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gold beach Oregon king salmon fishing is the ultimate destination for king salmon fishing, with California not having a salmon season on the Sacramento River once again this year. And likely most of California will not have a season or maybe

I got a trip in before the flows go to 60,000 cfs today I fished it at 30,000 cfs plenty of good water at 30,000 cfs. The fishing is incredible also. But with the water going to 60,000 we will

While this last bit of weather primarily dropped rain, we did see a bit of snow overnight and again this morning. Access out here may remain open for now, but we would drive back here with extreme caution as heavy

The river came up, a lot. This will make fishing here a bit tougher for the next few days, but certainly not impossible. If you are looking to fish the river right now, pick your location wisely. The long slow

We haven't had any recent reports from Lewiston, and looking at the outflow numbers from the Trinity Lake Dam they are jacking the flows daily from 0 - 2,500 or 3,000 CFS. When the flows are up a good place

The Smith continues to be the lone fishable river on the North Coast. While the rest of the coastal rivers headed towards flood stage, the Smith was holding steady, or even dropping. You can chalk that up to the cold

The Van Duzen peaked at nearly 21,000 cfs Monday evening and is back on the drop. Flows are predicted to drop through mid-next week and will be under 1,000 cfs when the next round of rain is predicted to hit.

The South Fork peaked at over 35,000 cfs at Miranda Tuesday morning. After a small rise Friday, it’s predicted to drop through mid-next week before the next storm hits. It will need a solid week of dry weather to get

The main stem was flowing at roughly 55,000 cfs at Scotia Thursday after peaking at over 156,000. It’s predicted to drop through early next week before the next round of storms hit. Will need a couple weeks of dry weather

The Mad peaked at 21.4 feet (30,500 cfs) Monday evening, and is big and muddy. It’s predicted to drop through the weekend, but another rise is expected early next week. With Ruth spilling over muddy water, it will be some

While the rest of the North Coast rivers were nearing monitor or even flood stage this week, the Smith and Chetco remained green and fishable. And were actually on the drop. You can chalk that up to the frigid temperatures

With the recent storm opening the water spigot, the lake has risen nearly 20 ft and a lot of perennial streams can be found in nearly every back cove. And we've heard the fishing has continued to be pretty good