YUBA CITY – Steelhead are starting to appear in good numbers on the Feather River above Gridley as the salmon action dwindles below Live Oak, but fishing pressure is light. The Feather River Fish Hatchery has released 510 steelhead back … Continued
Last year, I was able to pull off the improbable trifecta of catching all three targeted species in the Rio Vista Bass Derby. Stripers, sturgeon, and salmon all in one weekend. This year’s derby featured inconsistent fishing. My fishing partner … Continued
From my perch near the cabin I saw it all. Rod No. 6, John Adams’s rod, wiggled a little, stopped moving and then wiggled a bit more. A beat later the tip pulled down hard and stayed down pumping and … Continued
The 17th Annual Shasta Lake Fall Trout derby took place on the weekend of October 14 and 15. The lake was in fantastic shape, only about 45 feet down and clear and beautiful. John Brassfield and I arrived at Sugarloaf … Continued
Restore the Delta has confirmed that Rep. McCarthy’s attempt to add H.R. 1769, the Valadao drainage bill to approve the Westlands settlement, to the NDAA (National Defense Authorization Act) Conference, was rejected by the Conference Committee. The rider will not be … Continued
Tell California Senators that you oppose HR 1769! Please Contact: Senator Dianne Feinstein– (202) 224-3841, (310) 914-7300, (415) 393-0707, (559) 485-7430 Senator Kamala Harris– (202) 224-3553, (213) 894-5000, (415) 355-9041, (559) 497-5109 Tell both of California’s senators that you oppose … Continued
Do you want to show your opposition to Governor Jerry Brown’s Delta Tunnels plan? Well, you will have your chance at two public “open houses” being held today and tomorrow in Stockton and Sacramento, respectively. Today, Nov. 1, 2017, the … Continued
Winnemem Wintu Run4Salmon Works to Bring Salmon Home to McCloud River On March 6, 1989, the California Fish and Game Commission denied endangered species protection to the winter-run Chinook salmon that for many thousands of years spawned in the McCloud … Continued
Wednesday, October 25 was a confusing day in California water history. After a Trump administration official first said the administration didn’t support Governor Jerry Brown’s controversial Delta Tunnels project, he later that day said the Department of Interior would continue … Continued
On Wednesday afternoon, Department of Interior deputy communications director Russell Newell issued a statement clarifying Interior’s position on the Delta Tunnels, backing off from the position opposing the project voiced earlier, and stating that the agency “does not expect to participate in … Continued