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...
Kirk Portocarrero of Sac River Guide Charters provided this update: Spring officially begins in March, and we have no shortage of great fishing opportunities. Right now is a great time to take advantage of the awesome fly fishing on the Sac River. Sacramento River Fly...
Our Western Shooting and Northwest Sportsman correspondent, Dave Workman, tackles an issue involving a San Diego-area gun shop obtaining a temporary restraining order against Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. Here’s some of Workman’s column: The shop, Ares Armor, is seeking...
By Andy Walgamott, on March 6th, 2014 Call it the OR7 of groundfish. Though the species isn’t exactly known to be finloose like highly migratory Chinook and albacore (or footloose as a certain GPS-collared wolf), a black rockfish tagged off Monterey...
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife will be conducting a special panel discussion on various fish and wildlife topics at the Fred Hall Show, which continues today through Sunday at the Long Beach Convention Center. Here’s the DFG release: Five members...
