Fishing Articles

LAND OR SEA? The recent rains early this year brought much-needed relief from the five-year drought in California. Reservoirs are full, mountains are covered with snow and flood control structures are being used, some for the first time since 2006. Interstate 80 causeway commuters frequently, though perhaps unknowingly, witness one of the most important floodplains in California – the Yolo Bypass,...
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Richard Heap is currently at a PFMC meeting in Vancouver, Washington, fighting for whatever ocean salmon season he can scrounge out for the Oregon Klamath Management Zone (Oregon KMZ) which includes the Port of Brookings Harbor and spans from the California/Oregon border up to Humbug Mountain. Unfortunately, due to two specific rivers' salmon that are swimming in the ocean, the...
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At its March 9 Streamflow Enhancement meeting, the Wildlife Conservation Board (WCB) approved approximately $20 million of Proposition 1 Funds in grants through the Streamflow Enhancement Program. The program awards grant funding on a competitive basis to projects that represent the mission of the WCB and address the three goals of the California Water Action Plan: reliability, restoration and resilience. Of...
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The Northern California Guides And Sportsmans Association is holding its first annual Striped bass derby on April 22nd.  The NCGASA has recently re-emerged into a proactive posture for the sake of becoming a strong voice and advocate for maintaining and enhancing fishing opportunities here in northern California.  Our membership is strong in numbers, fiscally strong, and a recently appointed cadre of...
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