Chef Marc was busy at the grill turning out platters of eggs and hash browns as Captain James Smith turned over the California Dawn’s massive diesel engines, warming them up for the adventure to come. On deck co-captain and deckhand … Continued
Contributed by Gordon Hough, Captain, Morning Star As we headed out Tuesday (May 31) with primo tides, primo anglers and “smallish” though usable bait we found ourselves engulfed in pea soup fog and and an ever increasing SW wind howling through … Continued
Following the submission of documents on May 31 by the state and federal governments pleading their case for the Delta Tunnels plan, environmental and fishing groups and San Joaquin County asked the State Water Resources Control Board for more time … Continued
Traditionally, June is great month for Bay Area saltwater anglers, and this June is shaping up to be one of the best in memory. The best salmon bite in the state is raging in the coastal waters beyond the Golden … Continued
A bill to force a public vote on Governor Jerry Brown’s controversial plan to divert water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta through two massive underground tunnels stalled in committee on Friday, May 27. AB 1713, sponsored by Assemblymember Susan … Continued
When I made it back to the trucks my heart was racing like a freight train. This wasn’t from the exertion of the hike. It was from onset of panic when I realized that my partner might be in real … Continued
Los Vaqueros (Byron). The water level at Los Vaqueros is currently at 90,500 acre-feet – 58 percent of capacity — and is rising. The water temperature is at 63-64 degrees. The water clarity is good. A fair number of … Continued
(Stockton) The wind blew with a vengeance during the final weeks of April, but there have been brief windows with minimal wind in order to find quality striped and largemouth bass in the San Joaquin River. The majority … Continued
A series of much needed rain storms had swept through Northern California, drenching the region with muddy runoff. Everybody was saying that the delta was two to three weeks away from being fishable. The washed down sediment had made the … Continued
How would you like to pay for a massive government public works project that will drive Sacramento River Chinook salmon, Central Valley steelhead, Delta smelt and other fish species to extinction but won’t create one single drop of new water? In … Continued