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An exciting day of salmon fishing

by MIKE RESCINO / Lovely Martha Sportfishing
9/11/26. Today was another exciting day of salmon fishing. We finished up our trip with 30 hefty SALMON!!! We have lots of room this upcoming week on MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY & FRIDAY. Make your reservation on our website at
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Fish Emeryville's Scores for 9/11/2026 :
by FISH EMERYVILLE / Emeryville Sportfishing
Good afternoon anglers! Scores for 9/11/2026: New Huck Finn • Full Day • 19 Anglers • 190 Rockfish, 38 Lingcod Diamond • Full Day • 5 Anglers • 10 King Salmon  Scallywag • Full Day • 6 Anglers • 12 King Salmon KingFish • Full
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Another BIG day on the salmon grounds
by JAY LOPES / Right Hook Sportfishing
Another BIG day on the salmon grounds… I am taking reservations for October Bodega Bay rockfish/ling cod trips and November crabs combo trips . Call 916-417-5670
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Lower Klamath River Quota Met
by CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FISH & WILDLIFE
Based upon California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) projections of the recreational fall-run Chinook Salmon catch on the Klamath River, anglers will have met the Lower Klamath River adult fall-run Chinook salmon quota below the Highway 96 Bridge near
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White seabass among targeted species
by ALLEN BUSHNELL / Santa Cruz Sportfishing
It’s nice to be back in my favorite fishing spot on earth, Santa Cruz. This week’s southern hemispheric swell was bolstered by another southern pulse generated by hurricane Marie, which is traveling north northwest in the open ocean, roughly parallel
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The lake held near 18 percent of capacity, and fishing was fair last week
by CHAD BURTON AND CHRIS BORDEN / Cope's Tackle and Rod Shop
The lake held near 18% of capacity, and fishing was fair last week. Hot weather once again kept many anglers home, and the bass seemed lethargic as well. The best bet was to fish early or late near the submerged
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The lake dropped to 12 percent of capacity, and fishing was decent last week
by CHAD BURTON AND CHRIS BORDEN / Cope's Tackle and Rod Shop
The lake dropped to 12% of capacity, and fishing was decent last week. Some anglers reported catching and releasing more than 10 bass in a single session, while others reported being skunked. Morning topwater and reaction baits, like crankbaits and
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Anglers are finding fish in the deeper pools, slower eddies, and around river bends
by CHAD BURTON AND CHRIS BORDEN / Cope's Tackle and Rod Shop
The Upper Kern was scheduled to receive a trout stocking this week in both Sections 5 and 6. Anglers are finding fish in the deeper pools, slower eddies, and around river bends, with yellow and gold bead-head nymphs, salmon eggs,
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Dime-Bright Kings Pour Into the Klamath
by KENNY PRIEST / Fishing the North Coast
Over the Labor Day holiday weekend, we were patiently waiting for the fall run of king salmon to begin their migration upriver. Well, the wait is over. Water temperatures cooled significantly thanks to dam releases and rain, and schools of
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PSA - & limits again on our temporary borrowed boat !!
by JARED DAVIS / Salty Lady
PSA - The Cal Dawn 1 is back in the Bay Area and she is a fishy boat. Due to some mechanical issues with the Salty Lady, we will be running our trips on the ORIGINAL California Dawn.  Same Salty
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18 limits of salmon to 30 pounds!

by JAMES SMITH / California Dawn
Yet another epic day of salmon fishing. We had flat calm weather and a steady pic on BIG fish with flurries of doubles, and triples. We finished up with full limits by 11:30 am this morning. We may actually hit this quota
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This is the time to get out
by SEAN HODGES / Hog Heaven Sportfishing
13 limits!! September season is better than the July opener. This is the time to get out. Our next available days are next Tuesday and Thursday. To make reservation reservations book online.Hogheaven.net or call415-722-8121
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