The third of May is a date that Larry Teague of Oroville will never forget.  It has been ten days since Larry landed a fish of a lifetime and he still pinches himself daily as he relives the event, struggling to find the right words to truly describe the event and express his appreciation of the “magical” experience and of...
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Court Orders Feds to Trim Fish Killing Delta Water Diversions  Fresno, California -- On Monday, May 11, a federal court ruled that a federal Bureau of Reclamation water diversion and pumping plan, deadly to salmon and other wildlife in the Central Valley, must restrict pumping.  The ruling comes  in two cases, one brought by GSSA and allied groups and one brought by...
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I had the pleasure to fish with good buddy and guide Tom Phillips of Big Tom’s Guide Service earlier this week on the Lower Sacramento in search of rainbow trout on the fly. The river conditions had changed dramatically since my last trip on the river, pre Covid-19.  All river waters north of the Highway 44 bridge to Keswick Dam...
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With PG&E, Forest Service, State Parks and many private concessionaire campgrounds and day use areas remaining closed, fishing in the Burney-Hat Creek region is still relatively quiet and left mainly to local residents. Access to the Baum Lake parking lot and ramp remains closed as well with some anglers parking on the road and walking into the lake area. The...
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It’s time for our yearly review of the Pacific Fishery Management Council (PFMC) Review of Ocean Salmon Fisheries – and this year has a surprisingly positive twist. Each year, the PFMC publishes a report on the previous year’s salmon fisheries along the West Coast. The report details harvest totals and socioeconomic benefits for the California ocean salmon fishery, as well as escapement totals, or...
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