Fishing Articles

Bill Croyle, DWR Acting Director, Retires
by Department of Water Resources, JUNE 24, 2017

The California Department of Water Resources Acting Director William R. Croyle yesterday announced his retirement, effective July 1, 2017. Croyle put his original retirement plans on hold in January 2017 when he was asked by Governor Edmund G Brown Jr. to serve as Acting Director of the department. Cindy Messer, DWR Chief Deputy Director, will serve as Acting Director of the...
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Trinity Lake salmon bag limit increased for 2017
by Jeff Goodwin, JUNE 22, 2017
Trinity River - Above Clair Engle Lake

Now that it's time to head up to Trinity Lake to fish for landlocked King and Kokanee salmon, it's important to note a CDFW regulation change for 2017 that has created an even greater incentive to make the trip up to this amazing fishery. CDFW has increased the daily bag limit to (10) landlocked salmon with a possession limit...
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Rockfish on the rebound
Kenny Priest
by Kenny Priest, JUNE 22, 2017
Eureka Coast

There’s finally some good news coming out of the West Coast Fisheries. Two important West Coast groundfish stocks that were formerly overfished have now been rebuilt according to a news release issued this week by the Pacific Fishery Management Council (PFMC). Bocaccio and darkblotched rockfish, which are managed by the PFMC, were under strict rebuilding plans that have constrained West Coast...
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August Sacramento River Rainbows
by Jeff Goodwin, JUNE 22, 2017
Sacramento River - Lower

August is rapidly approaching and it's a special time of the year to fish for Sacramento River wild rainbow trout. After the annual closure of the trophy trout water 5.5 miles below Keswick Dam, August 1st brings the opening of this section of the Sacramento River and boy is the fishing good! Last year I recorded 313 trout my clients caught and...
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Friday is last day for halibut in Columbia River Subarea
by ODFW, JUNE 21, 2017
Columbia River

The Pacific halibut nearshore recreational fishery in the Columbia River Subarea will close for the remainder of 2017 effective 11:59 p.m., Friday, June 23. The entire recreational Pacific halibut fishery quota (all-depth and nearshore) for the Columbia River Subarea will have been met by then, according to fishery managers ODFW, WDFW, IPHC and NFMS. The fishery will remain closed for the...
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ODFW seeks candidate for Fish Screening Task Force
by ODFW, JUNE 20, 2017

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is seeking a candidate to represent agricultural interests on the state’s Fish Screening Task Force. The ODFW Fish Screening Program helps water users install and maintain fish screens to prevent fish from entering water diversions. The Task Force advises ODFW on program development, implementation, monitoring, technology, funding and reporting. “Task Force members represent a variety...
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