By Paul J. Kneeland This has been a very trying spring and summer, with Covid 19 shutting down most of the economy, and now extreme heat and forest fires turning the sky smoky gray. My brother Ken of Merino, Colorado … Continued
As hundreds of wildfires raged throughout California, a report released at the Delta Conveyance Design and Construction Authority (DCA) on-line meeting on August 20 revealed that the cost estimate for Gavin Newsom’s Delta Tunnel is up to $15.9 billion. The estimate is based on … Continued
The Feather River below the Thermalio Afterbay outlet draws lots of bank anglers and boaters to target Chinook salmon every year. Photo by DAN BACHER, Fish Sniffer Staff. OROVILLE – The salmon season kicked off with a promising start on the … Continued
Sacramento – On a vote of 6-2 that fell along party lines, the California Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee on August 12 approved Assembly Bill 3030, despite overwhelming opposition from the sportfishing community. AB3030 now moves on to the … Continued
By Stacy Barawed I try to text or have quick chats with my boat captains prior to fishing with them, and I can honestly say that this was the first time a guide had warned me about the possibility … Continued
‘Two roads diverged in a wood, and I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference.’ Robert Frost – The Road Not Taken The summer of 2020 has been the summer of big ocean salmon … Continued
On August 6, the California Department of Water Resources under Governor Gavin Newsom filed a validation complaint in Sacramento County Superior Court to be positioned to sell bonds for the design, planning, and construction of the controversial Delta Conveyance Project (Delta Tunnel) under … Continued
SACRAMENTO – California Governor Gavin Newsom on July 28 unveiled a final version of his controversial Water Resilience Portfolio, a water plan that that includes the Delta Tunnel, Sites Reservoir and the agribusiness-promoted “voluntary agreements.” The plan drew praise from agribusiness interests and water agencies — and … Continued
For many years, public bank angling access to the Port of Sacramento and the Sacramento Deep Water Ship Channel was problematic. This all changed in November 2007 when the Barge Canal Recreational Access to the port area was opened. Located … Continued
Beautiful Lower Bear River Reservoir, situated in Eldorado National Forest in the Central Sierra Nevada at an elevation of 5850 feet, is the first reservoir to open every spring along the Highway 88 Corridor coming west from Stockton because it … Continued