OROVILLE – While steelhead fishing pressure is light with the muddy water conditions resulting from recent storms, steelhead are very abundant in the Feather River this season. “The water is pretty murky for steelhead fishing below the hatchery now,” said … Continued
Bill Wells, the Executive Director of the California Delta Chambers & Visitor’s Bureau, has issued a statement regarding Governor Gavin Newsom’s call to end the twin tunnels project and support a one tunnel plan instead. He said his organization continues to … Continued
It’s starting to look more and more certain that we’re going to have good salmon fishing this year. We now know how many salmon retuned to the Central Valley last year and scientists have used those numbers to forecast how many salmon … Continued
In his first State of the State Address at the State Capitol on February 12, Governor Gavin Newsom called for an end to Jerry Brown’s Twin Tunnels, but said he supports one tunnel. “I do not support the Water … Continued
The NorCal Trout Anglers Challenge (NTAC) tour began the 2019 season on Saturday, February 2 with anglers braving cold and rain to catch lots of quality rainbow trout at San Pablo Reservoir in El Sobrante. “This event was amazing,” said … Continued
Big numbers of steelhead are showing on the American River, the crown jewel of the Sacramento metropolitan area, attracting plenty of anglers in the quest to hook these hard-fighting sea run fish. The Nimbus Fish Hatchery has trapped a total … Continued
Photo meme courtesy of Restore the Delta. On February 1, Senator Bill Dodd (D-Napa) introduced legislation that will require more legislative oversight and public scrutiny of former Governor Jerry Brown’s controversial Delta Tunnels/California Water Fix Project. The bill was introduced … Continued
Following the news that the Delta Conveyance Design and Construction Authority (DCA) had selected the Jacobs company to be the engineering design manager for the Delta Tunnels, the DCA awarded Fugro a contract for a major geotechnical investigation to support … Continued
While the industrial-looking Port of West Sacramento and the Sacramento Deep Water Ship Channel might first seem like strange places to fish, they offer close-to-home fishing for striped bass, catfish and black bass year round. I’ve attended three grand openings … Continued
In spite of a multitude of lawsuits against the Delta Tunnels and the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) withdrawing the project’s “certification of consistency” with the Delta Plan developed by the Delta Stewardship Council, the California WaterFix proposal continues to plod forward. … Continued