I know it’s Florida, but we have a passion for sharks here at California Sportsman. While kayak fishing off Florida’s Emerald (Gulf of Mexico side) Coast, Jason Downs was reeling in what looked like a 12-pound grouper, when he was videobombed...
California’s proposed Tulare Basin Wildlife Management Area is among several spots nationally the Migratory Bird Conservation Commission approved of $61.3 million worth of support toward these areas deemed in need to “protect, restore and enhance.” The Tulare Basin is located in...
(CDFW PHOTO) Apologies for not blogging this out sooner. But we’ll have an update on early Chinook fishing off the California coast for our May issue. But here’s the release from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife: The California...
From the California Department of Fish and Wildlife: The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has successfully returned a yearling black bear back to the Los Padres National Forest near Lebec. The male cub was found in distress near the...
Screen Grab Photo courtesy of Viktor Hluben Regular readers to our magazine and blog may recall our February issue of California Sportsman, when Southern California “sharker” Jeff Fangman told his extraordinary tale of an incidental hook and release of a great white...
By Chris Cocoles I grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area, but I consider myself to be an adopted stepson of the San Joaquin Valley. I’m a Fresno State Bulldog (BA in journalism, Class of 1994) who, spanning college and...