The Pacific Fishery Management Council (PFMC), the federal body that oversees the management of ocean fisheries on the West Coast, on March 13 adopted three public review alternatives for the 2016 salmon seasons at their meeting in Sacramento. The Council … Continued
As oil companies were fracking off the Southern California Coast, Catherine Reheis-Boyd, the President of the Western States Petroleum Association, chaired the privately-funded Marine Life Protection Act (MLPA) Initiative Blue Ribbon Task Force to created so-called “marine protected areas” in … Continued
On Monday, the San Luis Delta-Mendota Water Authority (SLDMWA), representing corporate agribusiness interests, filed a legal motion to disqualify State Water Resources Control Board Hearing Officers Felicia Marcus and Tam Tam Doduc from overseeing the permit process for the California Water Fix to build … Continued
In the video from a recent hearing in the California Legislature, it appears that a Brown administration official is admitting that financial support for Governor Brown’s controversial Delta Tunnels Plan is rapidly collapsing. On March 11, Secretary of Natural Resources John Laird spoke … Continued
Amador (Ione) Lake Amador is being stocked every week with Mount Lassen rainbow trout and has been planted with over 18,900 pounds of trout since October 22, according to Laurie Lockhart of the Lake Amador Resort. The lake is … Continued
Los Vaqueros (Byron) Rainbow trout offer you your best chance of hooking up now at Los Vaqueros Reservoir. Bank fishermen and rental boaters are landing the trout while fishing PowerBait, nightcrawlers and lures in the South Cove, Peninsula Cove … Continued
(Stockton) Largemouth bass action in the San Joaquin River remains outstanding as the water temperatures are above 60 degrees, bringing the fish into the shallows near the banks. The recent wind and rainstorms will bring out more muddy water, … Continued
(Clearlake) The crappie bite has busted loose on Clear Lake, drawing lots of anglers to target the slabsides from shore and boat around the lake. “A friend and I went out fishing for crappie on Sunday,” said Dave Brabec at … Continued
(South Lake Tahoe) “My clients and I have been getting limits of macks in the 3 to 7 pound range, with a handful of larger fish in the 8 to 14 pound class showing up occasionally,” reported Gene St. Denis … Continued
(Oregon House) Big, bold rainbow trout can be found in abundance, now that the spring trout planting program is in full swing. “We have been stocking every other week with 1,800 lbs. of fish, including some giant trophy sized … Continued