Christmas is just 10 days away and 2017 right behind it. Of course 2017 means a new fishing license and returning any report cards from 2016 but most importantly the new year issues the new season of sports  and outdoor shows and expos.  It is time to start marking up that new calendar and setting some of these dates aside. The...
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Question: I occasionally spend three days (and two nights) aboard my boat (fully self-contained) on Tomales Bay. Is it legal to cook all or part of your day’s limit of crabs or fish while on board as long as you keep the top shells or full-length filleted fish carcasses as proof of size and limits? I’ve never cooked fish or...
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The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is reminding north state Trinity River anglers to return salmon and steelhead tags in a timely manner. Tag return information is used each year to calculate harvest and help biologists estimate population size of steelhead and salmon runs. This information feeds into the Klamath basin fall Chinook run-size estimate and informs the Pacific...
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The Shasta Lake spotted bass bite has turned on and local bass anglers have dusted off their gear and once again converged on the lake.  Shasta Lake has already hosted a few bass fishing tournaments, the most recent being the Unhooked Bass Anglers tournament on the 10th. Top anglers are now coming in with bag limits weighting in the high...
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Metalheads, hardheads, steelhead — or whatever you want to call them. This beautiful, chrome, sleek, silver bullet sure has a mind of it’s own. All of this bountiful water flowing through our pristine coastal rivers and streams, and yet, you’re nowhere to be found? I guess that’s what makes these sea-run rainbow trout so special. You never know what they’re...
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