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Author Archives: Dan Bacher

Delta Tunnel Action Alert – Santa Clara Valley Water District
17 Jun 2020

Delta Tunnel Action Alert – Santa Clara Valley Water District

by Dan Bacher | posted in: Spotlight | 0

Restore the Delta has issued an action alert regarding the Santa Clara Valley Water District: “On June 23, 2020, the Santa Clara Valley Water District will be discussing the possibility of putting a funding measure on the November ballot. We … Continued

Public Advocacy Groups Criticize Westlands’ Attempted Bond Sales for Controversial Water Contract
10 Jun 2020

Public Advocacy Groups Criticize Westlands’ Attempted Bond Sales for Controversial Water Contract

by Dan Bacher | posted in: Spotlight | 0

In a letter sent to credit rating agency Fitch Ratings, six public advocacy groups with members throughout California criticized efforts by Westlands Water District to market revenue bonds for a controversial water contract that remains unenforceable. Westlands, the nation’s largest … Continued

Exploring the Mysteries of American River Shad During the Time of Coronavirus
2 Jun 2020

Exploring the Mysteries of American River Shad During the Time of Coronavirus

by Dan Bacher | posted in: Map Features, Reports, Rivers and Streams | 0

  The silvery fish leaped out of the water and then surged on one last run in the clear water. It was Memorial Day 1969 and this was the first time that I had ever fished for or hooked a … Continued

Angler Bags 25.25 Lb. Rainbow in Diversion Pool Below Oroville Dam
27 May 2020

Angler Bags 25.25 Lb. Rainbow in Diversion Pool Below Oroville Dam

by Dan Bacher | posted in: Reports, Rivers and Streams | 0

After a long battle, Joshua Giordano of Bangor landed a massive rainbow trout while fishing in the clear, cold water of the Thermalito Diversion Pool below Oroville Dam on the Feather River on Friday, May 22. The official weight on … Continued

Lawsuit by Three Groups Challenges Federal Water Contracts Imperiling Delta, Fish
21 May 2020

Lawsuit by Three Groups Challenges Federal Water Contracts Imperiling Delta, Fish

by Dan Bacher | posted in: Spotlight | 0

SACRAMENTO— In the latest lawsuit to contest federal water policies, three environmental groups on May 20 sued the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation over the granting of permanent federal water contracts to water users supplied by the Central Valley Project (CVP). The lawsuit, brought by … Continued

Trollers Battle Large Rainbows at Collins Lake!
19 May 2020

Trollers Battle Large Rainbows at Collins Lake!

by Dan Bacher | posted in: Reports | 0

Collins Lake, a popular rainbow trout, black bass, catfish and panfish fishery located on Dry Creek in Yuba County, is back in business after being shut down for over a month because of the coronavirus pandemic. Nestled in the beautiful Sierra … Continued

New Melones Reopens with Great Kokanee and Bass Fishing.
19 May 2020

New Melones Reopens with Great Kokanee and Bass Fishing.

by Dan Bacher | posted in: Reports | 0

After being closed for over a month, New Melones angling has come back strong, with wide-open topwater action for bass and excellent trolling for Kokanee, according to Gene Hildebrand at Glory Hole Sports: “New Melones Reservoir has 3 boat launches … Continued

Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Reclamation’s Increased Water Exports Plan
13 May 2020

Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Reclamation’s Increased Water Exports Plan

by Dan Bacher | posted in: Spotlight | 0

SACRAMENTO – A federal court on Monday, May 11, granted a preliminary injunction in two lawsuits — one filed by the state and the other by fishing and conservation groups — challenging the Trump Administration’s expansion of water export operations in the Central Valley. … Continued

Delta Tunnel Forges Ahead in Pandemic: Agreement in Principal Reached for SWP Contract Amendment
13 May 2020

Delta Tunnel Forges Ahead in Pandemic: Agreement in Principal Reached for SWP Contract Amendment

by Dan Bacher | posted in: Spotlight | 0

On April 30 during the midst of the COVID-19 Pandemic, the negotiators for the Department of Water Resources and the State Water Contractors finalized an Agreement In Principle (AIP) for the State  Contract Amendment for Delta Conveyance, according to a notice sent out … Continued

78.2 lb. white seabass tops San Francisco Bay catches
13 May 2020

78.2 lb. white seabass tops San Francisco Bay catches

by Dan Bacher | posted in: Reports, Spotlight | 0

Jim Rogers of Woodland was drifting live bait from a private boat in San Francisco Bay on Saturday when he bagged a 78.2-pound white seabass, a migratory species more common in warmer waters off the coast of Southern California. The … Continued

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