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Wind Cuts Short Epic Tuna Bite
Kenny Priest
by Kenny Priest, AUGUST 18, 2021



And what an epic bite it was! The onslaught began last Thursday out of Crescent City and didn’t let up until Sunday, when the ocean turned sporty. Fish were caught out of Shelter Cove but the best bite was near Crescent City. Boats leaving Eureka headed northwest to the area off of the mouth of the Klamath River. There was...
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Fall-Run Salmon Quotas to Begin on the Klamath
Kenny Priest
by Kenny Priest, AUGUST 11, 2021



Fall regulations will begin Sunday, Aug. 15 on the Klamath River, triggering the start of the fall salmon quota. The California Fish and Game Commission adopted bag and possession limits for the Klamath Basin based on a quota of 1,221 fall-run adult kings. On the Klamath, the fall season closes Dec. 31. The fall season on the Trinity begins Sept....
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Heat Comin Back and Fire Movement
Trinity River Fishing
by E.B. Duggan, AUGUST 10, 2021

Trinity River - Willow Creek Weir

Well the Monument Fire along the Trinity River has taken a toll! As the fire moves east it has devastated Big Bar and Big Flat as it slowly moves east towards Junction City. Hwy 299 is closed to through traffic except Fire and Emergency equipment from Dutch Creek Rd to Burnt Ranch. Fire movement west, the fire is on the...
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KMZ Closes, Shelter Cove Best Bet for Ocean Salmon
Kenny Priest
by Kenny Priest, AUGUST 5, 2021



The ocean sport salmon season ended Sunday just like it began 34 days ago – quietly. Some nice kings were caught the week prior off Eureka, which led us to believe the season could potentially end on a high note. Didn’t happen. So now it’s rockfish only within the KMZ (Klamath Management Zone). However, if you’re still hankering for salmon,...
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Eagle Lake Water Level Update
by Valerie Aubrey, AUGUST 2, 2021
Eagle Lake

Still getting in. But most of us are off the cement…even with my littler boat. It’s not as bad as it looks. Just go slow & be careful. Still a couple feet of water there at the end of the cement. Still deep enough at the end of the dock but big outboards & I/O units should trim up a...
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Lake Sabrina Weekly Report
by Lake Sabrina Boat Landing Staff, AUGUST 2, 2021
Lake Sabrina

Trees got a good drink this week with all the ThunderBoomers rolling thru although the two days of ‘Flash Flood Watches’ turned out to be just a bit of rain for us – no gully washers, but up the road on Hwy 6 in Hammel Valley there were quite a few of those gully washers that took out a few...
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