The Feather River Hatchery has kicked off the statewide effort to spawn returning fall Chinook salmon. Department of Fish and Game (DFG) hatchery workers took more than half a million eggs during the first week of spawning. Over the next … Continued
Healthy returns of both spring and fall run Chinook salmon are expected when the Feather River Hatchery opens the spawning holding pen gate Wednesday. The hatchery gate is scheduled to open at 9 a.m. on Sept. 15. Based on observation … Continued
On September 17-19, 2010, Wilderness Unlimited is offering the Becoming an Outdoors-Woman California organization an opportunity to conduct a fly fishing workshop on its Bidwell Ranch property. During the class, anglers can learn to fly fish from expert instructors in … Continued
A federal appeals court panel has ruled that wild steelhead remain an endangered species and rebuffed Central Valley irrigators’ efforts to relax federal government protections on the Pacific salmonid. Six irrigation districts had challenged the National Marine Fisheries Service decision … Continued
For California anglers, September 6 will be a Free Fishing Day. The Department of Fish and Game offers two Free Fishing Days each year. On these days, anglers can fish without having to buy a sport fishing license. California Free … Continued