Line Up Some Summer Fun on Free Fishing Days 30 June | by Krysten.Kellum@Wildlife.ca.gov | 0 Comment This year you can catch an opportunity to fish throughout California without a fishing license on two Free Fishing Days — Saturday, July 5, and Saturday, Aug. 30. Read More
Ocean Salmon Fishery Achieves Summer Catch Limit; Will Reopen in September 23 June | by steve.gonzalez@wildlife.ca.gov | 0 Comment California’s June 7-8 Ocean salmon season offered some of the best fishing many longtime anglers can remember. Fast action, quick limits and bustling harbors characterized the weekend along much of the coast with a hot salmon bite reported as far south as San Luis Obispo County. Excellent ocean conditions from Crescent City all the way down to Avila Beach allowed anglers to get out both days and try to catch the iconic sport fish in ocean waters for the first time since 2022. Read More
CDFW Now Accepting Applications for Deer Hunting Opportunities at Cosumnes River Ecological Reserve 18 June | by Peter.Tira@Wildlife.ca.gov | 0 Comment The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is now accepting applications for deer hunting opportunities at the Cosumnes River Ecological Reserve in Sacramento County for the 2025 A Zone general season and the D-5 Zone archery and general seasons. Read More
California Fish and Game Commission: Joshua Tree Conservation Plan Review Bumped to August; Butte County’s Tufaro Named Wildlife Prosecutor of the Year 17 June | by Krysten.Kellum@Wildlife.ca.gov | 0 Comment Last week the California Fish and Game Commission (Commission) continued its decision on the Western Joshua Tree Conservation Plan to its August meeting to allow more time for public and stakeholder review of recent revisions to the draft plan. The June 11-12 meeting of the Commission also brought Butte County Deputy District Attorney Michael Tufaro to Sacramento to be recognized as 2024 Wildlife Prosecutor of the Year. Read More
Southern California Pacific Sardine Domoic Acid Restrictions Lifted 13 June | by Peter.Tira@Wildlife.ca.gov | 0 Comment California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) Director Charlton H. Bonham has lifted the commercial and recreational take restrictions for human consumption of Pacific sardine in the Southern California Bight. This action comes after receiving recommendations (commercial and recreational) from state health agencies that Pacific sardine no longer pose a human health risk caused by domoic acid. Read More