A River Reborn: One Year After Klamath River Dam Removal
In fall 2024, CalTrout and our partners installed a SONAR fish counting station at the entrance to newly reopened habitat on the Klamath River. Our data is in and tells us that more than 7,700 Chinook salmon swam upriver of the former Iron Gate Dam site.
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CalTrout’s Winter Fly Fishing Tips By Guides (And Other Fly Fishermen)
Read more →: CalTrout’s Winter Fly Fishing Tips By Guides (And Other Fly Fishermen)Winter fly fishing puts you on the river at a starkly beautiful time of the year, and with today’s miracle fabrics and insulate-even-when-wet materials,…
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A River At A Crossroads: The Case For Klamath Dam Removal
Read more →: A River At A Crossroads: The Case For Klamath Dam RemovalThe Klamath River’s salmon and steelhead fisheries have been in steady decline for decades, and CalTrout strongly believes removing the four lower Klamath River…
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The Art of Deception Fly Fishing Exhibit Debuts At Turtle Bay (Redding, CA)
Read more →: The Art of Deception Fly Fishing Exhibit Debuts At Turtle Bay (Redding, CA)California’s fly fishing heritage finally gets its own spotlight as Turtle Bay — an aquarium/adventure museum in Redding, CA — hosts The Art of…
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The Fly Fishing Film Tour, CalTrout Style (Tickets Available Now for Marin Showing)
Read more →: The Fly Fishing Film Tour, CalTrout Style (Tickets Available Now for Marin Showing)The Fly Fishing Film Tour (if you’re cool, you use “F3T”) is coming to Marin’s Lark Theater on March 20 (by then, most fly…
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The Klamath Dam Removal Legislation: “The time for Congress to act is now”
Read more →: The Klamath Dam Removal Legislation: “The time for Congress to act is now”The pressure is growing to take down the Klamath River Dams; the draft report released by the U.S. Department of the Interior says a…
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The SF Chronicle On Klamath River Dam Removal: “This is one water war that should be called off.”
Read more →: The SF Chronicle On Klamath River Dam Removal: “This is one water war that should be called off.”The Klamath River dams should come out. That’s the conclusion of the best, peer-reviewed science available. Removal will help restore the Klamath’s once-abundant salmon…