Kenny Priest

As the fall salmon season begins to wind down on the Klamath River, salmon anglers will no doubt turn their attention to the late-fall coastal salmon runs. The Smith, Chetco and Eel rivers will take center stage for the next couple months. That is if we get some timely rain. The last few years, consistently targeting kings on any of...
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Since just after Labor Day weekend, the Klamath River has been king salmon central. The rivers been plugged with jacks (2-year old males), along with some hefty adults. The run started a little late this year, likely due to unusually high water temperatures. Smoke-filled skies, shielding the water from the bright sun, finally began cooling the water just enough and...
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After some good days on the tuna grounds, the Eureka bite went belly up on Tuesday. The water temps and color are good, but the water looks like it’s breaking up, leaving smaller pockets of warm water holding fish. Finding those pockets of fish did not come easy on Tuesday. Reportedly there were a couple fish landed by the small...
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Canning jars right now are about as hard to find as a two-dollar bill. That should tell you all you need to know about what’s happening off the coast of Eureka. An epic offshore tuna bonanza has been going full tilt since Sept. 8, and boats were still chasing them as of Wednesday. When the frenzy began, the warm water...
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The latest pandemic to grip the North Coast is one that we can all get behind. It’s known as Tuna Fever, and it’s spreading rapidly amongst the saltwater fleet. It started late last week when Marc Schmidt of Coastline Charters found some fish south roughly 45 miles from the entrance. Word spread quickly and quite a few boats made the...
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The California halibut fishery has been a bright spot amongst our fisheries this season as Humboldt Bay continues to kick-out quality-sized fish. With both ocean salmon and Pacific halibut closed for the year, the bay fishery has been a life-saver. The charter fleet, whose only real option is a long run to the rockfish or tuna grounds, has taken full...
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