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  1. Thread: Salty Brown

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    Thanks Dennis - the master's thesis that I linked...

    Thanks Dennis - the master's thesis that I linked details the results of scale sampling and none of the fish sampled exhibited an ocean portion of their life cycle.

    Here's a photo of a sea run...
  2. Thread: Salty Brown

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    NICE FISH! Whether or not there's anadromous...

    NICE FISH! Whether or not there's anadromous browns in that system has been a hot topic for years and I'm not sure it's ever been proven. Here's the link to a recent masters thesis which has a...
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    The Smith and Klamath Rivers both still have very...

    The Smith and Klamath Rivers both still have very good populations of coastal cutthroat trout. There's been a lot of restoration work done in the lower tributaries of both systems for ESA listed...
  4. Thread: Klamath?

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    I crossed the I-5 bridge near the rest stop...

    I crossed the I-5 bridge near the rest stop yesterday morning and the river looked as it typically does this time of year. There are active fires burning downriver and the air quality is horrible in...
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    This rod is SOLD

    This rod is SOLD
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    Price drop to $110

    Price drop to $110
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    9 Weight TFO Pro II Fly Rod

    Rod is sold...
  8. Counting all of the tributaries, the estimate is...

    Counting all of the tributaries, the estimate is that about 400 miles of new habitat will open up after the final dam is removed.
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    SOLD - please delete

    ROD HAS SOLD - please delete

    I purchased this rod used about three years ago, tried it a few times and we are not simpatico. It's in excellent condition and comes with the original tube and sock....
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    I have a friend that went to the Damdochax River...

    I have a friend that went to the Damdochax River in BC this past fall. They had excellent success with multiple hookups daily. He's a spey guy but his buddy fished a single hand rod. He told me...
  11. Thanks for the write up Bill and thanks for...

    Thanks for the write up Bill and thanks for posting that photo Carl - that's quite a fish! Some of those guys are still fishing tidewater further up the Oregon coast. I have run into Bob Searle and...
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    Here's a really good review of the Monic fly line...

    Here's a really good review of the Monic fly line from another discussion forum:


    https://www.washingtonflyfishing.com/threads/monic-intermediate-clear-line-review.160297/#post-1640478
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    This is off another forum, sea lions and herring...

    This is off another forum, sea lions and herring in Yaquina Bay Oregon as viewed through a Garmin Panoptix:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DelNehJ9tc
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    Bill, there are definitely a lot of large...

    Bill, there are definitely a lot of large resident rainbows in the Klamath River below Iron Gate though it's not the classic tailwater type fishery. Over the years, it was found through scale...
  15. That's definitely an upper Rogue coastal...

    That's definitely an upper Rogue coastal cutthroat. They have become increasingly more common, especially above Dodge Bridge.
  16. You are correct Andy - the whole project was...

    You are correct Andy - the whole project was never intended to provide water for fish, rather it was to be a feather in the cap for the NGO's and agencies and provide incentive for other landowners...
  17. Andy - thanks for all you do for my home water. ...

    Andy - thanks for all you do for my home water. Please keep me in the loop as well - I will DM my email.
  18. Andy is correct that the Little Shasta deal was a...

    Andy is correct that the Little Shasta deal was a feel good project between the world's largest private conservation organization, agencies and the Hart family. The Harts are good folks and Blair...
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    With the hot summer weather, success is best in...

    With the hot summer weather, success is best in the tidewater. As I mentioned above, the fish begin to show in mid July but August is a good month and usually a safer bet. The Smith and Klamath...
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    Here are some images of sea run cutthroat we have...

    Here are some images of sea run cutthroat we have caught in California estuaries:

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    We fish for sea runs in the Smith, Klamath,...

    We fish for sea runs in the Smith, Klamath, Winchuck, Chetco and Rogue River estuaries. We started during a inland heat wave (it's supposed to be 109 in Yreka today) because we wanted to fish where...
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    I also agree that brown is the best (in my...

    I also agree that brown is the best (in my experience) for California coastal cutthroat in Humboldt and Del Norte Counties. I like a variation of the reverse spider fly that uses rubber legs - the...
  23. I know that river estuary well and personally...

    I know that river estuary well and personally prefer the spring fishery over the fall one (even though springers are much harder to entice). The fall fishery has gotten a bit too busy for me...
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    They are starting to award contracts for dam...

    They are starting to award contracts for dam demolition and river restoration so I do think the dam removal will proceed sooner rather than later.
  25. Thread: Yuba Salmon?

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    It's an imperfect science - especially when...

    It's an imperfect science - especially when salmon split their time between freshwater and marine (where ocean conditions are ever changing and various stocks mix). California salmon have many many...
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