It had taken more than two hours to motor from Berkeley to the Farallon Islands. I snoozed for much of the ride, so I was feeling alert and ready for action when I stepped to the port corner and … Continued
Situated at the edge of the Carson-Iceberg Wilderness, Lake Alpine is one of the most beautiful of the lakes found in the Ebbetts Pass region and Alpine County. Any time you throw a bait, spinner, or fly into the lake’s … Continued
My long series of articles investigating the power of Big Oil in California, including my recent coverage of legislation successfully brokered by Governor Jerry Brown to extend California’s cap-and-trade (pollution trading) program past 2020, began at the Annual Legislative Fisheries Forum at … Continued
Drawing outrage from public trust advocates, the Governor Jerry Brown administration on July 21 approved flawed environmental documents that clear the path for the construction of the Delta Tunnels. The announcement followed recent biological opinions issued by the Trump administration claiming … Continued
Salmon are sexy, stripers have intimidating power and halibut offer table fare that is second to none. Yet, for northern California saltwater anglers in search of consistent fast action nothing beats targeting bottom fish. Indeed, the only potential stumbling … Continued
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife’s “Fishing in the City” program, now in its twenty-fourth year in the Sacramento area, is the best and most needed project that the Department has ever initiated, in my opinion. Created to improve … Continued
As I predicted on election night, the President Donald Trump and Governor Jerry Brown administrations have apparently made a deal to fast-track Brown’s legacy project, the Delta Tunnels, considered by opponents to be the most environmentally destructive public works project … Continued
The adrenaline seemed to sizzle in my brain. It was the kind of excitement that only saltwater anglers can understand. I was living the dream, helping California Dawn deckhand Mike Verrone work the deck during a wide-open bite right underneath … Continued
I used to really love fishing Davis Lake. It’s close to my home in Reno. I could leave my house and be on an uncrowded lake forested in Ponderosa Pines in about an hour. It used to have a lot … Continued
Stampede Reservoir, situated on the Little Truckee River northeast of the city of Truckee on the east slope of the Sierra Nevada, hosts a diverse array of fish species ranging from Lahontan cutthrorat trout to smallmouth bass, but the kokanee … Continued