Hundreds of people, including commercial fishermen, charter boat skippers and recreational anglers, packed a large room at the Sonoma County Water Agency offices in Santa Rosa on Wednesday, March 2, to hear the discouraging news from state and federal scientists … Continued
Below is the comment letter I submitted this morning in support of the Winnemem Wintu’s McCloud River Salmon Restoration Plan. It was based on a template – and I urge anybody who supports the restoration of native winter run Chinook … Continued
On Wednesday of our Alaska fishing adventure, we drove a little longer in order to catch our fish. We left the lodge at around 4 a.m. and arrived in Seward approximately 2 hours later. We launched out of Resurrection Bay … Continued
Folsom Lake, the Sacramento metropolitan area’s backyard landlocked king salmon, rainbow trout and black bass fishery, reached its lowest-ever water level in November 2015 when it plunged down to only 140,523 acre feet of water, 14 percent of capacity. That … Continued
(Sacramento) Black bass are available for anglers willing to use winter tactics in the rising waters of Folsom Lake. The lake has risen from a record low of 14 percent of capacity to 26 percent over the past month. … Continued
Folsom Reservoir is finally beginning to fill from winter storms, with the lake going from a record low 14 percent of capacity to 22 percent over the past two weeks. The lake is currently holding 215,516 acre feet of water, … Continued
(Oroville) Boaters launching their boats with 4-wheel drive vehicles at either the spillway or Bidwell Canyon launch ramps are experiencing top-notch spotted bass action at Lake Oroville, but don’t expect to hook any trophy fish. “The fishing is still good, … Continued
(Oroville) The Feather River Fish Hatchery staff has finished spawning fall-run Chinook salmon for this season. The facility has trapped approximately 18,000 salmon, including both adults and jacks and jills, compared to 23,000 fish last season. “We were really worried … Continued
(Sacramento) In spite of cold storms that haven’t translated into much runoff into the Sacramento River to date, sturgeon fishing is surprisingly good from Prospect Slough to the Sacramento River below Freeport. “We sold out of ghost shrimp in 6 … Continued
Sacramento River Salmon fishing was great this year and the season is not over yet. Salmon season closes on Dec. 16 2015 this year. Greg and Connie Salmon Salmon fished with me last week and were able to hook and … Continued