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    • May 19, 2023
    Images/OCEO/News/ARChinookSalmon.jpg

    The California Fish and Game Commission acted unanimously to enact a full closure of California’s recreational salmon fishing season in the Klamath River Basin and Central Valley rivers through its annual process for adjusting seasons and bag limits on Tues., May 17, 2023.

    Categories: FGC, Fisheries, Fishing, Klamath Basin, Marine, Salmon
    • May 12, 2023
    A copper rockfish.

    The recreational groundfish “offshore-only” season will open on May 15, 2023, in the San Francisco (Point Arena to Pigeon Point) and Mendocino (Cape Mendocino to Point Arena) Groundfish Management Areas (GMA) where, for the first time in over two decades, anglers can enjoy fishing for groundfish in deeper offshore waters.

    Categories: Fisheries, Fishing
    • April 26, 2023
    Crowley Lake, covered in snow,  April 11

    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.

    Categories: Fisheries, Fishing, Hatcheries, Trout
    • April 19, 2023
    A freshly caught Pacific Halibut is measured on the boat deck.

    The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is pleased to announce the 2023 recreational Pacific halibut fishery will open Monday, May 1 and remain open seven days per week until Nov. 15 or until the quota is reached, whichever is earlier.

    Categories: Fisheries, Fishing, Marine
    • April 6, 2023
    ocean salmon on dock in measuring device

    Today, the Pacific Fishery Management Council (PFMC) acted unanimously to recommend a full closure of California’s commercial and recreational ocean salmon season.

    Categories: Fisheries, Fishing, Salmon