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Once the introduction of non-native fishes began in California, both for food and for sport, it didn’t take long for managers to decide they needed to augment the forage available for the introduced species. Even the reservoir-anglers’ beloved kokanee, prized for its culinary quality, was sometimes stocked to serve as forage for larger trout! In the early days of fish...
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Artists are invited to submit their original artwork to the 2019-2020 California Duck Stamp Art Contest. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) will accept submissions April 26 through May 27. The contest is open to U.S. residents who are 18 years of age or older as of Feb. 26, 2019. Entrants need not reside in California. The winning artwork will...
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Despite or because of rising waters, an ever increasing mudline in coves and inlets, and increased floating debris throughout the lake, the word on the street is that bass fishing has been pretty good of late. Shasta is still on the rise with the lake level at about 20 feet from full pool, this while over 20,000 cubic feet per second...
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California’s 2019 ocean salmon fishing season should be slightly better than last year’s, according to information presented at this week’s annual Salmon Information Meeting held in Santa Rosa by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW). The ocean abundance projections for Sacramento River fall Chinook (SRFC), a main salmon stock harvested in California waters, is estimated at 379,600 adult...
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