Following a dry and unseasonably warm February, a series of weather fronts are lining up off the coast that could put us back on track with the El Niño phenomenon. Various weather models are showing large amounts of rain over the next couple weeks, which could put a serious damper on what’s left of the winter steelhead season on the...
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Just finished wrapping up the second stop on the California Tournament Trail at Lake Berryessa and although finishing towards the rear end of the field I was lucky enough to win 1st place big fish on the AM side. After spending two days on the water it was from my experience fish were still in the winter stage and beginning...
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San Francisco, CA -- The Pacific Fisheries Management Council (PFMC) forecasts 299,600 Sacramento River adult fall run king salmon are in the ocean off the California and Oregon coast. This compares to forecasts above 600,000 the last several years. When coupled with poor 2015 Klamath salmon returns and concern for federally protected winter run, the forecast points to a...
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Illegal Fish Selling on the Streets of San Francisco02/26/16 --  While walking through the heart of San Francisco’s Chinatown today, I spied an oldish-looking man sitting on the dirty sidewalk with his back against a bus shelter.  This was on Stockton Street--the central hub of all things edible in Chinatown.  Fish markets, poultry, pork, amphibians, crustaceans, fresh produce--you name it,...
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