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We at CDFW think it is a great time to purchase your 2017 sport fishing license. Purchasing your license now will allow you to take advantage of a full year of the unmatched fishing opportunities the Golden State has to offer. With more than 30,000 miles of rivers and streams, 4,172 lakes and reservoirs and 80 major rivers, freshwater fishing...
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There has never been a more critical time than the present to read about next year's (2017) rockfish regulations, because there will be certain rule changes and specific requirements that will be affecting all groundfish fishermen, especially rock fishermen. You will not find these rule changes in the 2017 Oregon Sport Fishing Regulations pamphlet. Starting January 1, 2017, everyone who is fishing for...
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Wildlife officers have arrested two suspects for trafficking striped bass in Fresno County, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) announced. Leepo Her, 32, and Kue Her, 35, both of Fresno, were arrested Thursday morning, Dec. 8, on charges of illegally selling striped bass on the black market. Over the last year, wildlife officers checked the two men on several occasions...
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Start planning for 2017 The 2017 Big Game Hunting and Sport Fishing Regulations are in stores this week and 2017 licenses and tags are on sale. First winter steelhead arrive in some coastal rivers Thanksgiving is the traditional “start” of the winter steelhead fishing on many coastal rivers. Rains and higher water levels will bring fish into the rivers but the best fishing...
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This last week has progressively revealed a slowdown on the Sacramento River steelhead fishing for me, but we are still catching some very good fish. Fishing hard all day has paid off by day's end and we are coming in with 10-15 Steelhead hooked.  These steelhead, mostly wild, are absolute rockets when hooked on plugs and are not easy to...
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Question: I am an avid outdoorsman here in Southern California. I noticed on a recent scouting trip that someone left a bucket in one of my upland game hunting locations. It had some water in it and it looked like it was placed there to act as a person’s DIY waterhole. I’m not sure if they left it by accident or...
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