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RTLOGS Baby Hooker Offline Fish On at ImHooked.com! Posts: 74 Gender:	Feather River Jul 22^nd, 2010 at 4:18pm Has anyone been to the Feather and observed any salmon? Are there fish by or in the hatchery? The opener is coming and just looking for some positive signs.
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Big Ken Baby Hooker Offline www.gvflures.com Posts: 61 Antelope Gender:	Re: Feather River Reply #1 - Jul 22^nd, 2010 at 5:47pm A friend & I were on the Feather sat & talked with DFG doing surveys. They said returns were "o.k". whatever that means. Big Ken
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fishhook_60 Baby Hooker Offline Fish On at ImHooked.com! Posts: 46	Re: Feather River Reply #2 - Jul 25^th, 2010 at 11:14am i was at the hatchery July 3rd. i know it was a few weeks ago, no fish in the glass and i was scuba diving in the river and never saw one salmon while diving two tanks. Hopefully there are more now because i want to give it a try next week.
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Re: Feather River
Reply #3 - Jul 30^th, 2010 at 10:54pm

There are LOTS of salmon in the river now. Check out the you tube videos posted from last weekend. The hatchery is closed, but fish are seen jumping all over below the wier at the ladder going into the hatchery. I spoke to a F&G rep today at the Feather River Wildlife Area, he said their is a lot of water and fish throughout the river. I will be fishing opening day and posting a report. Best of luck to everyone on the water.

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J W Junior Hooker Offline "Oh my God, that one's a piiiiig." Shaw Grigsby Posts: 203 Sacramento, CA Gender:	Re: Feather River Reply #4 - Jul 31^st, 2010 at 8:25pm Where's the reports? I just got home expecting to see a couple good reports. Tight lipped because the fishing is on fire?...I hope. I'll be patiently awaiting some news tonight... J W
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delta916 Junior Hooker Offline I advocate READING THE REGS Posts: 107	Re: Feather River Reply #5 - Aug 1^st, 2010 at 2:18pm Not much in the way of reports. More likely it sucked.
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2Shakes Baby Hooker Offline Fish On at ImHooked.com! Posts: 49	Re: Feather River Reply #6 - Aug 1^st, 2010 at 6:01pm It sucked.
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MM_Don Global Moderator The Mod Squad Online I'm already there . . . Posts: 7870	Re: Feather River Reply #7 - Aug 1^st, 2010 at 6:05pm Sorry to hear that Ted. Hopefully they are just moving in!
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Re: Feather River
Reply #8 - Aug 2^nd, 2010 at 11:13am

OK guys, I fished both days with three clients and here is the report. On Sat. I fished the early morning just above the first lower rapid and we hooked and lost one there. 10-12lber. Moved up river just above the osprey hole and hooked two on kwik fish and lost both, one leader broke under the boat and the other got wrapped around a branch in the water which we couldn't get back and around fast enough so the fish pulled free. I spoke to the F&G fish counters and they told me out of all the boats, close to 75 or more, 7 fish were landed by 11 am. My boat would have increased that number by 30% if we would have landed them. Crap. Lost of people fished from the bank in several different places with zero luck is what I heard. We cruised up to the outlet and saw a few still breaking the law, under the lie that they were fishing for stripers and steelhead. The warden's gave them a one time warning, not sure about what went on Sunday there but I would bet some citations were written. Just not enough fish.
Dave

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Sturgeon Stomper The Mod Squad Offline It's simply a love for the sport Posts: 783	Re: Feather River Reply #9 - Aug 2^nd, 2010 at 5:18pm fished star bend for nadda, seen 1 jumper and 1 hanging from anouther boat, heard of 1 other....super slow. Maybe 25 boats...Shoulda left it closed
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Mr. Striper Non-Profit Offline Catch & release,4 my kids & yours. Posts: 271 On the water Gender:	Re: Feather River Reply #10 - Aug 4^th, 2010 at 10:30am Sturgeon Stomper wrote on Aug 2^nd, 2010 at 5:18pm: fished star bend for nadda, seen 1 jumper and 1 hanging from anouther boat, heard of 1 other....super slow. Maybe 25 boats...Shoulda left it closed Gotta agree with that one.
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ghostfish slayer Junior Hooker Offline Fish On at ImHooked.com! Posts: 235 Gender:	Re: Feather River Reply #11 - Aug 4^th, 2010 at 1:37pm a friend released a few nice steelhead fishing for steelhead up above the outlet before salmon season opened.. did not hook one salmon doing it either..
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