Fishing near Crescent City, CA
Crescent City sits on the Northern California coast in Del Norte County, where the Pacific Ocean, the Smith River, and the Klamath River converge to create one of the most productive fishing regions on the West Coast. The area is known for Dungeness crab, ocean rockfish, lingcod, salmon, halibut, and albacore tuna offshore, alongside world-class steelhead and salmon runs in the Smith and Klamath rivers.
Species & education
Learn what type of fish are in Crescent City, California and what's needed to catch them.
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American Shad
Chinook Salmon
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
Chum Salmon
Oncorhynchus keta
Coho Salmon
Oncorhynchus kisutch
Cutthroat Trout
Oncorhynchus clarkii seleniris (Paiute), O. c. clarkii (Coastal), O. c. henshawi (Lahontan)
Rainbow Trout
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Sockeye Salmon
Oncorhynchus nerka
Steelhead
Oncorhynchus mykiss
White Sturgeon
Acipenser transmontanus
Black Bullhead
Ameiurus melas
Black Crappie
Pomoxis nigromaculatus
Bluegill
Lepomis macrochirus
Brook Trout
Salvelinus fontinalis
Brown Bullhead
Ameiurus nebulosus
Brown Trout
Salmo trutta
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Nick Young
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Josh Terry
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Austin Rose
Austin Rose Guide Service
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Mathew Weems
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Gold Beach Fishing Trips with Captain Mathew
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