Media Contact Contact an Information Officer Related News Feeds OSPR News Marine Region News Subscribe Subscribe to CDFW News releases via email or text.* Sign Up *Accredited media representatives should contact an Information Officer to be placed on CDFW's media list. Follow Us Follow on X Follow on Facebook Follow on Instagram Search News News Releases, 2022-Present Winter Weather Will Impact 2023 Eastern Sierra California Trout Opener April 26, 2023 While the eastern Sierra trout season opener is one of the most highly anticipated events of the year, the record snowpack of 2023 will be a major factor on which lakes and streams are accessible. Continue reading... Categories: Fisheries, Fishing, Hatcheries, Trout Tagged: fishingtrout openerEastern Sierra March 2023 California Department of Fish and Wildlife Calendar March 1, 2023 March 2023 CDFW Calendar of Events Continue reading... Categories: Calendar Tagged: CalendarEventshuntingfishing Feather River Fish Hatchery to Increase Production of Fall-Run Chinook Salmon to Combat Impacts of Drought, Thiamine Deficiency December 16, 2022 CDFW and the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) have announced that the Feather River Fish Hatchery in Oroville will increase its production of fall-run Chinook salmon in 2023 to approximately 9.5 million fish to combat the impacts of drought and a thiamine deficiency affecting natural spawning and in-river production. Continue reading... Categories: Drought, Fisheries, Fishing, Hatcheries, Salmon Tagged: Chinook SalmonFishingDroughtThiamine DeficiencyFeather River Fish Hatchery CDFW Restricts Recreational Crab Traps and Delays the Commercial Dungeness Crab Fishery to Protect Whales from Entanglement October 28, 2022 The recreational take of Dungeness crab using crab traps will be temporarily restricted statewide when the season opens on Saturday, Nov. 5 due to presence of humpback and blue whales and the potential for entanglement from trap gear. Continue reading... Categories: Fisheries, Fishing, Marine Tagged: Dungeness CrabCrabbingFishingCalifornia Dungeness Crab Season October 2022 California Department of Fish and Wildlife Calendar September 29, 2022 October 2022 CDFW calendar of events Continue reading... Categories: Calendar Tagged: calendareventshuntingfishing Prev1234567Next