Fishing Articles

ODFW Weekly Recreational Report
by ODFW, APRIL 19, 2017

First of several Free Fishing Days will take place April 22-23 Anglers and would-be anglers can enjoy a weekend of free fishing on April 22-23. On these two days, Oregonians and visitors can fish, crab and clam for free anywhere in Oregon without a license, tag or endorsement. This is the first of eight free fishing days in Oregon this year....
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Surveying the Sacramento River and Delta
by CDFW, APRIL 19, 2017
Sacramento Delta

Since 1959 the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has used a combination of scientific techniques to better understand fish populations and the general health of Northern California waterways. Examples include tagging sturgeon, trawling the Delta for smelt, and counting salmon carcasses. CDFW uses data from these strategies and others to help influence operations of the State Water Project...
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Whiskeytown kokanee bite hard and fast
by Jeff Goodwin, APRIL 18, 2017
Whiskeytown Lake

Well its official, Whiskeytown Lake is already kicking out easy limits of Kokanee salmon. I had been hearing some good reports, but hadn't been out to see for myself until today. I had a chance to get out with a good friend and fellow fishing guide, Anthony Cox and his friend Terry. We launched at Whiskey Creek at about 8:30...
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Free Fishing Weekend festivities include event at Trojan Ponds
by ODFW, APRIL 18, 2017
Trojan Ponds

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife will host a free family fishing event at Trojan Pond on Saturday, April 22 from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Designed for kids and their families to learn about fishing, ODFW and will provide everything a family needs to catch hard-fighting rainbow trout, including the trout. As with all ODFW Family Fishing Events, biologists...
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A Decade of Delta Research on Juvenile Salmon
by FISHBIO, APRIL 18, 2017
Sacramento Delta

California's Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta is unique among large West Coast estuaries in that it supports four distinct runs of Chinook salmon (Onchorhynchus tshawytscha) as well as Central Valley steelhead (O. mykiss). However, survival estimates of specific Chinook salmon runs can be 15 to 20 times lower in the Delta as compared to other large estuaries, such as the Columbia and...
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Trinity River Fishing Report & Coming Regulations
by Indian Creek Lodge, APRIL 17, 2017
Trinity River - Upper

It's no secret that the story this year has been water, water, and more water. It should come as no surprise then that the Trinity River Restoration Project's Trinity Management Council has classified this year as 'extremely wet', resulting in the following flow release schedule for the coming months. Anglers familiar with the Trinity River know that this means fishing is on...
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