| Area | Lower Ten Mile |
| Topic | Tour: Historical Photos of Fishing and Native Americans |
The image above shows anglers fishing the Ten Mile River estuary, probably for silver salmon (coho) and/or steelhead trout. The automobile and bridge date this photo to the 1930's. Post card on file at the Held-Poage Research Library in Ukiah. Used with their permission and that of the Mendocino Historical Society.
A lone angler is shown here in a post card image of the lower Ten Mile River from the Held-Poage Research Library in Ukiah. Used with their permission and that of the Mendocino Historical Society.
Two gentlemen pose for a picture with very large chinook salmon, probably caught trolling offshore of Ft Bragg. The image is from a post card of unknown date, but likely in the 1930's. Used with the permission of the Held-Poage Research Library and the Mendocino Historical Society.
The image above shows fishermen with a catch of albacore, a tuna like fish that comes close to within several miles of the coast in fall or very near during El Nino years. This post card is from the Wannicot collection and was on file at the Held-Poage Research Library in Ukiah. The date is unknown. Used with the permission of the Held-Poage Research Library and the Mendocino Historical Society.
The image above shows a huge catch of ling cod and other rock fish, probably near the town of Mendocino. The size of some of the specimens is extraordinary. Date unknown but probably circa 1900 based on dress and lack of motorized boat. Used with the permission of the Held-Poage Research Library and the Mendocino Historical Society.
Abalone were so abundant in the era shown above in a post card view that they could be picked from the rocks at low tide. Abalone are harvested for sport use only today but people must dive to pick them. Date unknown. Used with the permission of the Held-Poage Research Library and the Mendocino Historical Society.
This image taken from a post card of unknown date shows fishermen surf casting at the mouth of the Big River. Used with the permission of the Held-Poage Research Library and the Mendocino Historical Society.
Coast Yuki, a division of the Yuki proper, lived on a thirty mile stretch along the coast north and south of present-day Westport and inland south of the Ten Mile River. Photo circa 1869-70 taken near the mouth of the Ten Mile River. Wilder Used with the permission of the Held-Poage Research Library and the Mendocino Historical Society. From the collection of Robert Lee. L-#02845
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