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Shasta Valley Wildlife Area, Siskiyou County
The dark spot at the base of gill plate distinguishes this species from other panfish.


 


Gear restrictions extended on Chetco, Winchuck rivers
by ODFW, OCTOBER 27, 2018
Chetco River

Angling gear restrictions for the Chetco and Winchuck rivers set to be lifted November 4 are now extended through December 31 or until rainfall significantly increases water levels. Angling is restricted to fly fishing (must include a strike indicator) or bobber fishing in both rivers; in the Chetco, it applies from River Mile 2.2 to Nook Creek and in the Winchuck...
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100 Participants and Observers Seine the Chetco River for Broodstock Salmon
Southern Oregon
by Larry Ellis, OCTOBER 27, 2018
Chetco River

For the second time this month, the Chetco River was seined at Social Security Bar for large Chinook in what has been classically called, “The Chetco River Broodstock Salmon Program.” This broodstock program only picks the best-looking and oldest, heaviest Chinook to be hauled away in hatchery trucks to be spawned at Elk River Hatchery in Bandon. In fact, the Hatchery...
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Golden Trout and Golden Trees
On Patrol
by Steven T. Callan, OCTOBER 25, 2018


The first time I experienced the awesome grandeur of California’s Eastern Sierra was in 1975, when, as a rookie Fish and Game warden, I drove there on assignment to work the Crowley Lake trout-season opener. That spring, the majestic mountains to the west were covered with snow, and the entire scene, from Mount Whitney to Mammoth Lakes, looked like something...
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Can I Start an Alligator Farm?
by CDFW, OCTOBER 25, 2018


Question: There was once an alligator farm in Los Angeles. It’s not there anymore but I am wondering what it would take to start an alligator farm in California. What kind of permits would I need to raise them for meat and their hides? Could I legally bring alligators into the state or import them from other states that allow them?...
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Clatsop County razor clam season to remain closed until March 1, 2019
by ODFW, OCTOBER 25, 2018


The popular razor clam season on Clatsop beaches will remain closed until March 1, 2019. Extension of the annual conservation closure prohibits all harvest of razor clams (both recreational and commercial) along the 18 mile stretch of beach from Tillamook Head (Seaside) to the mouth of the Columbia River. The closure is in place to protect undersize clams and provide better clamming...
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Recreational Dungeness Crab Fishery Delayed in State Waters in Northern Humboldt and Del Norte Counties
by CDFW, OCTOBER 25, 2018
Humboldt County Coast

California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) Director Charlton H. Bonham has enacted a delay to the opening of the recreational Dungeness crab fishery in part northern California. The recreational fishery for Dungeness crab will open for remaining areas on Saturday, Nov. 3. State health agencies determined that Dungeness crab in state waters from Patrick’s Point, Humboldt County (41° 8.00’ N....
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