Feds to cut Trinity River flows??
May 8, 2008
So, this one’s from the “just when you thought things couldn’t get worse” file…Federal water mongers…er…”managers” may cut flows to the Trinity River next week, which would be a huge blow to the river’s salmon and steelhead populations.
Lending a helping hand to the salmon of Auburn Ravine
May 1, 2008
Like just about every other salmon stream in California, dams block much of the spawning habitat on the Auburn Ravine (this is the North Fork where I grew up).
Jack Sanchez wants to make the stream passable to salmon and steelhead and needs your help. Check it out:
Save Auburn Ravine Salmon and Steelhead
Salmon-eating sea lions to be captured!
May 1, 2008
The Oregon and Washington Departments of Fish and Wildlife began trapping and transferring California sea lions from below the Bonneville Dam on the Columbia River on Thursday, April 24.
The sea lions, which have been eating lots of huge sturgeon a day — and up to a third of the spring chinook run — will be transferred to a variety of zoos and water parks that have agreed to accept up to 19 animals.
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The Klamath: A big return of kings this year??
April 22, 2008
Okay, so the ocean is completely closed to salmon fishing this year. The final decision has yet to come out, but prospects for king fishing in the Sacramento Valley are also very dim. So, where can you get you salmon fix?
The Klamath River!
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Salmon Disaster: Your chance to help out!
April 16, 2008
With the California salmon collapse and the resulting closures, tons of people have been emailing and calling me asking about how they can get involved in helping the plight of our fisheries.
Probably the easiest and quickest way to lend a helping hand is join the American Fishing Foundation which is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the anadromous fishing opportunities within California, Oregon and Washington.
With no salmon, other species will feel extra pressure in 08
April 13, 2008
With California’s ocean salmon season now shut down for all of 2008 and rockfish seasons getting more and more restrictive, many saltwater anglers will be turning to California halibut in and around the major bays.
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No Saltwater Salmon Fishing in CA in 2008!
April 12, 2008
Well, it’s official…there will be a complete closure of commercial and sport king salmon fishing off California and most of Oregon this year.
On April 10, the Pacific Fishery Management Council adopted the most restrictive salmon fisheries in the history for the West Coast, in response to the unprecedented collapse of Sacramento River fall Chinook and the exceptionally poor status of coho salmon from Oregon and Washington. The recommendation will be forwarded to the National Marine Fisheries Service for approval by May 1, 2008.
Big Fred Contaoi earns a paycheck at Lewis Smith Lake
April 6, 2008
Our bud and FLW Tour pro, Big Fred Contaoi of Orange County Choppers had a solid showing this week at the second FLW Tour stop of the year. At Alabama’s Lewis Smith Lake, where anglers had to switch from sight fishing largemouth on beds to working deeper water for spotts (and back again), Big Fred hung tough and walked away with a check for $2,000.
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250,000 Springers for the Columbia?
April 4, 2008
While there’s plenty of gloom and doom regarding salmon populations on the West Coast, one bright spot appears to be the Columbia River, where over a quarter of a million spring Chinook salmon are expected return to Columbia this year.
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Busted: Sturgeon Poachers using Baby Salmon for Bait!
March 28, 2008
How sick is this: Sturgeon poachers busted in Northern California recently had been using baby Chinook salmon for bait!
Wardens from the California Department of Fish and Game arrested nine suspects Friday morning for violations involving the illegal take of white sturgeon from the Sacramento River.
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