By Jason Thatcher, River Pursuit Guide Service Trout and steelhead love eggs. This is not debatable. I love catching trout and steelhead. That’s not debatable either. What does seem to be debated on occasion is whether or not certain egg … Continued
CHICO, California — On Saturday, April 13, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service released a total of 360,000 juvenile fall Chinook salmon on the Sacramento River in an three-year study aimed at increasing their survival on their long journey to the ocean. The service released 180,000 … Continued
By Cal Kellogg The center of the pool was chaotic with confused current, whitewater and bubbles. In a strip of calmer water closer to my side of the river, but still an impossibly long cast from the bank there were … Continued
By Paul J. Kneeland Lake Camanche is a beautiful foothill reservoir located east of Lodi near the town of Ione. It boasts 54 miles of shoreline and 7700 surface acres when full. John Brassfield of Auburn and I took a … Continued
Larry Valderrama of Stockton won first place in the adult division of NorCal Trout Anglers Challenge (NTAC) event at Lake Amador on Saturday, March 23, by catching a 7.79-pound rainbow trout. The angler was fishing with his wife, Mary, from … Continued
A coalition of 27 organizations, including Indian Tribes, fishing groups and environmental organizations, sent a letter to Jim Watson of the Sites Project Authority on March 17 indicating their concerns about the detrimental impacts that water diversions from the controversial … Continued
By Cal Kellogg When you travel up to Alaska, the salmon capital of the United States, and talk to the locals, you learn some interesting things about salmon. Alaska residents have access to all the major species of salmon … Continued
By Cal Kellogg When I get finished writing this article I’m heading into the garage and hook up my Hobie Pro Angler 14 kayak because I’m heading to Folsom Lake at o’dark thirty in the morning in search of … Continued
Photo: AquaBounty’s salmon (background) has been genetically modified to grow bigger and faster than a conventional Atlantic salmon of the same age (foreground.) Photo courtesy of AquaBounty Technologies, Inc. The federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on March 8 announced … Continued
By Kevin Hofer April is just an amazing time of year for fishing, bass are starting to get active, the trout opener in the Eastern Sierra kicks off toward the end of the month and the ocean rockfish season opens. … Continued