Fishing Articles

Recreational Spiny Lobster Season to Open Sept. 29
by CDFW, SEPTEMBER 27, 2018
Catalina and Clemente

Thousands of lobster fishers are eagerly awaiting the start of the sport season for California’s spiny lobster, which opens at 6 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 29 and continues through March 20, 2019. According to California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) Marine Environmental Scientist Jenny Hofmeister, the most lobsters last season were caught off Catalina Island. “In the past, San Diego has...
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Fish for Sport: Another Chapter of California Fish Introductions
by FISHBIO, SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

In a recent Fish Report, we briefly summarized the introductions of various fish species to California’s waterways for the primary purpose of providing food. Following these initial efforts to increase the variety of California fishes that could be harvested for sustenance, historical resource managers soon shifted their focus to enhancing sportfishing by expanding the suite of species available for angling. A...
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CDFW Issues Reminders for Salmon Anglers in the Central Valley
by CDFW, SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

Fall-run Chinook Salmon fisheries are currently open in several rivers in the Central Valley, and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is reminding anglers to be aware of regulations regarding possession of Spring-run Chinook Salmon, as well as the bag and possession limits specific to the Mokelumne River. Spring-run Chinook Salmon in the Feather River Spring-run Chinook Salmon are protected...
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California Sea Otter Numbers Take a Slight Dip From Last Year
by CDFW, SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

Southern sea otter numbers have declined off the coast of California since peaking in 2016, but the average population count remains above 3,090 for the third consecutive year. According to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Southern Sea Otter Recovery Plan, the population average count would have to exceed 3,090 for three consecutive years for southern sea otters to be considered...
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Chinook Salmon Season Trinity River
Trinity River Fishing
by E.B. Duggan, SEPTEMBER 23, 2018
Trinity River

The 2018 Fall Chinook adult salmon quotas for the Trinity River could possibly be met by October 10 if there is not a large inflow of Fall Chinook salmon. I say that could be a possibility, but with the low counts this past week at the Willow Creek weir I don’t think it will happen. The CDFW has been looking at the low counts and...
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Anglers Continue to Haul in Chinook in the Rogue and Chetco Bays
Southern Oregon
by Larry Ellis, SEPTEMBER 21, 2018
Rogue Bay

The Rogue bay and Chetco bay continue to please anglers as they continued to catch a variety of Chinook sizes last week. The Rogue bay was stellar-hot with an inordinate flux of 2-year-old Chinook, commonly known as jacks. Anglers didn’t seem to mind catching the 22- to 24-inch fish because they were looking forward to next year’s crop of kings. Remember...
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