Coastal Rivers/Streams
After moving from SoCal in the lates 60's, I spent every waking hour (during fall/winter) fishing in one of the coastal waters for Salmon/Steelhead from Santa County to the Oregon Border.... As Bill describes, it was cold and somewhat unpredictable. Successful estuary fishing for Silvers and Steelhead requires a knowlwdge of tide stages/timing, etc.; just like the Delta....
In addition to some the fishing, coastal areas offer some opportunities that you don't normally find on valley rivers. For example, it used to be easy to get a limit of clams/scallops or abalone to supplement the fish caught. Places where you could hunt waterfowl (around Point Arena/Eureka, etc.) and the wintering home of a flock of swans on the pasture land of Stornetta Dairy next to the Garcia River.
Also, there were some very interesting/unique places to eat/stay in some of those places. In Pescadero was Duarte's Tavern where you could get all you could eat ciopinno/garlic toast for $5.00 on one night per week. It's still there but not as remote as at that time (if you get my drift.... There was the Gualala Hotel, the restaurants in Occidental (Union Hotel/Negri's), Disotelle's in Point Arena, the Benbow Inn (before it became a golf course/trailer park), The Scotia Inn.... Wow, too many to name.....
Lotsa great memories....
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