Early Hole
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This is a popular dive site for divers in both Northern California and Oregon. Charlie Drive or Early Hole is the name of this deep hole on a bend of the Smith River. This is a river dive so current is possible but during summer months is usually not too strong.
Diving a river is pretty unique as you will see chinook salmon, coho salmon, steelhead trout, coastal cutthroat trout, green sturgeon, white sturgeon, Pacific lamprey, brook lamprey.
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Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content
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Total number of species: 35
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22 Sightings
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Total number of species: 27
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Sturgeon
15 Sightings
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Total number of species: 600
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Crayfish
7 Sightings
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