Fishing Articles

Recreational and commercial crabbing is open along entire Oregon coast
by ODFW, FEBRUARY 1, 2019

The Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) announce recreational and commercial crabbing is now open for the entire Oregon Coast, free of restrictions. Crab samples taken from the area of Cape Blanco, north of Port Orford, to the California border indicate that levels of the marine biotoxin domoic acid have dropped below...
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Storms Likely to Blow out Humboldt Rivers
Kenny Priest
by Kenny Priest, JANUARY 31, 2019
Humboldt County Coast

Mother Nature can be so cruel at times. For the first time in nearly a month, the Mad, Van Duzen, and the South Fork of the Eel are all on the verge of turning emerald green. It’s the color that will make any winter steelhead angler giddy. But no sooner will they be in prime shape, rain will once again...
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Niapas Breaks Records at Shasta Pro-Am
by Jason Haley, JANUARY 30, 2019
Shasta Lake

Shasta Lake continued to flex its muscle last weekend during the Wild West Bass Trail (WWBT) Pro-Am that took place Friday-Sunday. We reported on the impressive weights brought to the scales on Day 1, but Day two got even crazier, as Angels Camp angler, Alex Niapas sacked a record-breaking mixed bag that essentially sealed the tournament on Day 2. His 30.22...
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Surf and Turf: The Differing Diets of Wild and Hatchery Salmon
by FISHBIO, JANUARY 29, 2019
Sacramento Delta

Estuaries like the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta and San Francisco Bay provide a smorgasbord of delicious invertebrates for the fish living there. As juvenile Chinook salmon are currently migrating downstream towards the ocean, they will try to take advantage of this extravagant snack bar, eating ravenously and growing rapidly. But one big downside to this buffet is that these feasting...
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More Rain Predicted
Trinity River Fishing
by E.B. Duggan, JANUARY 28, 2019
Trinity River

For the past week it has been good weather and the rivers have been dropping at a fairly steady rate. The Trinity has been looking good for the last couple of days and the river below South Fork has started to clear up. According to the latest weather report we can expect some more rain and possibly some snow after...
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New Recreational Groundfish Regulations Now in Effect
by CDFW, JANUARY 27, 2019
San Francisco Bay

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is reminding anglers that multiple changes to the recreational groundfish regulations have gone into effect for 2019. The new regulations were adopted by the California Fish and Game Commission in mid-December. Anglers should check CDFW’s website for the current regulations before fishing for groundfish, as changes can occur in-season. Groundfish regulations printed in the...
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