By Kevin Hofer The sport of kayak fishing has been growing rapidly the last few years and along with it, companies are designing and providing us anglers with all sorts of fun gadgets to accessorize our adventures. Recently Wilderness Systems … Continued
By Mark Hall Well, January is in the books. Unfortunately, I was only able to get out one time to Lake Oroville, but spoke with several people who said the month was amazing and the kings were on the prowl. … Continued
By Cal Kellogg Rain had fallen overnight and it was chilly. Both the air temperature and the water temperature hovered in the low 40’s. Fingers of fog snaked through the pines on the hillsides above the lake and the surface … Continued
The February 21, 2020 meeting agenda for the California Fish and Game Commission where the Commission’s Delta fisheries and striped bass policies will be discussed and probably voted on is now available at http://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=177021&inline. Please refer to the agenda for important meeting … Continued
When the salmon season is closed on the ocean and Central Valley rivers, anglers still have the chance to hook both planted fall Chinook salmon and wild naturally-spawned fish on Folsom Reservoir, Sacramento’s backyard salmon and trout lake. Within ten … Continued
Yesterday Governor Gavin Newsom unveiled what he describes as a “comprehensive solution for the Sacramento-San Joaquin Bay Delta” through a series of voluntary agreements in an opinion piece at Cal Matters, “Gov. Newsom: California must get past differences on … Continued
The Gavin Newsom Administration in January released a controversial draft water resilience portfolio containing a suite of 100 “recommended actions” to help California cope with more extreme droughts and floods, rising temperatures, declining fish populations, aging infrastructure and other challenges. … Continued
The Gavin Newsom Administration formally began the planning process for a controversial single tunnel under the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta when the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) released its Delta Conveyance Notice of Preparation on January 15, 2020. The … Continued
The opening of the steelhead season in the upper section of the American River in Sacramento County was slow for most, but some experienced shore anglers fishing below the Nimbus Fish Hatchery found solid results on the opener. As usual, … Continued
The American River below Nimbus Fish Hatchery on the opening day of steelhead season, January 1, 2020. Photo by Dan Bacher. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation issued an order on January 10 to reduce water releases on the … Continued