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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Don Terbush For the
Times-Standard</span></font></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style='mso-element:frame'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Expressions of frustration are giving way to shouts
of success as sports anglers are beginning to score in large numbers on the <st1:place
w:st="on">Trinity River</st1:place> these days. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='mso-element:frame'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>”Yesterday (Tuesday) we had ideal temperatures
and the steelhead were biting,” reported Willow Creek guide Ed Duggan.
Hoopa, Red Rock produced half pounders as did Maple Creek. Tish Tang had a
mixture of salmon and steelhead and fly fishers had good conditions. Willow
Creek to Hawkins Bar also was good for steelhead. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='mso-element:frame'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>”Below the airport fishing was good in the
evenings after the shade hits the water. The same at Kimtu for bankers using
spoons. Upriver, fishing was slow for adult Chinook, hot for
steelhead.” <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='mso-element:frame'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Ed added that his party took three adults 10 to 12
pounds at Del Loma on Monday. Alan Mishimoto boated a 6-1/2 pounder. His
wife, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Sandy</st1:City></st1:place>,
boated two nice 4-pounders on spoons. The north fork of <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Junction City</st1:City></st1:place> provided good fishing for a
mix of steelhead. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='mso-element:frame'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>”There are a lot of salmon in the
river,” Ed pointed out. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='mso-element:frame'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>The Chinook count at the Willow Creek weir was 637
as contrasted with last year’s count of 195. The steelhead count as of
last week was 584 contrasted to last year’s of 31. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='mso-element:frame'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>The Trinity Hatchery to date has logged 572 Chinook
to last year’s 870. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='mso-element:frame'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>”There are lots of jacks and adult salmon in
the <st1:place w:st="on">Klamath River</st1:place>,” according to
River’s West guide Rich Mossholder. The jacks average six to eight
pounds, and the adult salmon 12 to 14 pounds. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='mso-element:frame'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Red roe and small chartreuse puffballs have been
effective, as well as Hot Shots. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='mso-element:frame'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>The sport salmon bite has virtually disappeared at
Shelter Cove and the commercials have been scratching, according to launch
operator Lee Self. “There was one sport salmon brought in two days
ago,” he noted. Lings and a variety of bottom fish are being landed
around the Whistler. No halibut have been reported. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='mso-element:frame'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Effective Friday, Saturday and Sunday the launch
will be in operation only on the weekends from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='mso-element:frame'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Effective Saturday the commercial cabezon fishery
season will close. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='mso-element:frame'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>The Department of Fish and Game will close the
fishery because projections from landing receipts and dockside tabulation
efforts indicate that commercial fishers will have reached this year’s
allocation. DFG expects that that by the closure date of Oct. 1 the annual
commercial allocation of 59,300 pounds of cabezon will be taken for the 2005
calendar year. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='mso-element:frame'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Sport anglers continue to take redtail perch from
the dock in <st1:place w:st="on">Humboldt Bay</st1:place>, reports Todd
Wagner of Bucksport Sporting Goods. He also said a couple of leopard sharks
have been brought in. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='mso-element:frame'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Salmon are moving into the <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Hamilton</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">City</st1:PlaceType> area of the <st1:place w:st="on">Sacramento
River</st1:place> in large numbers. A fish per rod is common and more boat
limits of king salmon are being reported daily. Fall run kings are averaging
15 to 25 pounds with an occasional 30-plus pounder. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='mso-element:frame'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Ladies Pheasant Hunt <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='mso-element:frame'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>The application deadline for the California
Waterfowl Association’s Ladies Pheasant Hunt Eel River Wildlife Area is
October 7. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='mso-element:frame'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Hunt No. l is 8-11 a.m. Hunt No. 2 is 1-4 p.m. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='mso-element:frame'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Hunters must have a valid hunting license and Upland
Game Bird Stamp. Competition is limited to 75 ladies. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-element:frame'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>For applications or
additional information contact the Department of Fish and Game, <st1:Street
w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">619 Second Street</st1:address></st1:Street>,
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Eureka</st1:City></st1:place>, CA.
95501. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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