Eureka salmon back on the chew

Eureka Coast - Eureka, CA (Humboldt County)

Aaron Pierce and his daughter Ashley hold a couple dandy Chinook salmon caught off the south jetty in Humboldt Bay on Tuesday evening. The Eureka salmon bite was red-hot on Tuesday, with the best bite right outside of the entrance.
Photo Credit: Aaron Pierce/Humboldt Area Saltwater Anglers

by Kenny Priest
8-4-2016
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After a few days of tougher-than-usual fishing, the salmon went back on the chew “big time” on Tuesday. The best bite remains at the tip of both jetty’s, just outside the entrance according to Tony Sepulveda of Shellback Sport Fishing. “They bit really well on Tuesday, and the fish were big too. All the charter boats had easy limits,” Sepulveda added.

“There’s still quite a bit of bait in the bay, but it isn’t solid out front,” said Tim Klassen of Reel Steel Sport Fishing. “There weren’t many boats out on Tuesday as the forecast was much better than predicted. I’m sure the lack of pressure helped the bite. And it seems like some new fish showed up too. The fish we caught had been feeding on krill, something we haven’t seen in awhile.”


Kenny Priest operates Fishing the North Coast, a fishing guide service out of Humboldt specializing in salmon and steelhead. Find it on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and www.fishingthenorthcoast.com. For up-to-date fishing reports and North Coast river information, email kenny@fishingthenorthcoast.com.




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