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Ocean salmon season opens May 1, but many launch ramps are closed
30 Apr 2020

Ocean salmon season opens May 1, but many launch ramps are closed

by Dan Bacher | posted in: Spotlight | 0

Cat Kaiser of the Golden State Salmon Association holds up her hefty salmon that she landed outside of the Golden Gate last summer. Photo courtesy of GSSA.  The recreational ocean salmon, groundfish and Pacific halibut fisheries scheduled to open May … Continued

Huge spotted bass boated at Bullards Bar Reservoir!
30 Apr 2020

Huge spotted bass boated at Bullards Bar Reservoir!

by Dan Bacher | posted in: Spotlight | 0

Don Paganelli of Paganelli’s Bass Fishing Experience celebrated his birthday in top form on Friday, April 24, when he caught and released his largest-ever spotted bass, an 8-pound beauty, on Bullards Bar Reservoir. Paganelli hooked the fish while using a … Continued

Commission grants CDFW director authority to selectively restrict recreational fishing in certain regions
15 Apr 2020

Commission grants CDFW director authority to selectively restrict recreational fishing in certain regions

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

The California Fish and Game Commission in an emergency teleconference today voted to grant the Director of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife the authority to selectively restrict recreational fishing in some regions of the state after hearing from … Continued

Fish and Game Commission teleconference that descended into chaos rescheduled for April 15
9 Apr 2020

Fish and Game Commission teleconference that descended into chaos rescheduled for April 15

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

After a teleconference meeting that descended into chaos on April 9, the California Fish and Game Commission has rescheduled to April 15, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. the emergency agenda item to consider a regulation that allows the California Department of Fish … Continued

California Recreational Salmon Opener Delayed Through April
3 Apr 2020

California Recreational Salmon Opener Delayed Through April

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

Anglers for weeks were gearing up to fish the ocean salmon season opener in the Monterey Bay region on Saturday and in the Half Moon Bay, San Francisco Bay Area and Bodega Bay regions on April 11. But the situation … Continued

During the midst of COVID-19 pandemic, CDFW issues incidental take permit for endangered fish species
1 Apr 2020

During the midst of COVID-19 pandemic, CDFW issues incidental take permit for endangered fish species

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

SACRAMENTO – During the midst of the COVID-19 Pandemic, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) on March 31 issued a controversial Incidental Take Permit (ITP) to the Department of Water Resources (DWR) for long-term operations of the State Water Project (SWP). Ironically, … Continued

Tribes, Youth and Fishermen Urge State to ‘Shut Down’ Delta Tunnel; Comment Period Extended to April 17
18 Mar 2020

Tribes, Youth and Fishermen Urge State to ‘Shut Down’ Delta Tunnel; Comment Period Extended to April 17

by Dan Bacher | posted in: Spotlight | 0

  Over 200 people including members of at least seven California Indian Tribal nations, along with some recreational anglers and environmentalists, marched on the meeting room of the Sheraton Inn in Redding on the evening of March 2, shouting “Shut … Continued

Commission allies with agribusiness, throws out science in removing striped bass restoration goal
24 Feb 2020

Commission allies with agribusiness, throws out science in removing striped bass restoration goal

by Dan Bacher | posted in: Spotlight | 0

Rejecting the recommendations of the top three scientific experts on striped bass and Delta fisheries in the state, the California Fish and Game Commission voted unanimously on Friday, February 21, to adopt its first Delta Fisheries Management Policy and an amended … Continued

The Single Delta Tunnel Is Still Bad for Fish, People and the Ecosystem
20 Feb 2020

The Single Delta Tunnel Is Still Bad for Fish, People and the Ecosystem

by Dan Bacher | posted in: Spotlight | 0

The map graphic posted to the left shows how the “new” Single Tunnel Plan that would be constructed under the Delta “is the same as the old plan. And what is different (not much),” according to Jan McCleery, past president of the … Continued

Urgent Action Alert:  Save the Striped Bass – Comments Needed by Feb. 7!
6 Feb 2020

Urgent Action Alert: Save the Striped Bass – Comments Needed by Feb. 7!

by Dan Bacher | posted in: Spotlight | 0

  The February 21, 2020 meeting agenda for the California Fish and Game Commission where the Commission’s Delta fisheries and striped bass policies will be discussed and probably voted on is now available at http://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=177021&inline. Please refer to the agenda for important meeting … Continued

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