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Bass fishing is a very popular sport but only a handful of anglers manage to catch the big ones. Photo by Ross England

Bass fishing is a very popular sport but only a handful of anglers manage to catch the big ones. Photo by Ross England

Shark fin prohibition
California Outdoors Q&A
Carrie Wilson, FEBRUARY 25, 2016

Question: According to the shark fin regulations, skate wings cannot be possessed as they are the expanded pectoral fins of an elasmobranch. I don’t understand this because the skates are still legal to catch and the only part of a skate that is eatable as far as I know is the wing. How do I prepare the skate if it’s...
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Hunting chipmunks
California Outdoors Q&A
Carrie Wilson, FEBRUARY 25, 2016

Question: I was recently in a conversation about hunting chipmunks and we are curious if it’s legal to do? I do not plan on hunting them, just want to know. (Michael C.) Answer: Chipmunks are classified as nongame mammals, which generally would mean they may not be taken. However, chipmunks may be taken because California Code of Regulations Title 14, section...
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Are Abalone Report Cards Used to Set New Quotas?
California Outdoors Q&A
Carrie Wilson, FEBRUARY 25, 2016

Question: I was just filing my abalone harvest report, which rather than being due the end of January like before, is now not due until April 1. While I appreciate the extra time and opportunity to still fill out my report when I go to buy new tags for the season opener, I am wondering if this means my harvest...
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Yuba River Fishing Report
by Jon Baiocchi, FEBRUARY 25, 2016
Yuba River - Lower

Fishing reports from fellow guides and anglers has been like a yo-yo, up and down, which describes the moods of the Lower Yuba River quite well. One guide I talked to on Saturday had two anglers in the boat and only 2 fish were hooked from the Highway 20 Bridge to Sycamore Ranch. That’s a slow day for a lot...
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Lower Yuba Fish Report
by Jon Baiocchi, FEBRUARY 25, 2016
Yuba River - Lower

Almost over
Kenny Priest
by Kenny Priest, FEBRUARY 25, 2016
Trinity River - Upper

Tim Brady of Weaverville’s Trinity Outdoors reports the steelhead fishing is winding down on the upper Trinity. He said, “I haven’t heard of very many fresh steelhead around, especially on the upper end. My guess is we’ve reached the end, or pretty close to it. The fishing pressure has also waned, except for a few fly boats still giving it...
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