very little rain over the past couple weeks and the rivers on the drop, the end is in sight for the late, fall-run salmon season on the North Coast. The season has been somewhat of a disappointment to fishermen, as only a couple storms hit the coast and dropped enough rain to keep the Smith and Chetco up to...
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I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving and didn’t get too stuffed with turkey and pie. A wise man (Mark Twain) stated; Whiskey is for Drinking; Water is for fighting over. It appears that we are still fighting over the Trinity River Water after 67 years and many many Law suits. In my last column I wrote about the Fresno Judge...
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Just in case you were worried that the trout had died down, check out the triple limit that Trevor, Joe & Shane nailed down from shore using PowerBait this Saturday: Proving that it’s not limited to the sweet pungent smell of garlic PowerBait, Sean Sadek & Raymond Fritz of Yuba City caught a double limit trolling Rapalas on the east side: There’s...
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North Coast recreational Dungeness crabbers from Shelter Cove to Crescent City are enjoying one of the best seasons in recent memory. Since opening day, the crabs have been abundant and the meat content has been excellent. So good, in fact, that the commercial season has a solid chance of opening on time Dec. 1, barring any last-minute price disputes. Sport...
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The surge in flows brought by the atmospheric river in late October was a blessing in so many ways. It put an end to another horrible fire season, began to fill our parched reservoirs, and created perfect river conditions for the late-run fall king salmon to make their way from the Pacific to their spawning grounds. On the flipside, it...
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Baum Lake is a perfect location to spend a fall day.  Gorgeous fall foliage, a beautiful lake teeming with often willing trout and bald eagles and osprey soaring overhead.  Being adjacent to Crystal Lake Fish Hatchery this year-round fishery, a dammed section of Hat Creek in eastern Shasta County seldom disappoints.  And even if the bite happens to be off...
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