Media Contact Contact an Information Officer Related News Feeds California Outdoors Q&A OSPR News Marine Region News Subscribe Subscribe to CDFW News releases via email or text.* Sign Up(opens in new tab) *Accredited media representatives should contact an Information Officer to be placed on CDFW's media list. Follow Us Follow on Twitter @CaliforniaDFW(opens in new tab) Follow on Facebook(opens in new tab) Search News 2022-2024 News Releases El Dorado County Angler Becomes 500th to Complete CDFW’s Heritage Trout Challenge May 1, 2024 The California Fish and Game Commission and CDFW have recognized Scott Lyons, an El Dorado County resident, retired educator and lifelong angler, with having completed California’s 500th Heritage Trout Challenge. Continue reading... Categories: Fisheries, Fishing, Trout Tagged: Heritage Trout ChallengeTroutFishingGolden TroutMcCloud River redband troutLahontan cutthroat trout CDFW Takes Steps to Return Land to California Tribe November 29, 2023 After years of discussion, CDFW will transfer 40-plus acres of the historic Mount Whitney Fish Hatchery in Inyo County to the Fort Independence Indian Community which is recognized as one distinct separate tribal government of the four Owens Valley Paiute Tribes. Continue reading... Categories: Fisheries, Hatcheries, Lands, WCB Tagged: Mount Whitney Fish HatcheryLand TransferHatcheriesTrout Start or Renew the Hobby of Fishing on the First of Two Free Fishing Days in California June 28, 2022 The first of California’s two Free Fishing Days in 2022 is coming up over the Independence Day holiday weekend. Continue reading... Categories: Calendar, Fisheries, Fishing, Fishing in the City, Licensing, Marine, R3, Trout Tagged: Free Fishing Dayfishing licensefishingtrout CDFW to Supplement Fish Stocks for Anglers as Bacterial Outbreak Leads to Further Losses at Two Eastern Sierra Trout Hatcheries June 20, 2022 Two California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) trout hatcheries in the Eastern Sierra are continuing to fight an outbreak of Lactococcus petauri, a naturally occurring bacteria that sickens fish. The current outbreak was first detected in April 2022. Continue reading... Categories: Fisheries, Fishing, Hatcheries, Trout, Wildlife Health Tagged: fishrainbow trouttrouthatcheriesBlack RockFish Springsdiseasestockingplanting New Bacterial Outbreak Confirmed at Two Eastern Sierra Fish Hatcheries April 21, 2022 Two CDFW fish hatchery facilities in the eastern Sierra have recently detected an outbreak of Lactococcus petauri, a naturally occurring bacteria that sickens fish. CDFW fishery managers are working to implement strategies that will help the facilities get the disease under control, without cancelling all trout plants prior to the traditional season opener on April 30. Continue reading... Categories: Fisheries, Fishing, Hatcheries, Wildlife Health Tagged: troutLactococcusbacteriaoutbreakdiseasehatcheriesFish SpringsBlack Rock