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Eagle Lake Fishing Report
by Valerie Aubrey, SEPTEMBER 23, 2024
Eagle Lake

Boomshakalaka! 61-63F surface temps, 5-10ft of water & dancing with the rock piles with nothing but trolling flies & top lines. Browns, minnow patterns & hot orange. Very active bite in tight although brief! But, be very careful if you venture inside. Navonics doesn't have most of the outer rock piles contoured. ...
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Chetco Estuary Filling Up with Kings
Kenny Priest
by Kenny Priest, SEPTEMBER 19, 2024



If you’re missing the taste of fresh, ocean salmon, you’ll want to keep an eye on the Chetco River estuary. Salmon have been staging in the tidewater since early September and they’ll be there until enough rain falls and allows them to make their way upriver. And according to Andy Martin of Wild Rivers Fishing, the season at the mouth...
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It Finally Feels Like Autumn Weather
Trinity River Fishing
by E.B. Duggan, SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Trinity River - Willow Creek Weir

It finally feels like Autumn is coming. The predicted weather for the coming week is for cooler day time temperatures which means cooler water temperatures and more fish movement. I just hope that is true as we could use some more fish in the river. At the present time the weir counts are down because of the warmer water temperatures....
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Tuna Bite Slows out of Eureka – For Now
Kenny Priest
by Kenny Priest, SEPTEMBER 12, 2024



It’s been a pretty good season for albacore tuna off the North Coast, but it now looks to be slowing down as the warm, blue water has faded off our coast. Scores and effort over the past couple weeks have dwindled as the water has dissipated and/or moved out. But there is one glimmer of hope on the horizon. The...
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Eagle Lake Fishing Report
by Valerie Aubrey, SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
Eagle Lake

We've been out playing on the pond & here's what the low down is! First, it's our weedy season. The water is clearer now than it has been all season. Holding around 64-66F surface temps but we should continue to gradually drop & the cooler ambient temps will help. I'm still fishing over deep water, mainly due to the weeds...
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After 100 Years The Klamath Flows Freely
Trinity River Fishing
by E.B. Duggan, SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Trinity River - Willow Creek Weir

On August 30th the last of the Coffer Dam was removed to allow the Klamath River to flow freely from top to the mouth. This means that the last of the Dams on the Klamath have been removed to allow the river to flow freely for the first time in 100 years. This will open up another 100 miles of in-river...
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