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Tag Archives: California
The San Clemente Dam on the Carmel River is Coming Down!
The San Clemente dam, which controls the Carmel River watershed, is coming down! The 90 year-old, 106 foot dam was deemed, “seismically unsafe”, in 1995. California American Water, who owns and operates the dam, is ready to resolve the … Continue reading
Winter Is Here
The Autumn months have always been my favorite season. Chasing summer and late-summer run steelhead in the Trinity & Klamath River systems has been the pinnacle of fly fishing for me. But, in the past couple of years, all of … Continue reading
The Beast In The Wilderness
He may not be a house hold name in the steelhead fishing world yet, but that’s all about to change. Joining the crew of The GRAB, on our next trip into the wilderness, is infamous cinematographer Phil Eastvold; aka Phil … Continue reading
Posted in Crew, Fly Fishing, General, Photography, Spey Fishing, Steelhead, Steelhead Fishing
Tagged California, Fly Fishing, Photography, Spey, Steelhead, Weight Forward
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The Carmel River – Restoring a Central Coast Gem
I don’t know how I missed this news, but earlier this summer, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) voted 4 to 1, in favor of removing the antiquated San Clemente Dam on the Carmel River. The National Marine Fisheries Service … Continue reading
Wild Steelhead Spotted Above Deconstructed Elwha Dam
For the first time in a century, a wild steelhead was spotted upstream from the location of the now deconstructed Elwha Dam. Ten years ago, it would have been difficult to convince many people, that this was a possibility. Today, … Continue reading
Posted in Conservation, Dam Removal, Salmon, Steelhead
Tagged California, Conservation, Dam Removal, Fly Fishing, Movie Trailer, Salmon, Spey, Steelhead, Washington, Weight Forward, Wild Steelhead Coalition
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The Ecology, Life and Future of the Eel River
The Friends Of The Eel River presents the Eel River Symposium on April 14, in Fortuna. The event will be held at the Fortuna River Lodge at 1800 S. 12th St. Fortuna, CA and will feature presentations by Mary Power PhD, … Continue reading
March Storms, Mud and A Glimmer of Hope
The last two weeks have been plagued with a slew of storms that have punished Northern California for its’ mild winter. Every river is high, muddy and unfishable. This event, and the quickly approaching March 31 closure, is spelling D-O-O-M … Continue reading
Posted in Fly Fishing, Northcoast Rivers, Spey Fishing, Steelhead, Steelhead Fishing
Tagged California, Fly Fishing, Northcoast Rivers, Smith River, Spey, Steelhead, Weight Forward
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Amazing photos from Beyond Searsville Dam
These photographs were posted today by the Wild Steelhead Coalition from their friends at Beyond Searsville Dam. I’m not sure who the photographer was, otherwise I would definitely give him credit. These fish ascended San Fransquito Creek in Palo Alto, in … Continue reading
Posted in Conservation, Dam Removal, General, Northcoast Rivers, Steelhead
Tagged California, Conservation, Dam Removal, Steelhead, Wild Steelhead Coalition
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Klamath Dam Removal Determination Delayed
From the Times-Standard, February 28, 2012. Secretary of the Interior, Ken Salazar, announced today that he is not making a decision on the Klamath Dam removal, by the March 31 deadline, because of a lack of action in Congress. According … Continue reading
Posted in Conservation, Dam Removal, Klamath River, Salmon, Steelhead
Tagged California, Conservation, Dam Removal, Klamath River, Oregon, Salmon, Steelhead
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Heading North
I put the new Gopro to use this week on our way up to fish for the movie. Check it out!
Posted in Fly Fishing, General, Spey Fishing, Steelhead, Steelhead Fishing
Tagged California, Fly Fishing, Movie Trailer, Spey, Steelhead, Weight Forward
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