Smith River News

Proposal pursues 'balance' between fishing, protection T The yellow area shows Crescent Citya s prime commercial and sport rockfishing, while the red area is the proposed marine reserve, according to the North Coast Workgroup The Daily Triplicate/Bryant Anderson he first proposals for where marine protected areas could be placed along Del Norte ...

Kelli Spiers of Eureka landed this bright steelhead on a recent trip to the Smith River.

The makeup of the MLPA North Coast Regional Stakeholder Group -- a collection of 31 people from a variety of backgrounds and interests across the region -- was announced Friday by organizers of the MLPA Initiative and the California Department of Fish and Game.

As part of an ongoing effort to preserve, restore and share knowledge a local landmark, the St.

The U.S. Coast Guard Group Humboldt Bay rescued a man stranded on the north bank of the Smith River east of Crescent City on Monday afternoon, according to a U.S. Coast Guard press release.

Del Norte County Superior Court felony and misdemeanor sentencings for the week of Jan.

Here are excerpts from the Del Norte County Sheriff's Office call logs for Dec. 31-Jan. 6. Thursday, Dec.

Economic development authority director sees potential for cleared brush What is cellulosic ethanol and what can it do for Del Norte County? It could provide jobs to local people while helping out the U.S. Forest Service and the environment, according to Bill Renfroe, the executive director of the Tri-Agency Economic Development Authority.

Peyton Marie Miller was born Dec. 18, 2009, at Sutter Coast Hospital. She weighed 8 pounds, 10 ounces and measured 20 1/2 inches.

Agencies team to help children during vacation Volunteers Stephen Williams, left, and Cameron Pickerill-Trinitapoli sit among food to be given out to families.

A six-hour power outage caused some Crescent City residents to light candles and turn on flashlights Sunday night while Pacific Power workers fixed a glitch in the system.

Here are excerpts from the activity log of the Crescent City Police Department for Dec.

The Smith River and its tributaries are seeing one of the largest runs of Chinook salmon in decades.

Photo by Maris Ward courtesy of the Maris Ward family It all happened so quickly.

Smith's Chinook numbers are the highest in decades One of the numerous salmon returning to the Smith River this week makes a direct hit on a concrete block near Rowdy Creek Fish Hatchery.

Here are excerpts from the Del Norte County Sheriff's Office call logs for Dec. 10- 16.

Kade Baskette, pictured left, and Mckenzie Steyn both of McKinleyville caught and landed these two nice salmon while on a recent fishing trip to the Smith River.

Amateur and veteran bird-watchers will scour Del Norte County on Sunday counting birds during the 110th annual Christmas Bird Count.

Oregon woman, 42, dies when her van collides with a tree An Oregon woman was killed and a Smith River woman was injured in separate wrecks Friday on rain-splattered Del Norte County highways.

The Wild Rivers Community Foundation's Holiday Partnership reception in Smith River Dec.