One of the guys from our local forum posted a thread with pictures and video of a recent fishing trip. Eric is a kayak fisherman to the core. On this day he paddled in the Eel river casting for steelhead trout. The area he was fishing is about a 40 minute drive from my house. It'll give ya a little idea of what northern California looks like.
http://humboldttuna.com/smf/index.php?topic=532.0
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