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Most fishing guides have some sort of web presence and many post a fishing report or blog.  The savvy fishing client has the ability to cruise through these blogs and glean information about fishing conditions on their rivers of choice.  …

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Oct 5-7 fishing reports

The last few days have been remarkably consistent.  The main stem Klamath has been flowing around 1900 cfs at Orleans with 300 additional cfs released at Iron Gate Dam.  The temperature of the main Klamath has lowered to around 57…

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Bringing a knife to a Steelhead gun fight

Ken Fortson has been a guest at Marble Mountain Ranch for the last three steelhead seasons.   This however, was the first year he hired me as his fishing guide.   Ken is remarkable in the preparation that he brings…

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That’s my boy!

This past Summer my first son Peter left San Leandro, left a career path in law, and returned home with his wife and two children to partner in Marble Mountain Ranch with Heidi and Me.  Pete comes with a deep…

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Cooler weather on the Klamath, and more fish

The recent cooler weather and today's rain are welcomed changes to the steelhead fishing conditions here on the Klamath.  This week's typical fishing day produced 1-2 small adults, 4-6 half pounders and a dozen or so trout and smelt.  River…

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Steelhead in Somes Bar

We are finally seeing steelhead in the Somes Bar area.  I did a short float from Stewarts Bar to Green Riffle and put two adult steelhead into the net, and had three others on line for a while with out…

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