Federal auditors have found that the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) wasted $32.2 million intended for fish and wildlife and drought relief in the Klamath Basin on subsidies for irrigators. This scandal takes place as the Yurok, Karuk and Hoopa … Continued
Ryan Reynolds of San Mateo set a new largemouth bass record for the East Bay’s Lake Chabot, catching a 19-pounder, one of the largest bass ever landed in northern California, on October 28. Reynolds was fishing with a jig at … Continued
While adults and children alike dress up as vampires, ghosts, zombies, extra-terrestrials and other creatures on Halloween, Governor Jerry Brown is busy promoting his own real life horror show that exceeds the terror found in any scary movie that’s ever … Continued
One of the most difficult ideas to get state and federal officials to acknowledge is that fish and marine life in our bay and ocean waters need fresh water flows to thrive — and that diverting massive of quantities of … Continued
Lake Almanor Rainbow Trout Smash Spoons! (Chester) Very good fall trout fishing has emerged at Lake Almanor mainly for rainbows, but the occasional brown is showing too. “The fishing is pretty darn good at Lake Almanor right now,” related Cliff … Continued
East Delta Striper And Salmon Fishing Expected To Improve by Dave Hurley (Stockton) Striped bass are rapidly moving into the San Joaquin side of the California Delta, and the best action is yet to come as the water temperatures continue … Continued
American River Bureau Drops Flows To 1,000 Cfs by Dan Bacher (Sacramento) The Bureau of Reclamation has dropped releases into the American River below Nimbus Dam to 1,000 cfs, as it usually does this time of year after most of … Continued
The area of the Feather River below the Thermalito Afterbay Outlet is legendary for the great steelhead and salmon fishing it has provided to anglers over the years. It also became legendary for the crowds of anglers, including those prone … Continued
On the same day that Governor Jerry Brown jokingly praised former Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger for saddling him with the Delta Tunnels and other “unpopular policies,” four Northern California Congress Members and twelve state legislators issued letters strongly opposing the tunnels … Continued
It looks like the politically powerful Westlands Water District, one of the main backers of Governor Jerry Brown’s Delta Tunnels and Congressional legislation to eviscerate protections for Sacramento River Chinook salmon and Delta smelt, is in more financial trouble. Fitch … Continued