If you’d like a say in the upcoming Pacific halibut season, now’s the time to speak up as California anglers are invited to participate in an online survey to help inform the CDFW about angler preferences for open fishing dates during the upcoming 2022 season. Results of the survey, which is open until Feb. 18, will be used to develop recommended season...
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Many freshwater fisheries throughout the world are small in scale or are for the subsistence of local fishers, and as a result are often undervalued and understudied – despite contributing substantially to food and income. In Latin America, for example, inland fisheries provide about 13% of the total fish catch. A lack of historical data on catch, fishing effort, or fish populations, combined...
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We have seen some nice weather for the last three weeks with no rain and no snow to the higher elevations. This is not good for the spring water flows on the Trinity or the Klamath Rivers. Predicted weather shows the possibility of some rain next week but that does not help the snow pack in the mountains for spring and...
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Low, clear water has slowed steelhead fishing on the Chetco and Rogue, and brought the action to a halt on the Elk and Sixes, reports Andy Martin of Wild Rivers Fishing. “A few boats are still fishing the Chetco, but catch rates are poor,” said Martin. “Fishing above Ice Box Bridge requires dragging boats over shallow riffles.” ...
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Another week of beautiful rain-free weather on the North Coast, which is exactly what we don’t need. Two of our coastal rivers have succumbed to low flows and are now closed to angling. With the forecast calling for more dry weather, a few other rivers will likely close soon. To date, the Mattole and Redwood Creek have both fallen below...
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The popular historical fisheries management practice of transplanting fish from one location to another wreaked ecological havoc in California, but in the case of the imperilled Sacramento perch (Archoplites interruptus) may actually have been a lifeline. Today the species only exists in places where it was introduced, having been completely extirpated from its native range. Unfortunately, those fish movers of the past...
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