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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Hello Fish Sniffer Family! Cal Kellogg here. We’ve shared it all, big fish, limits of fish, skunk days, saltwater trips, freshwater trips, droughts, high water years, good times and bad. Having said that, none of us have seen anything quite … Continued