If you’re looking to get that one last steelhead trip in, this could be the weekend to do it. All the rivers are green and have plenty of water. The main stem Eel and Chetco have good color and ample water, and that’s probably where you’ll find the majority of the boats. The Smith is low and clear, but still...
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Part of responsibly managing a watershed is efficiently using a limited water supply to balance the needs of both humans and wildlife. This is especially true in the highly variable climate of California, and even more so in a rain-fed river system like the Calaveras River, where the water supply can be unpredictable. Today, as part of World Water Day, we are taking a...
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Looking at the ocean abundance of Sacramento and Klamath River kings and the numbers that returned to the rivers in 2020, I’d say we’re pretty lucky to have any type of salmon season this fall. But we will and it looks to be comparable to last season. The Pacific Fishery Management Council (PFMC) last Thursday released three preliminary alternatives for...
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Climate change is turning up the water temperature along migration paths used by anadromous fish species such as Chinook salmon. In a study published in the journal Global Change Biology, researchers predicted the effects of future stream temperatures on Chinook salmon populations (Fitzgerald et al. 2020). They did this by modeling temperature changes in stream networks used for migration and assessed the effects...
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The Pacific Fisheries Management Council (PFMC) salmon advisory team has come out with some preliminary numbers for Pacific Coast Fall Chinook salmon harvest availability. The cause; there are many causes but everyone wants to point the finger at someone else or some other problem. Science says that the reason there are declining returns of Chinook and Coho salmon is the...
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Heavy Fishing Season Restrictions Likely for 2021 Salmon Season Low salmon numbers linked to water use imbalance   San Francisco, CA  -- Officials with the Pacific Fisheries Management Council (PFMC) adopted 2021 Management Alternatives for Public Review,  that could allow some salmon fishing this year while protecting a low number of salmon.  Restrictions being considered include cutting both commercial and sport ocean salmon fishing drastically.  Commercial and sport...
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